PCW Foundations Course
Provocative Change Works
PCW Foundations Training June 2026
Learn the core provocative skills directly from Nick Kemp, creator of the PCW model, across four live online modules filled with demos, discussion, group exercises, and live one-to-one work.
Live English-speaking training · June 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2026 · 6–8.30 pm UK time
Format
Live online training
Dates
June 4, 5, 11 and 12, 2026
Time
6–8.30 pm UK time
Trainer
Nick Kemp, creator of PCW
PCW Foundations: Live with Nick Kemp
This PCW Foundations training is an opportunity to learn the core provocative skills directly from Nick Kemp, the creator of the Provocative Change Works model. The course is delivered live across four modules and is designed to be highly interactive.
Sessions include demonstrations, discussion, group exercises, and live one-to-one work with Nick. Be prepared for quite a ride: this is unlike any other approach, and the learning comes through participation as much as explanation.
Training style: Live, practical, interactive, provocative, and experiential. You will see the method demonstrated, discuss the structure behind it, and explore how it works from both sides of the conversation.
Who This Training Is For
Coaches and therapists
For practitioners who want sharper conversational skills and a more direct way to help clients move beyond stuck patterns.
Change-work professionals
For people working in personal development, communication, education, business, sport, or group facilitation.
Curious learners
For those interested in Frank Farrelly’s Provocative Therapy, Nick Kemp’s PCW model, and practical provocative interventions.
What You’ll Learn — 4 Modules
The four modules move from the foundations of provocation through trancework, time framing, integration, fractionation, group work, and live evaluation. Each module is designed to build practical skill, not just theoretical understanding.
Module 1
The Art of Provocation
Origins, misconceptions, ethics, the 27 PCW stances, and the foundations of provocative intervention.
- Lighting the fuse with Frank Farrelly’s Provocative Therapy so you understand the origins of the method and why it produces results that conventional approaches often cannot.
- Debunking misconceptions about “provocation” so you can confidently explain this approach to sceptical colleagues and clients without apologising for it.
- Exploring the 27 PCW stances so you have a practical toolkit of provocative interventions you can begin deploying in client sessions.
- Understanding why PCW starts with “What’s the problem?” instead of “What do you want?” so you stop accidentally reinforcing stuck patterns and start disrupting them immediately.
- Learning the ethical and conversational use of provocation so you know where the line is between productive challenge and recklessness.
- Seeing why PCW can be applied across coaching, therapy, academia, business, and sport.
- Exercises in being both client and coach so you experience the method from both sides.
- Live one-to-one session with Nick so you see the method applied to a real person with a real problem, with nothing scripted.
Module 2
Trance and Time Framing
Conversational trancework, arm relaxation, voice tempo, simple hypnosis, recorded sessions, and feedback loops.
- How trancework expands and complements the 27 PCW stances, adding a powerful dimension to your sessions.
- The two techniques Steve Andreas voted the best of all tools for working with clients.
- The arm relaxation exercise, creating a portable and repeatable scale of relaxation clients can use anywhere.
- The voice tempo exercise for dismantling unhelpful internal dialogue and addressing negative self-talk, anxiety, self-doubt, and rumination.
- Why “simple is best” in hypnosis, and why Nick rarely uses inductions longer than 5–8 minutes.
- Time framing and recording every session to create a feedback loop so the client keeps changing between sessions, not just during them.
- Live one-to-one sessions with Nick so you can watch the provocative-hypnotic combination in action.
Module 3
Integration and Fractionation
Fractionation, group work, catch-all patterns, weasel phrases, and application across multiple contexts.
- Using fractionation conversationally so you can move clients rapidly between stuck and fluid states.
- Working with groups using PCW so you can apply the model in workshops, team settings, and corporate environments.
- Understanding how everything is essentially problem-solving, simplifying practice by focusing on what creates and maintains the problem.
- Using “catch-all” hypnosis patterns and “weasel phrases” to shift client states conversationally without formal inductions.
- Applications across therapy, coaching, business, sport, and education, with examples of how PCW adapts to different clients and contexts.
- Live one-to-one sessions with Nick to build pattern recognition through direct observation.
Module 4
The “Mystery Curveball Module”: Show and Tell
Fluidity, improvisation, waltz time sequences, skill demonstration, feedback, and next steps.
- Next steps in your PCW journey so you know where to go after foundations to continue developing provocative skills.
- Highly unpredictable sessions designed to develop fluidity and improvisation so you learn to trust the process and work in the here and now.
- “Waltz time sequences” for concise, impactful communication so every statement lands with precision.
- Live demonstration and evaluation of your skills so you receive direct, honest feedback from Nick.
- Certification evaluation for PCW Practitioner status, giving you a recognised credential earned through demonstrated competence, not attendance alone.
Price and Booking
The full price is £499 for all four evenings. This includes handouts and access to 10 hours of video from live training.
Early Bird Available Before May 10
An early bird price is available before May 10. Use the booking link below to reserve your place through the official course page.
Full Price
£499
All 4 evenings + handouts + 10 hours of video
Ready to Learn PCW Foundations Live?
Join Nick Kemp for four live online modules exploring the art of provocation, trance and time framing, integration and fractionation, and practical skill development in the PCW model.