Richard Bandler
Born: February 24, 1950 – Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Richard Bandler is an American author, consultant, and public speaker best known as the co-creator of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), a psychological approach developed in the 1970s with John Grinder. His notable works include "The Structure of Magic" and "Frogs into Princes," and his ideas have influenced self-help, psychotherapy, and personal development worldwide.
Biography & Author's Journey
Richard Bandler was born on February 24, 1950, in Teaneck, New Jersey, and overcame a difficult early life marked by severe familial challenges, including claims of significant childhood abuse and the upheaval of his parents' divorce. After relocating to California with his mother, he completed high school in Sunnyvale before pursuing higher education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned a BA in psychology and philosophy in 1973. He later completed his MA in psychology at Lone Mountain College in San Francisco in 1975. Bandler’s academic training in mathematics, computing, and psychology uniquely shaped his analytical and experimental approach to understanding human behavior.
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Community Voices
"Richard Bandler is the American co-creator of the modern self-help phenomenon Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)"
— The Independent
"Richard Bandler is a co-founder with John Grinder of the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming"
— NLPU.com
"Richard Bandler helped publisher Robert S. Spitzer edit The Gestalt Approach and came out of it talking and acting like Fritz Perls"
— Wikipedia
"Richard Bandler’s ideas were revolutionary, challenging traditional schools of psychotherapy"
— The Independent
"Richard Bandler, with John Grinder, founded the neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) approach to psychotherapy in the 1970s"
— Wikipedia
"Richard Bandler has decisively influenced several models of NLP, including the meta-model and the Milton model"
— Landsiedel NLP
"Richard Bandler began studying the work of Gestalt therapy founder Fritz Perls when he was asked to edit transcripts for Science and Behavior Books"
— NLPU.com
"Richard Bandler is a contemporary psychologist and self-help author who works primarily in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming"
— GoodTherapy
"Richard Bandler was also an associate of Milton Erickson, contributing to advancements in therapeutic language patterns"
— GoodTherapy
"Richard Bandler was inducted into the prestigious Marquis Who's Who Biographical Registry"
— RichardBandler.com
