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My favourite hypnotherapy/nlp and related books. More to add
Training TrancesTraining Trances by John Overdurf
Buy used from: £7.05
Fantastic piece of work, read and trance out whilst learning. Lovely communication-a must have.
Monsters and Magical Sticks: Or, There's No Such Thing as HypnosisMonsters and Magical Sticks: Or, There's No Such Thing as Hypnosis by Steven Heller
Buy used from: £9.90
Beautifully illustrates hypnotic communication. This is the one to learn from regarding sense preferences and how to utilise them elegently. Ignore any mildly irritating mannerisms in his writing!!
Uncommon Therapy: Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H.Erickson, M.D.Uncommon Therapy: Psychiatric Techniques of Milton H.Erickson, M.D. by J Haley
Buy new: £7.07 / Used from: £4.63
Wonderful book, Jay does Erickson great service with this book and he lets you know he's only scratching the surface :-).
My Voice Will Go with You: Teaching Tales of Milton H. EriksonMy Voice Will Go with You: Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erikson by Milton H Erickson
Buy new: £8.37 / Used from: £4.68
Like stories and metaphor? Like Erickson or changework via stories? Get this book and enjoy it :-).
Therapeutic Trances: Cooperation Principle in Ericksonian HypnotherapyTherapeutic Trances: Cooperation Principle in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy by Stephen G. Gilligan
Buy new: £42.01 / Used from: £34.00
This one is quite in depth, however I'm very glad I found it by accident at half the online price! There's a LOT to chew on here-he's good...very very good.
Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £4.58
Top class book. Get it just because it will seem like it's principles are everywhere when you read it!
Trance-formations: Neurolinguistic Programming and the Structure of HypnosisTrance-formations: Neurolinguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis by John Grinder
Buy used from: £24.95
Classic, humorous, enjoyable and thorough in its way. You'll read it a few times for sure. Interesting to read as one of your starter books..and come back to when you are more experienced.
Reframing: Neurolinguistic Programming and the Transformation of MeaningReframing: Neurolinguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning by Richard Bandler
Buy new: £23.42 / Used from: £14.55
This covers the Bandler and Grinder viewpoint of reframing. Its an enjoyable read, worth having understood it even if techniques have moved on here and there.
Using Your Brain: For a ChangeUsing Your Brain: For a Change by Richard Bandler
Buy used from: £23.58
More classic NLP from the founders. More humor too! Submodalities, swish patterns and all that, explained for the first time in 1985
Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic ProgrammingFrogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming by Richard Bandler
Buy used from: £37.23
The classic NLP work covering the original patterns etc. The usual humor is once again present making this highly enjoyable!
Heart of the Mind: Engaging Your Inner Power to Change with Neurolinguistic ProgrammingHeart of the Mind: Engaging Your Inner Power to Change with Neurolinguistic Programming by Steve Andreas
Buy new: £12.64 / Used from: £4.02
I read this on loan once last year..and bought it for myself. Practical use of NLP in real therapy settings, readable and enjoyable
Ericksonian Approaches: A Comprehensive ManualEricksonian Approaches: A Comprehensive Manual by Rubin Battino
Buy new: £31.74 / Used from: £35.00
Thorough and quite comprehensive. It's not NLP-however language is very extensively treated here as is metaphor. Great reference!
NLP Workbook: A Practical Guide to Achieving the Results You WantNLP Workbook: A Practical Guide to Achieving the Results You Want by Joseph O'Connor
Buy new: £10.52 / Used from: £7.97
Book of NLP techniques and basic explanations. Great practitioner level material and well laid out. There is a LOT in here.
The Deep Trance Training Manual: v.1: Vol 1The Deep Trance Training Manual: v.1: Vol 1 by Igor Ledochowski
Buy new: £14.50 / Used from: £15.23
Deep trance manual, excellent book, doing what it says on the tin. Techniques and skills-plenty of them. Go elsewhere for in depth theory or philosophy. Great book.