
What originally inspired us when we began studying NLP years ago is summed up in one word: possibility. As therapists, we soon realized that the beliefs and patterns of NLP provided us with an incredible range of choices. We actually remember stopping in sessions because we had too many patterns from which to choose! NLP rapidly assisted us in realizing that it was no longer a question of whether we and the client could get the job done; the only question was what would create the richest experience for the client. Prior to studying Erickson’s work and NLP, our experience was very different. Then the only times we stopped in a session was when we didn’t know what to do! Suffice it to say NLP has had a profoundly positive effect on our personal and professional lives. Having been in NLP for quite some time now we discovered, as John Grinder and Richard Bandler had promised, that when we became facile with the “technology” we would find it’s limits and those would point to future possibilities. We found this to be true.