Monday 2 March 2009

Pre dating NLP, Frank Farrelly circa 1963

I am in the middle of archiving a stack of material from Frank Farrelly dating back in the early 1970s, many years before Bandler and Grinder check out Frank's work and referenced him in "Frog's into Princes"

Listening back to many of these audio tapes, I am amazed that Frank was not literally burned at the stake as his approach was the direct opposite to traditional therapy, even though Frank had originally trained with Carl Rodgers himself. When I first came across Frank in 2004 it ws clear to me just how much of an influence he had been on Richard Bandler and NLP. Richard has definately adopted many of the elements used in Provocative Therapy, but Provocative Therapy also holds a host of different approaches and skills not found in standard NLP.

What's so impressive about Frank is that he created a whole approach whih was very different to other therapeutic approaches from the likes of Erickson, Satir, Bateson and others. I have found a background in NLP has been very helpful in learning about and teaching PT, but PT actually works in a far more accelerated manner when working with private clients. In May this year I am co prsenting a 3 day event teaching Provocative Therapy with Frank in the UK.
This is an excellent opportunity for NLPers and others who want to stretch their boundaries and skills and you can book securely online here

http://www.nickkemptraining.com/courses.php#course2

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