Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a set of principles and techniques aimed at enhancing self-awareness, increasing confidence, building communication skills, and motivating positive social actions . NLP can be used to program the mind for better habits, help shift perceptions, change behaviors, heal wounds or traumas, improve communication and influence, become aware of and better manage internal processes, decrease distress instead of reacting from a fear-based fight-or-flight response, and more .
Integrating NLP with modern psychology can have several benefits. It can help individuals understand their own minds and how they come to think and behave the way they do. With the aid of NLP techniques, clients can learn to manage their moods and emotions and “reprogram” the way they process information. At the same time, NLP is designed to help clients see why they have been successful in the past and determine how they can most easily and efficiently repeat that success in other areas of their lives .
However, it is important to note that NLP is not actually a form of psychotherapy.
