BASIC NLP-BASED
COUNSELING
Dr. Arie Rakhmat Riyadi, M.Pd.
ideacausa.diXPGSDUNS
25-26 Maret 2025
WHY?
▪Why you’re here?
WHY?
▪Guidance and Counseling teacher/Counselor is a noble profession.
▪Effective counseling is the hope of all counselors.
▪The effectiveness of counseling needs to be supported by the foundation and
equipment of a proven approach.
▪NLP is one such approach that, when used well, will support the effectiveness of
counseling.
▪NLP utilizes human resources that fundamentally can be used for change in the
counseling process.
WHAT?
▪Counseling is professional assistance in coping with personal problems, including
emotional, behavioral, vocational, marital, educational, rehabilitation, and life-stage (e.g.,
retirement) problems. Thecounselor uses such techniques asactive listening, guidance,
advice, discussion, clarification, and the administration of tests
(https://dictionary.apa.org/counseling)/APA.
▪Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and
groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals
(https://www.counseling.org/mental-health-counseling/what-is-counseling)ACA.
WHAT?
▪NLP is a way of changing someone's thoughts and behaviors to help achieve
desired outcomes for them.
▪NLP is a psychological approach that involves analyzing strategies used by
successful individuals and applying them to reach a personal goal. It relates
with thoughts, language, and patterns of behaviors.
▪NLP as the approach that is aimed at the connection between neurological
processes (Neuro), language (Linguistic) and behaviouralpatterns that have
been acquired through experience (Programming).
(Compiled from many sources)
WHAT?
▪NLP-based Counseling is a therapeutic approach that employs the
methodologies of Neuro-Linguistic Programming to facilitate individuals in
navigating through their psychological and emotional challenges. It
emphasizes altering cognitive and behavioral patterns through the strategic
use of language and thought processes to promote positive life changes and goal
attainment.
▪This form of counseling leverages the principles of NLP to offer a unique blend of
psychological support, focusing on the interplay between neural mechanisms,
language, and learned behaviors to foster personal growth and resolve a wide
array of issues.
WHAT?
▪NLP-based Counseling is an approach that integrates Neuro-Linguistic
Programming techniques and principles to assist individuals in addressing
personal issues such as emotional, behavioral, and career goals.
▪This counseling method aims to leverage active listening and clarification,
understanding and altering thought and behavior patterns, thereby enabling
clients to tap into their internal resources to achieve mental wellness, health,
and personal objectives.
WHAT?
NLP Human Model of The World
We experience the world ("External Events")
through our five senses:
•Visual-Sight
•Auditory-Sound
•Kinesthetic-Touch
•Olfactory-Smell
•Gustatory-Taste
WHAT?
Filters
WHAT?
NLP Presuppositions
1.The map is not the territory.
2.People respond to their perception, not reality itself.
3.People have all the resources they need to succeed.
4.Every behavior has a positive intention.
5.Feedback and communication are responses to the world and not necessarily
the truth.
6.The meaning of communication is the response you get.
7.The mind and body are interconnected.
WHAT?
NLP Presuppositions (continued)
8.People are always making the best choice available to them.
9.Behavior is a function of the person and the environment.
10.Everyone has their own unique model of the world.
11.People can learn from their experiences and change themselves.
12.People can learn to control their own mental states.
13.Only the concept of feedback exists.
14.The person with the most flexibility has greater control or potential to control the
environment.
HOW?
NLP Change Model
Counselor on Counseling
Present State >>>>>>> Desired State
Resources
Flexibility
HOW?
WELL FORMED OUTCOME
Preframes
WHAT
Present state to the desired outcome. P/S -D/O.
1. What is the desired outcome? Stated in the
positive.
2. What will the outcome look like, sound like,
and feel like?
CONTEXTS
3. When?
4. Where?
5. With whom?
PURPOSE
6. Why? Purpose? Intention?
Read more:https://www.abbyeagle.com/nlp-
coaching-resources/nlp-well-formed-
outcome.php#ixzz8WDNXiNy5
HOW?
