The foundational work on NLP in the German-speaking world takes into account the latest findings regarding the history of NLP's development. The new edition offers current perspectives on the relevance of NLP models for psychotherapy and provides valuable methodological impulses for coaching, training, and therapy.

This book has been the reference work for decades when it comes to the intellectual context, theoretical background, and development of NLP's methodological models. Few other approaches have had such a lasting impact on modern psychotherapy, and few are as controversial.

Wolfgang Walker's nuanced analysis derives NLP from its unique history and opens the door to an objective assessment of its contribution to the development of psychotherapy in the 20th century. Thus, the book is not only a well-founded introduction to NLP communication models in coaching, training, and therapy, but it also initiates the necessary discussion about fundamental attitudes and goals of modern psychotherapy. The new edition incorporates new insights into the origins of NLP, allowing for a fresh perspective on the current relevance of the models.