What is an NLP session like?

Chris Harrison - June 2007
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NLP sessions are not like a ‘normal’ therapy session.

Remember, the NLP practitioner is trying to help solve a problem, not act as a best friend (See "Must I like my Practitioner?" for more information on this issue).

Many clients come to a session, and want to talk about everything they believe may be relevant, and while the client may give the practitioner useful information in this way, most practitioners want to direct the conversation more.

The practitioner is like a detective, trying to piece the bits together and find out which interventions to perform.

Most of the session will probably consist of question and answers with occasional exercises interspersed as required.

Something worth knowing before seeing a practitioner, is that many NLP techniques can be used without the practitioner knowing the content of the issue.

For instance if you have a memory you can't get out of your head, that makes you uncomfortable, or is embarrassing it will not be necessary to explain the issue to the practitioner.

This means that if your issue is something you are wary of discussing with anyone, then NLP is definitely the thing for you.

Some Practitioners may also use hypnosis during a session.

Many practitioners, myself included, like to finish a session with a short hypnosis session (See "Do Practitioners use Hypnosis" if you are concerned about this).

It's a nice way to leave the client feeling great at the end of a session.