WELL FORMED OUTCOME (Continued)
PROCESSES / HOW
7. Do you know what to do?
8. Is it self-initiated and maintained?
9. Can you do it?
10. Have you done this before?
11. Do you know the steps and stages?
12. Do you have an action plan?
13. Do you have a way to monitor your progress?
14. Do you have a way to deal with interferences?
15. Do you have the resources? Internal &
external.
CHECKS
16. Ecology? Are you in alignment with yourself?
17. Why do you want it? Is it compelling?
18. Have you made a decision?
19. What will be the evidence, the convincer that
lets you know that you have achieved the
outcome?
What are immediate tasks you need to take action
on?
What are you learning?
End frames
HOW?
Edit Sub-Modality
HOW?
PERCEPTUAL POSITIONS
Perceptual positions refer to different
viewpoints an individual can adopt to
understand a specific situation or
interaction.
First Position: Self Perspective
This is the 'self' perceptual position, where
one views the situation from their own
personal viewpoint. Here, the individual
focuses on their own experiences, emotions,
thoughts, and beliefs about the situation.
Second Position: Other's Perspective
From the second position, one views the
situation from the perspective of another
person involved. It involves empathy and
imagining what the other might be thinking,
feeling, and experiencing.
Third Position: Observer's Perspective
The third position is that of a neutral
observer, from which one can view the
interaction or situation as a whole, including
themselves and others as if they were a third
party not involved. This often aids in
evaluating the situation more objectively.
HOW?
PERCEPTUAL POSITIONS OF
RESOURCES
▪Perceptual positions can be utilized to
explore resources, envision future
scenarios, reflect on past experiences,
and understand the perspectives of
others.
▪For example, adopting the first position
can help an individual recognize their
internal resources.
▪Imagining the future from the third
position can offer a detached and
broader perspective, making it easier to
plan.
▪Reflecting on the past from the second
position could provide insights into how
others might have perceived a situation.
▪Understanding others through the
second position enhances empathy and
communication.
HOW?
Meta Model
1.Deletion: "Nobody cares about me."
2.Generalization: "I always fail at everything I try."
3.Distortion: "My friend didn't answer my call because they are mad at me.“
HOW?
Counseling with META MODEL
"Nobody cares about me."
Addressing Deletion:
Counselor: "I hear you feel uncared for. Can you provide a specific example of a
situation where you felt neglected?"
Goal:Digging into specific details can help clients see that omitting details might
have made them overlook instances where people genuinely cared.
Counselor: "When you think about the people in your life, are there times when they
showed they cared, but you might not have realized it at the time?"
HOW?
Counseling with META MODEL
"My friend didn't answer my call because they are mad at me.“
Addressing Distortion:
Counselor: "You feel your friend didn’t answer your call because they're angry.
Could there be another reason why they might not have answered?"
Goal: This question helps clients realize they might be distorting reality with
unfounded assumptions. Considering alternative interpretations can reduce anxiety
and enhance understanding of social dynamics.
Counselor: "How can you check or clarify the situation with your friend to
understand their perspective, rather than relying on assumptions?"
HOW?
Counseling with META MODEL
"I always fail at everything I try."
Addressing Generalization:
Counselor: "You say you 'always' fail. Is it really always? Have there been times when
you succeeded, even in small things?"
Goal: Encouraging clients to recall their successes, no matter how minor, can lessen
the impact of excessive generalization and help them view situations more balanced.
Counselor: "How do you feel about the successes you remember now? Does
recalling them change your view about 'always failing'?"
HOW?
META PROGRAMS
▪Toward-Away From: "Working hard to achieve success" (Toward) vs. "Working
hard to avoid failure" (Away From).
▪Internal-External: "Feeling satisfied with a job well done internally" (Internal) vs.
"Needing others to acknowledge the good job" (External).
▪Options-Procedures: "Preferring to explore various ways to solve a problem"
(Options) vs. "Following clear steps" (Procedures).
▪Sameness-Difference: "This situation is similar to what happened before"
(Sameness) vs. "What makes this situation different from before?" (Difference).