Connirae Andreas

Connirae Andreas
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Hillsboro, Kansas, United States
OccupationsWriter, consultant, public speaker
Known forco-creator of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)
SpouseSteve Andreas
Websiteconniraeandreas.com

Connirae Andreas is an american author and personal development trainer with a PhD in psychotherapy. She is best known for her earlier contributions within the field of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP).

Education

Connirae Andreas studied undergraduate psychology at Bethel College (1971–73) and the University of Kansas (1973–1975).[1] Having won a Danforth Foundation Fellowship for graduate study she entered the PhD programme in clinical psychology at the University of Colorado (Boulder) in 1975, and completed her MA in 1979. She was awarded a PhD in psychotherapy from National Christian University (NCU) in 1989.[2]

Career

Connirae Andreas, along with her husband and partner Steve Andreas, was introduced to NLP in 1977, while she was still a postgraduate student, and the couple began teaching it themselves in early 1978.[2] They went on to publish multiple books on NLP through Real People Press, a publishing house established by Steve Andreas. Their first book on NLP, Frogs Into Princes sold over 500,000 copies.

The couple has also edited several books of the work of the founders of NLP Richard Bandler and John Grinder, including Trance-Formations[3] and Using Your Brain for a Change.[4] In 1979 they established NLP Comprehensive, based in Colorado, to organize NLP trainings.[5][6] In the 2013 book, Lisa Wake, Richard Gray, and Frank Bourke describe Connirae and her husband Steve as "two of the founding lights in NLP and its most well-known interpreters"[7]

Connirae Andreas is the originator of the Core Transformation process which uses symptoms to bring a person into the interpersonal realm.[8] Andreas taught and developed the process with her sister and co-author, Tamara Andreas. It is based on ten steps in a self-transformation process during which different "wants" underlying a troublesome feeling are identified and transformed by the person who is subject to the process.[9] Their 1994 book Core Transformation has been published in 12 languages, and is an approach that has been described as "elegant",[10][11]: 125  "fascinating",[12] "profound",[13] "pioneering",[14] and "interesting".[8] She and her sister further discussed the process in subsequent publications.[15][16][17]

Andreas is also known for her work developing Eye Movement Integration Therapy,[18][19] and has been an invited speaker at multiple Milton H. Erickson Foundation meetings.[20] She is a honorary fellow of the Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming.[21]

After a longer pause in public teaching and her return to it in 2012, Andreas has led live in-person Wholeness Work trainings internationally, 2024 in Amsterdam,[22] 2025 in Wageningen[23] and 2026 in Cologne, Germany.[24] Beyond the annual in-person events led by Andreas, the method is taught by a growing network of certified trainers across the world. The European Association for The Wholeness Work (EATWW e. V.), founded in Vienna in 2018, coordinates coach and trainer certification in Europe.[25]

The Wholeness Work

In recent years, Andreas developed "The Wholeness Work," a psychological / spiritual modeling process centered on the integration of the "ego-structure" or the felt sense of the "I.". The method uses a structured protocol to dissolve boundaries between the self and experience to resolve emotional and behavioral issues.[26] The process has been presented at the 13th Milton H. Erickson Foundation Congress, where it was described as a method for achieving outcomes similar to mindfulness through a precise experiential process.[27]

