Nick Kemp has established himself as a phobia expert via his BBC Leeds weekly spot. He has also developed a close relationship with Frank Farrelly, creator of Provocative Therapy. Having an interest in Phobia therapies myself, when I received notification (via the NLPMP3.com mailing list) that Nick was releasing a new DVD set entitled "Provocative Change Works For Phobias" on the 28th August, I got on there as soon as I could and bought a copy.

This is a 2 disk set. The presentation, for those of you who care about such things, was very professional.

Disk 1 covers the work done by Nick with a needle phobic. Disk 2 is Nick working with a claustrophobic. I have seen both these videos before as downloads from NLPMP3.com. Both are excellent examples of Nicks combination of Provocative Therapy, Anchoring and Spinning. Both phobias were successfully resolved within 20 minutes.

What makes this set of disks special is that each disk features a commentary by Frank Farrelly. This is in the form of a video inset showing Nick and Frank watching the video of the treatment session. When Frank has an important contribution to make, the main screen is paused and the inset goes full size so you can listen to him. This is a great way of doing this because you get to watch his reactions to each element.

The second, and IMHO the most important, addition is the treatment session with Nick's own commentary. This is an excellent resource for a modeller.

You know, PT appeals to me greatly. Frank has said that the first qualification for perform PT is that you be "born Irish", so I qualify there. As an Irishman, watching someone take the piss out of someone else and helping them to a change is almost awe inspiring. The whole conversation is like watching two mates in a pub. The difference is that the therapist has a goal and goes for it.

Nick is a great proponent of the art. His use of humour is excellent and has both the client and audience in hysterics - exactly what Frank likes to see. This is definitely one for the library of anyone who does change work, especially with phobics.

Stephen Redmond