The Phobia of Dogs: Gone in minutes

“It takes six months to cure a phobia using traditional psychological methods,” I explained while teaching an NLP course.  


“Well, actually, it takes about a year,” corrected one of my students, - an experienced psychologist - somewhat sheepishly.  


In case you don’t know, a phobia is an intense, often irrational fear of specific things, events, or situations. People can fear animals like lizards, cockroaches, or dogs, events like public speaking or going outside, or places like elevators or heights. Traditional psychology often the process of slowly exposing client to what creates fear or phobic response. This is called systematic desensitization. That’s the process my student referred to.


But with NLP, it takes about 15 minutes.


I asked if anyone in the room had a phobia, and one student said they were terrified of dogs. Phobias are great because you can easily check them before and after the treatment.


The phobia cure process involves dissociating from the fearful memory, mentally rewinding the memory in a positive state, and reintegrating the memory with a desired emotional response. This process can be completed in a single session and has been highly effective in most cases. It requires several skills such as anchoring, use of hypnotic languagehypnosis etc.


I demonstrated the process for everyone to learn and fifteen minutes later, that same person was standing calmly next to the security dog - an Alsatian 🦮 - completely phobia-free.  


For someone who has lived with fear for decades, this kind of change feels life-changing - and it truly is. 


Those who understand realize that NLP isn’t expensive. In fact, it’s far less costly because it saves time, eliminates the need for repeated visits, and delivers fast, lasting results.


NLP may seem like magic, but it’s not. It’s a sophisticated tool that creates magical results in the hands of a skilled practitioner.  


You, too, can learn NLP with my courses and master these tools and transform lives. 


Kamran Sultan

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You can read more case stories here: 


  1. NLP for Self-Image & Limiting Beliefs
  2. NLP Phobia Cure: Phobia of Dogs
  3. How to forget painful memories
  4. How I coached a businessman make better decision
  5. Dealing with procrastination using NLP timelines
  6. Relationship Coaching: Mending relationships with NLP
  7. Monophobia: The fear of being alone
  8. Stop Smoking with NLP: A different approach
  9. The Key to Lasting Change: Lessons from a Smoking Cessation Session
  10. Overthinking: How a Client Went from Tired to Relieve with NLP
  11. The Secret to Emotional Healing: The case of a broken heart girl
  12. Seeing Through: A Guide to Deeper Human Connection
  13. The Client Who Reincarnated Three Times: The Key to Effective Coaching

About the author

Master Trainer of NLP & Hypnosis and Personal Breakthrough Expert Kamran Sultan

Since 1997, Kamran Sultan has been training and coaching people from all walks of life. He is a Licensed Master Trainer of NLP™ for the Society of NLP™ (USA), a Strategic Intervention Coach, Ex-Country Supervisor for Jose Silva’s UltraMind Training, a Certified Humanistic NLP Coach, a Certified Fire-walk Instructor (yes, he can make you walk on fire), a Certified Instructor of Hypnosis, and a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Kamran has trained and coached others in NLP™ and Hypnosis for over 36,000 hours. His teaching is deep, powerful, and transformative because he teaches from very rich experience, not from a manual. His training sessions are highly engaging and full of fun. Kamran has been constantly learning and updating himself, spending as much as 300 hours every year learning more and more. He has received training in the UK and USA from some of the best NLP™, Hypnosis, and Silva UltraMind trainers, including Dr. Richard Bandler (Creator of NLP™), Anthony Robbins, John LaValle, Joseph Riggio, Kenrick Cleveland, Jamie Smart, Rich Litvin (Co-author of ‘The Prosperous Coach’), Paul McKenna, Michael Breen, Joe White, Julie Silverthorn, Russell Potts, Jo Cooper, Peter Seal, Alex G. Silva, and many others. In addition to business studies from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Kamran has over 10 years of experience in direct (door-to-door) selling and marketing. As a performance enhancement coach, Kamran has seen as many people as he can individually each year since 1997, assisting them in creating what they want in their lives. Kamran is from Karachi, Pakistan but now lives in New Jersey, USA, and provides coaching sessions online.