# NLP IS NOT THERAPY > Neuro-Linguistic Programming is NOT therapy. Period. NLP is a meta discipline. That is, it is a discipline of disciplines. It is the study of the structure of subjective experience and what can be calculated from that. An essay by John La Valle. - Pure NLP®: https://www.purenlp.com - Dr. Richard Bandler: https://www.richardbandler.com - Practitioner and Master Practitioner requirements as designated by The Society of NLP™: https://www.society-of-nlp.net/PRAC-MPrac-GUIDE.pdf