Steve Andreas is one of the most active developers of NLP. He has been learning, training, and researching NLP since his introduction to it in 1977, and has been developing new NLP patterns since the early 1980s. He was the co-founder, with his wife, Connirae, of NLP Comprehensive in Boulder, Colorado in 1979, one of the first NLP institutes. Recently he authored the two-volume set Six Blind Elephants: Understanding Ourselves and Each Other (2006), again demonstrating that he continues to be one of the foremost thinkers advancing the development of the field. He also wrote Transforming Yourself: Becoming Who You Want To Be (2002) and Virginia Satir: The Patterns of her Magic (1991). He co-authored (with Connirae) Heart of the Mind (1989), Change Your Mind (1987), and the NLP 24-Day Practitioner Certification Training Manuel (1986). In addition to his books, Steve has published numerous articles on various NLP-related topics in various publications including the Psychotherapy Networker, (formerly the Family Therapy Networker) and the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter. Many free articles can be found on his website: http://www.steveandreas.com/.

 

With his wife, Connirae, Steve was an early student and sponsor of NLP co-founders Richard Bandler and John Grinder. Together they edited four classic NLP books by Bandler and Grinder. He is also the founder, owner, and editor of Real People Press, a small publishing company devoted to new developments in psychology and personal change. Current authors (in addition to several books by the Andreas) include Leslie Cameron-Bandler, David Gordon, Michael Lebeau, Michael Colgrass, Andrew Austin, Eloise Ristad, and Wilson Van Dusen. Past authors have included Fritz Perls, Carl Rogers, Eugene Gendlin, John Shlien, and Barry Stevens. Steve received a BS in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1957, and an MA in Psychology from Brandeis University in 1961.

 

Steve continues to write and innovate in the field. He has been a supporter of the NLP Research and Recognition Project since its inception in 2006. His letter to the NLP community from early 2007 can be found on this web site (under the “Library” tab). When asked recently about the importance of the NLP Research & Recognition project he said,

 

“Most of us working in the field have lots of “clinical experience” that demonstrates that NLP works wonderfully. But that is not convincing to academia, and shouldn’t be (despite the fact that many other therapies that are recognized by academia have no better evidence). I hope and expect that the R&R Project will produce the kind of rigorous experimental evidence that will gain NLP the wider recognition and acceptance that is necessary for others to learn about it and benefit from it.”