Glossary of terms

L. Michael Hal , Ph.D.
Neuro-Semantics® of Colorado / International Society of Neuro-Semantics P.O. Box 8 Clifton, Colorado 81520 USA
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www.neurosemantics.com

As a visionary leader in the field of Neuro-Semantics, Michael is an entrepreneur and modeler of psychological excellence. He also trains internationally inbetween projects. His doctorate is in the Cognitive-Behavioral sciences from Union Institute University. For 20 years he worked as a psychotherapist and licensed professional counselor (LPC) in the state of Colorado. He began studying NLP in1986, then trained with Richard Bandler, and wrote several books for him. Later when studying and modeling resilience, he developed the Meta-States model (1994). He then began traveling nationally and then internationally, co-created the ISNS (the International Society of Neuro- Semantics)with Dr. Bob Bodenhamer in 1996.


As a prolific writer, Michael has written more than 40 books, many best sellers in the field of NLP. Michael first applied NLP to coaching in 1991, but it wasn’t until 2001 that he began to apply Neuro- Semantics to coaching and then, together with Michelle Duval, co-created Meta-Coach Training System and established the international the Meta-Coach Foundation (MCF).

ISNS

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF NEURO-SEMANTICS^®

L. Michael Hall and Bobby G., Bodenhamer trademarked both Meta-Statesand NeuroSemantics in 1996 and began the first Institute of Neuro-Semantics. It is now the International Society in 40 countries with over 1000 Trainers and Meta-Coaches.
www.neurosemantics.com

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Dr. Pascal Gambardella for his extensive review and suggestions throughout the Revised Text and diagrams.

For Neuro-Semanticists Anne McKinnon and Peter Price (Australia), Reg Reynolds and Lori Lea (South Africa), Vicky McCreary and Scott Pochron (United States) for proofreading the manuscript and offering invaluable suggestions.