The neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is an approach to communication, personal development and psychotherapy, created by Richard Bandler and John Grinder in California, the United States in the 1970s Its creators claim that there is a connection between neurological processes (neuro), Language (linguistic), and behavioral patterns learned through experience (programming), stating that these can be changed to achieve specific goals in life. Bandler and Grinder claim that the NLP methodology can "model" the skills of exceptional people and then those skills can be acquired by anyone. Bandler and Grinder also argue that NLP can treat problems such as phobias, depression, disorder stereotypic movements, psychosomatic diseases, myopia, allergy, common cold and disorders learning, often in a single session.