Selected publications

Authored books

  • Andreas, Connirae; Andreas, Tamara (1994). Core transformation : reaching the wellspring within. Moab, Utah: Real People Press. ISBN 0-911226-32-X.
    • Reprint: Andreas, Connirae (1994). Core transformation : reaching the wellspring within. Tamara Andreas. Moab, Utah: Real People Press. ISBN 0-911226-32-X. OCLC 29182466.
    • German Translation: Andreas, Connirae (1995). Der Weg zur inneren Quelle Core-Transformation in der Praxis; neue Dimensionen des NLP. Tamara Andreas. Paderborn. ISBN 9783873871403. OCLC 75605849.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Andreas, Connirae & Steve Andreas, Change your mind—and keep the change, advanced NLP submodalities interventions, Boulder, CO : Real People Press, 1987, ISBN 0-911226-28-1
  • Andreas, Connirae & Steve Andreas, Heart of the mind: engaging your inner power to change with neuro-linguistic programming, Boulder, CO : Real People Press, 1989, ISBN 0-911226-30-3
    • Fourth most popular non-fiction book in Lithuania in 2020[28]
    • Also in French[29]
  • Coming to Wholeness. How to Awaken and Live with Ease. Real People Press. 2018. ISBN 978-0-911226-51-5.
    • Auf dem Weg zur Ganzheit. Mit der Wholeness-Methode zur persönlichen Transformation (in German). Translated by Sadler, Christine. Paderborn: Junfermann. 2020. ISBN 978-3-955-71900-5.
  • The Wholeness Work. Essential Guide. Level I: Healing & Awakening. Real People Press. 2024. ISBN 978-0-911226-78-2.

Edited books

  • Bandler, Richard; Andreas, Connirae; Andreas, Steve (1985). Using your brain – for a change. Moab, Utah: Real People Press. ISBN 978-0-911226-27-0.
  • Bandler, Richard; Grinder, John; Andreas, Steve; Andreas, Connirae (1982). Reframing. Neuro-linguistic Programming and the Transformation of Meaning. Moab, Utah: Real People Press. ISBN 978-0-911226-25-6.
  • Bandler, Richard; Grinder, John; Andreas, Connirae (1981). Trance-Formations. Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis. Moab, Utah: Real People Press. ISBN 978-0-911226-23-2.

Book chapters

  • Claire, Claire, ed. (2009). "Aligning Perceptual Positions: A New Distinction in NLP". Ten Years of Viewing Within: The Legacy of Francisco Varela. Charlottesville, VA: Imprint Academic. pp. 217–230. ISBN 978-1845401740.
  • Andreas, Tamara; Andreas, Connirae (1998). "Core Transformation. A Brief Therapy Approach to Emotional and Spiritual Healing". In Hoyt, Michael F. (ed.). Constructive Therapies. Vol. 2. New York, London: The Guilford Press. pp. 275–305. ISBN 978-1-572-30424-6.
  • Andreas, Steve; Andreas, Connirae (1992). "Neuro-linguistic programming". In Budman, Simon H.; Hoyt, Michael F.; Friedman, Steven (eds.). The first session in brief therapy. New York, London: The Guilford Press. pp. 14–35. ISBN 978-0898621389.

