Frank Farrelly's method of provocative therapy has evolved over the past decades into an approach that can be integrated into almost all forms of counseling and therapy. This introduction not only conveys the fundamentals of the approach but also its connections to behavioral therapy, systemic therapy, and hypnotherapy. Noni Höfner and Charlotte Cordes describe typical tools and their application in the specific counseling process: imitating the client, turning advantages and disadvantages on their head, provoking differentiations, and so on. Contraindications are also addressed: when is it appropriate to be provocative and when is it not? The conclusion includes two transcripts from therapy sessions with Frank Farrelly, as well as two more from coaching or supervision sessions conducted by the authors. Furthermore, the provocative approach enriches the work of professional communicators.