Provocative Change Works Foundations Course
PCW Foundations (4 modules)
6 – 8.30 pm UK time June 4, 5th 11, 12 2026
This is an excellent opportunity to learn the core elements of the Provocative Change Works model created by Nick Kemp.
Module one – Introductions
· The inspiration for PCW from Frank Farrelly and Provocative Therapy
· The fundamental difference with the “Provocative frame”
· The ethical and conversational use of provocation in communication
· The direct, indirect and random approaches in PCW
· An introduction to provocative stances
· 1 – 1 session with Nick
Module two – Time to go to work and practice
· Recap from module one on the “provocative frame”
· Deconstruction of some module 1 demos and follow-ups
· Working directly and indirectly
· 1 – 1 session with Nick
· Group exercises using icons
· Q and A
Module three – Deeper dives into the PCW model
· Recap of module two
· The voice tempo exercise
· The Arm relaxation exercise
· Group exercises using stances and voice tempo/arm relaxation
· 1 – 1 sessions
· Q and A
Module four – Bringing it all together
· Recap on module three
· Introducing random elements and storytelling
· Identifying “the ingredients of “what makes the problem, the problem?
· Group exercises
· 1 – 1 with Nick
· Q and A
· Next steps in your PCW journey
Pricing – 329
Early bird if paid in full before April 30th
Full price is 499 after that point
About Nick Kemp
Nick Kemp has been involved in the field of personal change for over thirty years, having studied many forms of communication and personal development, including hypnosis, provocative therapy, and NLP. Between 1980 and 1998, he taught workshops on personal development. Nick works on a group and individual basis for professional and personal work. He runs a successful private practice and provides business training to companies by appointment. In 2004, Nick Kemp met Frank Farrelly (creator of Provocative Therapy and influence on the creators of NLP). He began an intensive training with him to become one of a very small number of Farrelly internationally approved Provocative Therapy Trainers.
Nick and Frank became firm friends, co-presenting at Provocative Therapy events as well as spending far too many hours watching classic movies at Nick’s home cinema in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Nick set up The Association for Provocative Therapy (AFPT) and released “Provocative Change Works for Phobias”, which was the first of many DVD sets with commentary from Frank Farrelly himself. As well as teaching classic Provocative Therapy (PCW), Nick has developed his own Provocative Change Works approach, which he teaches internationally and with private clients.
Frank Farrelly made the following comment about Nick‘s PCW work -
“You’ll find his work, Provocative Therapy mixed with Hypnosis, quite a blend and Enlightening!”
Frank Farrelly
In 2006, Nick was a guest for 26 consecutive weeks on BBC Radio, working with clients live on the air. Individuals would be invited to contact the show, and Nick would then work with them and they would then report back, all within the one-hour time frame of the show itself. In recent years he runs in house trainings for business as well as his own Provocative Change Works trainings for the public in Asia, USA and Europe
Nick has contributed a chapter on Provocative Change Works to “Innovations in NLP” published by Crown House Publishing where he outlines how this approach can be used to produce lasting client change. He also contributed to Steve Andreas’s “Transforming Negative Self Talk” explaining his voice tempo exercise for resolving anxiety problems. In 2013 he created the first ever PCW practitioner piloted to medics in Japan interested in his work. Nick also runs an ongoing PCW online course for international students, e-mail info@nickkemp.com for information. He currently runs online trainings for USA, European, Asian and UK professionals as well as working with Leeds University helping post PHD students.