Over simplistic takes on PT, missing the point big time!

Some weeks it takes all my patience not go go into a major rant online about some of the nonsense that people put online about Provocative Therapy.
The latest example was on an NLP newsgroup that is famous for bizarre requests for therapeutic advice and generally very poor ill conceived postings. In this attempt on defining PT, the poster used a description from John Grinder. I remember asking Frank about Grinder's take on PT a few years ago and he just laughed at how far off the mark it was!

Provocative Therapy is not something that can be grasped in a weekend course and requires some genuine application. In an era when some forms of change work have descended into little more than entertainment, its good to see that Frank is still avoiding the whole certification, qualification arena...

PT Newsgroup online

In 2007 I set up an invitation only Provocative Therapy newsgroup to discuss Frank Farrelly's extraordinary approach. This is also a way in which people can ask questions about PT in a more specific way. All members of AFPT (http://www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com/) will receive automatic invitations to the newsgroup.

The genius of the PT approach

When I first encountered Provocative Therapy I tried to view it through my "NLP perspective" and grasp it until I "parked my NLP head" to then see more clearly how PT is a very different approach. Provocative Therapy can be understood from an NLP perspective and is especially useful in identifying patterns of behaviour.

I first trained with Richard Bandler in the 1990s and when I first met Frank I began to notice how Richard had taken on lots of Frank's characteristics in his own work. I have been fortune enough to have interviewed both of them about each other and most have been major influences on my own Provocative Change Works approach detailed at http://www.provocativechangeworks.com/

Provocative Therapy in Munich

This year I managed to see Frank Farrelly hosted by D.I.P in Munich. This was a great workshop and really well organised by the German Institute for Provocative Therapy. PT has been very popular in Germany for many years. There is also a waiting list for attending events in Munich and the audience was a mixture of therapists, NLPers and generally curious individuals. You can find more information at www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com

Provocative Therapy Resources

Here are the best Provocative Therapy online resources for checking out Frank Farrelly's work

http://www.provocativetherapy.info/

http://www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com/

http://www.provocativetherapy.com/

http://www.nlpmp3.com/ (Frank Farrelly interviews downloadable here)

Presenting at the IASH SF USA conference

This Sept I am presenting at the IASH conference in USA on both Provocative Therapy and Provocative Change Works.

Provocative Change Works uses both Frank Farrelly's approaches alongside Ericksonian Hypnosis and other approaches. I set up http://www.provocativechangeworks.com/ to discuss this approach and how if differs from classical PT. Information on the IASH presentations can be found here at http://www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com/IASH_conference_2008.php

PT in private practice

I have found PT to produce the very best results when working with private clients. As well as using "classical Provocative Therapy" I also used an integrated approach where I use PT alongside hypnosis. Most weeks I will see between 6 - 10 clients and this is the same approach that was used on the Provocative Change Works for Phobias DVD set

See http://www.provocativechangeworks.com/provocative_change_works_DVD_product.php

Frank comes to the UK

Frank Farrelly, the creator of Provocative Therapy will be coming to the UK Nov 1/2nd to present a workshop on Provocative Therapy. This is a fantastic opportunity to see a master of communication up close and a few select delegates will have the opportunity to have a one on one session with him!

Book online at www.tranceformingnlp.com

Welcome to the world of Provocative Therapy

Having trained with the Frank Farrelly for a number of years, I recently set up The Association For Provocative Therapy which promotes this extraordinary approach to therapy!

Check out www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com for membership details