Provoking change in private practice

I use the Provocative Change Works approach outlined on the http://www.provocativechangeworks.com/ site with most clients in private practice. Increasingly I have strayed away from trad NLP & Hypnosis to create a very different approach that really accelerates approaches with clients. I have discussed some of these approaches with Steve Andreas and wrote up the "Tempo exercise" for his USA online newsletter.

Influence of Frank Farrelly

I speak regularly to Frank Farrelly the creator of Provocative Therapy on the phone. Sometimes it feels like I have been in a 4 year intensive Provocative Therapy workshop and as well as learning a massive amount from him, we have also become good friends. Provocative Change Works fuses the provocative element of Frank's work with Ericksonian hypnosis and other approaches to shift client states. I use this combination for all client conditions and have found humour to be the fastest catalyst for change.

Accelerated change with clients

My first introduction to Frank Farrelly totally changed how I work with clients and Provocative Change Works as an approach is the evolution of how I have integrated all my influences in private practice. The PT element is definately the catalyst in accelerating change in both states and beliefs with clients. One of the many advantages of seeing clients on a regular basis is that this gives me huge opportunitities to practice and develop skills. Working "in the trenches" with clients is a whole world away from demonstrating techniques in workshops with students. I developed the tempo change exercise from working with literally hundreds of clients with anxiety issues!

See http://www.nickkemp.com/ for details of my private work

Presenting Provocative Change Works in SF USA

I will be presenting at the IASH conference in San Francisco USA this Sept.

Check here for details

http://www.associationforprovocativetherapy.com/IASH_conference_2008.php

Welcome to Provocative Change

Welcome to my Provocative Change Works Blog where I will post comments, observations and thoughts about my Provocative Change Works approach. Take a look at www.provocativechangeworks.com to read more about this approach and be sure to check out the Provocative Change Works for Phobias DVD set, which has commentary from Frank Farrelly himself!