Welcome to the original and official Provocative Therapy site
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. Frank was very clear about how he wanted his work to be communicated and left his archive in safekeeping to Nick Kemp, who looks after this site.
March 12/13th a unique event
Genuine Provocative Therapy presented by Nick Kemp, custodian of the Frank Farrelly archive
What you can expect from this training
- 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, misrepresenting
- How to identify genuine provocative therapists and avoid those individuals who misrepresent Frank’s work
- Special access to the official Provocative archive
This is a two-part window into the extraordinary work of Frank Farrelly. Nick Kemp spent hundreds of hours in 1–1 discussions with Frank and was entrusted by Frank to oversee his official archive, which contained unreleased material dating back decades. Attendees are expected to join live on camera and participate in the training to maximise the learning experience.
Dates – March 12/13th, 6 – 9 pm online via Zoom
Your investment – 199 sterling (discounted rate for existing students)
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The official Provocative archive of Frank’s work as well as Nick Kemp’s PCW work, can be found HERE
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. I am pleased to be presenting this look at Frank’s work and legacy“
Provocative Therapy Training
