The Official site for Provocative Therapy

This is the official and original Provocative Therapy website. You can read about Frank Farrelly’s approach and discover legitimate training opportunities and resources here. This site contains substantial information about Frank’s work and how he wanted it presented to the wider public.

Frank was a brilliant therapist and lover of people. This site showcases his work as he intended. I am honoured to be caring for his archive of work and maintaining quality control so his wishes are respected. Frank’s Provocative Therapy approach is very different to traditional client centered therapy and can be seen as quite radical. In many ways the whole approach is so fundamentally different that many watching a Provocative Therapy session will wonder what on earth is going on! That said, Frank had exceptional results with clients and that is one of the many reasons why his work needs preserving.

Check for genuine Provocative Therapy

CHECK HERE FOR AUTHENTIC PROVOCATIVE THERAPY

It’s a shame to have to create a page like this, but it’s important to uphold Frank’s wishes and keep characters from distorting his brilliant original work. Fortunately, only a few characters are on the blacklist, but it’s important to warn the wider public about them to avoid being scammed.

If you see events and /or trainings promoted as “provocative”, check the blacklist to make sure you are experiencing Provocative Therapy as intended by its creator. Most of the problem characters appear to come from two specific countries; you can see this on the blacklist page on this site. There have also been attempts to trade off Frank’s reputation by adding the word “provocative” to other terms like “hypnosis” from individuals who have never trained with Frank or understood his work.

There are no certifications in Provocative Therapy, but there are great training opportunities here

Frank Farrelly clear states here “There are no certifications in Provocative Therapy” If somebody is selling courses and issues such stuff, then you are being scammed and should ask for a refund. Also let me know and I’ll add them to the blacklist on this site. In the video below Frank talks about a group in Europe who were very keen to try and insist everyone went though their interpretation of Frank’s model. Frank talks about that here and off video was quite clear about how unimpressed he was by such suggestions.

Frank was very clear about how he wanted his work communicated and left his archive in safekeeping with Nick Kemp, who looks after this site. With Frank’s blessing Nick has created his own Provocative Change Works model, that includes Frank’s original work but adds in many more dimensions. This PCW model is now taught across the globe in Europe, USA and Asia.

LOOK – OFFICIAL PROVOCATIVE THERAPY TRAINING 2026/2027

What you can expect from these training modules

• The secret of conversational provocation for excellence in communication
• The myths of how to “provoke” client responses
• How to start using provocation ethically and productively with clients
• Frank Farrelly’s journey from being a student of Carl Rogers to creating his classic approach
• Why Provocative Therapy is NOT about “being comedic”
• Group exercises using provocation
• Watching Frank Farrelly footage from the official Farrelly archive
• Opportunities to be a client in a provocative session with Nick Kemp, Farrelly, an endorsed Provocative trainer and therapist
• How to identify genuine provocative therapists and avoid those individuals who misrepresent Frank’s work
• Special access to the unreleased Frank Farrelly material

These are LIVE sessions VIA ZOOM each month, 6 – 9 pm UK time on the following dates

DATES for official Provocative Therapy training –

Nov 26/27

Dec 10/11^th

Jan 14/15

Feb 11/12

March 11/12

April 8/9

May 6/7

June 10/11th

FULL PRICE FOR COMPLETE COURSE 999 sterling STOP PRESS – SPECIAL RATE FOR LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, 200 sterling discount!

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Nick Kemp writes:

“I spent many years up close studying provocative therapy and working with Frank Farrelly, before he passed on his life’s work to me for safekeeping“