As a hypnotherapist, it is easy to get sidetracked by the suggestions we give, the depth or the trance and the effectiveness of our post hypnotic suggestions. However, just as important as informing the client about what they hypnotherapeutic experience […]
NLP – For What Purpose?
I’m interested to hear from you about what NLP does for/means to you. I don’t mean your definition of NLP, I mean on a personal level, what has NLP done for you? For me, I came to know about NLP […]
Empathy Without Sympathy – An NLP Practitioners Guide
As hypnotherapists and NLP practitioners, we find ourselves listening to a broad range of challenges that people have experienced in their lives. Our job is to listen, question respectfully and to develop a sense of understanding of their present situation […]
Becoming an Confident NLP Practitioner
Don’t get me wrong, I love hypnotherapy and as a qualification, it’s one that I value the most. However, there are times when hypnosis is just not appropriate or, it may be that the client has yet to learn the […]
What Hypnotists Don’t Want You to Know
Eleven years ago I completed my qualification in NLP and hypnotherapy. As much as possible, between clients and training, I have kept up with other learning opportunities and one of the courses I attended with Ian Rowland (who is a […]
Find the Best NLP Training
Ultimately choosing the best NLP training is all about your own personal preferences. In the same way, there are a hundred different ways to cook a spaghetti bolognese and everyone will insist that their own unique recipe is the best […]
How to Upset Your Coaching Clients
I am guilty of upsetting my coaching clients on a regular basis. Here is how I do it. Sometimes, clients begin to learn the skills of NLP and not only do they experience the positive change it brings, but they […]
You’re Not a Coach Unless You’re Trained in NLP
A few years ago I attended a coaching training programme for companies who could provide coaching to SMEs via a government grant which would pay for the coaching. It would be fair to say that it was pretty poor quality. […]
Ethics of a Good NLP Practitioner
When you first start out as a practitioner, you are in some ways privileged as you have a clean slate and can essentially create whatever persona for yourself that you would like to have. The downside is that in the […]
Asking Great Questions Using NLP
One of the key things I have learned from NLP is how to ask great questions that really uncover useful information. There are certain ways of using language that can presuppose lengths of time, energy or other useful measurements. As […]