Podcasts

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Connirae Andreas". wholenesswork.eu. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
  2. 1 2 Fischer, Ulrich (2026-05-01). "Wholeness Work: Interview with NLP pioneer Connirae Andreas". World of NLP. The Magazine for the NLP Community (4): 148.
  3. ↑ Bandler, Richard, John Grinder, Steve Andreas & Connirae Andreas, Trance-Formations (1981)
  4. ↑ Bandler, Richard, John Grinder, Steve Andreas & Connirae Andreas, Using Your Brain for a Change (1985)
  5. ↑ Butler-Bowdon, Tom (2013-08-06). The Literature of Possibility. Quercus. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4736-4504-2. Steve Andreas as an industrial chemist before becoming an NLP trainer and developer of new methods. With his wife Connirae he founded the NLP Comprehensive in Colorado in 1979 (which offered the first ever NLP training certification), and with her has co-authored two books, Change Your Mind-And Keep the Change (1987) and Heart of the Mind (1989).
  6. ↑ Beaulieu, Danie (2003-04-24). Eye Movement Integration Therapy: The Comprehensive Clinical Guide. Crown House Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84590-508-8.
  7. ↑ Wake, Lisa; Gray, Richard M.; Bourke, Frank S. (2013). The Clinical Effectiveness of Neurolinguistic Programming: A Critical Appraisal. Routledge. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-415-63515-8.
  8. 1 2 Dryden, Windy (1996-08-22). Developments in Psychotherapy: Historical Perspectives. SAGE. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-84920-691-4.
  9. ↑ Winch, Guy (2014-01-08). "NLP Experts Speak Out". psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  10. ↑ Lukovich, Nebo D. (2017-12-03). Inner Peace, Outer Success: The Reintegration System: Spiritual Growth, Healing, Solving Problems and Achieving Goals with Cutting-Edge Mind Techniques. Reintegration Publishing. p. 75.
  11. ↑ Foe, Alexander De (2015-01-16). Hearts in Transcendence. Author House. pp. 125, 126, 128, 131–132, 145–146. ISBN 978-1-4969-6008-5.
  12. ↑ Sauer, François W. (2008). Relearn, Evolve, and Adapt. iUniverse. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-595-48917-6.
  13. ↑ Barton, Robert (2011-04-07). Acting Reframes: Using NLP to Make Better Decisions In and Out of the Theatre. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-81298-9.
  14. ↑ PC, Om Prakash PhD (2012-04-28). From Change to Transformation and Beyond: Maintaining Balance on the Fast Track of Life. iUniverse. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1-4697-4658-6.
  15. ↑ Hoyt, Michael F. (1998-10-01). Constructive Therapies V2. Guilford Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-57230-424-6. The senior author [Connirae Andreas], recognized as a major figure in the neurolinguist programming (NLP) field through her trainings and coauthorship...
  16. ↑ Andreas, Connirae; Andreas, Tamara (1994–1996). "Chapter 12 Core Transformation: A brief therapy approach to emotional and spiritual healing". In Michael F. Hoyt (ed.). Constructive therapies. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 275–305. ISBN 0-89862-094-5. OCLC 30076824.
  17. ↑ Andreas, Connirae; Andreas, Tamara (2009). "Aligning Perceptual Positions: A New Distinction in NLP". Journal of Consciousness Studies. 16 (10–12): 10–12.
  18. ↑ Dyk, Gideon Van (2016-03-17). Military Psychology for Africa. AFRICAN SUN MeDIA. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-920689-96-4.
  19. ↑ Neukrug, Edward S. (2015-02-12). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-1-5063-1432-7.
  20. ↑ "Connirae Andreas, PhD". catalog.erickson-foundation.org. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  21. ↑ "ANLP Honorary Fellows - The Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming". anlp.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  22. ↑ Warmerdam, Judith; Wijtenburg, Pieter (2024-11-10). "Interview met Connirae Andreas: "Met Wholeness Work halen we onze volledige capaciteiten weer terug"". Inzicht (82): 41.
  23. ↑ "Seminars with Connirae Andreas". wholenesswork.eu. 2026-08-13. Retrieved 2026-08-13.
  24. ↑ "From Healing to Awakening". wholenesswork.eu. 2025-11-13. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  25. ↑ "The association". wholenesswork.eu. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  26. ↑ Andreas, Connirae (December 15, 2019). "IC19 Workshop 29 - Coming to Wholeness: How to Awaken and Live with Ease". Milton H. Erickson Foundation. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  27. ↑ Andreas, Connirae (2018). Coming to Wholeness: How to Awaken and Live with Ease. Real People Press. ISBN 978-1947588042.
  28. ↑ Karalius, Audrius Ožalas, Mažvydas. "Perkamiausios metų knygos: kuo domėjosi lietuvių skaitytojai ir kaip jų pasirinkimus paveikė karantinas?". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2022-01-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  29. ↑ Andreas, Connirae (2014). Au coeur de l'esprit : [la PNL en psychothérapie]. Steve Andreas, Myriam Zeghouani ([Edition 2014] ed.). La Tempérance. ISBN 978-2-917107-03-4. OCLC 905096163.
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