Many people who have studied NLP may not be aware of Frank Farrelly the creator of Provocative Therapy and his influence on the co-creators of NLP. I was fortunate to interview Richard Bandler on Frank, and also Frank Farrelly on…
The Farrelly Factors What is this? The Farrelly Factors are 39 behaviors, strategic patterns and mental activities used by Frank Farrelly, the founder of Provocative Therapy, when he is working with a client. The factors differ greatly in terms of…
Provocative Therapy. What is it? Even the term itself raises questions when the words ‘therapy’ and ‘provocative’ are used in a shared context. How does ‘it’ work? What makes it different from traditional psychotherapy? Where and from whom did it…
By Peta Heskell Any of you who have been on the receiving end of a Richard Bandler training will instantly recall the involved stories which seem to be lead nowhere, the outrage, the shock and the humour of his highly…
The paradoxical and unpredictable nature of existence seems always to have fascinated humankind. The use of paradox, metaphor, the illogical and absurd, surprise and humour as means to bring about change has a rich history. Ancient teaching tales from Buddhism,…
Provocative Therapy has been compared to homeopathy. In Heidelburg, Germany (c.1993), at a large “Congress” of therapists from many countries in Europe, a homeopathic physician reported to the “plenum” about the Provocative Therapy workshop I gave at the Congress: “I…
Wartenweiler Frank: “Provozieren erwünscht … aber bitte mit Feingefühl”, Junfermann Verlag, Paderborn 2003 “First a method is shown, which allows therapists to develop from any statement of a client systematically provocative interventions, which will fit exactly to the individual situation…
“Among the several possible models (e.g., healer) for the psychotherapist, consider the court jester. This figure we are told, made playful comments about the king, his followers, and affairs of state; he punctured pretensions, and took an upside-down look at…
“This outline of hypnosis and the world of Provocative Therapy is based on the definitive work of Milton Erickson, the father of hypnosis in America, and the conception of trance states by Stephen Wolinsky (“Trances People Live”; c 1991).I quote…
A personal tribute, on the occasion of his Australian Tour Katsu! Blind. Dumbell! Dunce! lgnoramus! Used in its literal meaning, this word refers to a stupid or ignorant man. In Zen, however, it is often a complimentary term for a…