"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" - Confucius
- Time Line Therapy (scroll down)
Within the parameters of Therapy, Personal Development and Stress Management I often work with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques.
NLP is sometimes referred to as ‘the manual for the brain’ and includes simple yet powerful tools for creating positive change. It is now widely used in therapy, education and business, and forms the basis of most Life Coaching.
NLP was developed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in the 1970s. Its basis is ‘modelling’ excellent behaviour. Bandler and Grinder studied the techniques of three highly successful Psychotherapists: Virginia Satir, mother of Family Therapy, Fritz Pearls, creator of Gestalt Therapy and the Psychiatrist and Hypnotherapist, Dr Milton H Erickson.
From this, Bandler and Grinder created and developed powerful models for change which include simple yet effective techniques for reprogramming your perception. It is extremely valuable for changing a negative view, for enhancing motivation and for setting achievable and well-defined outcomes or goals.
Time Line Therapy
"Time has been transformed, and we have changed" Kahlil Gibran
Time Line Therapy is an offshoot of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Ericksonian Hypnosis. It was developed by Dr Tad James in 1985. It is a valuable tool for working with the past in a respectful and non-threatening way. It enables you to re-visit significant events where patterns, emotions, behaviours and limiting decisions were first programmed into the unconscious or subconscious mind. This is done without the need to actually relive events, but by observing them in a detached way in order to understand then consciously release unhelpful programming.
It can also be used very effectively to create your FUTURE – for example to set well defined goals and outcomes for the road ahead, and to instill positive beliefs. It is a valuable tool for personal development and coaching.
