Fritz Perls

This is something I teach every one of my students and clients on day 1, and you ought to use it yourself and teach it to your clients as well: There …

Resolve excessive emotional reactions to gain control, objectivity, and poise. This is also known as the “emo” pattern. This pattern is especially …

When embedded commands appear in questions, they have the added benefit of priming a more open, curious state. The question helps to conceal the …

“There are no two people alike… no two people who understand the same sentence the same way. So in dealing with people, try not to fit them to your …

As in the analogical marking pattern above, embedded commands are communications that are inserted into a larger communication frame. They are …

Get your partner to think about a pleasant memory in the first perceptual position. Have your partner focus on the visual rep system. Have your …

In NLP, ecology is defined as the study of consequences. Think of a forest. You probably imagine the trees and some of the larger animals, such as …

Change the world with this important pattern. It prevents self-sabotage by ensuring all parties accept the change. This ecological approach can be …

Source: Milton H. Erickson and Ernest L. Rossi This type of light induction is very useful when working with clients who are plagued with self-doubt. …

During the first session with a client, it is important to elicit the person’s accessing cues and guesstimate their primary representation system. …