Check that your NLP Therapist has been trained to Master Practitioner level, a Practitioner Qualification is only a qualification that runs alongside any other work/qualifications the holder has and does not qualify the person to carry out NLP therapy see for example Reg Connelly`s thoughts and comments on this, as expressed on his website (Reg is also a member of the Professional Guild of NLP). Ask your therapist to see their original certificate and check that it qualifies the practitioner as a member of an organisation such as the Professional Guild, or INLPTA or the American Board of NLP, this will usually guarantee a therapist who has gone extensive, thorough training.

The therapist you choose does not necessarily have to be a personal member of the Professional Guild etc. but his/her certificate must state how many hours he/she has undergone and must be signed, and with a seal from the overall certificating body.

Most of our Master Practitioners for example choose not to work in the therapy field because they are aware that their qualficiations and previous experience are only useful in the world in which they worked previously.

Our Master Practitioners will have undergone at least 2 x 120 hour courses, one at Practitioner Level and one at Master Practitoner Level and most of them will also have assisted on training courses and carried out one to one work with their fellow NLPers.  They will also have produced 3 case studies under supervision and a thorough modelling project and they will be conguent and aligned in their Values (that means they mean what they say and they say what they mean), they will also be covered by Professional Indemnity Insurance.