▁use ▁of ▁inter vent ions ▁influenced ▁strateg ic ▁ther apy ▁and ▁family ▁systems ▁ther apy ▁of ▁pract ition ers ▁including ▁Virginia ▁Sat ir ▁and ▁Jay ▁H ale y . ▁He ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁" util ize " ▁anything ▁about ▁a ▁patient ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁change , ▁including ▁their ▁belief s , ▁favorite ▁words , ▁cultural ▁background , ▁personal ▁history , ▁or ▁even ▁their ▁ne uro t ic ▁hab its . ▁ ▁Through ▁concept ual izing ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁as ▁highly ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁conscious ▁mind , ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁aw aren ess , ▁interests , ▁responses , ▁and ▁learn ings , ▁he ▁taught ▁that ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁mind ▁was ▁cre ative , ▁solution - gener ating , ▁and ▁often ▁positive . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁influence ▁on ▁ne uro - ling u istic ▁programming ▁( N LP ), ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁part ▁based ▁upon ▁his ▁working ▁methods . ▁ ▁T rance ▁and ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁mind ▁ ▁Er ick son ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁mind ▁was ▁always ▁listening ▁and ▁that , ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁patient ▁was ▁in ▁tr ance , ▁suggestions ▁could ▁be ▁made ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁hyp not ic ▁influence , ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁those ▁suggestions ▁found ▁reson ance ▁at ▁the ▁un cons cious ▁level . ▁The ▁patient ▁could ▁be ▁aware ▁of ▁this ▁or ▁could ▁be ▁completely ▁ob liv ious ▁that ▁something ▁was ▁happening . ▁Er ick son ▁would ▁see ▁if ▁the ▁patient ▁would ▁respond ▁to ▁one ▁or ▁another ▁kind ▁of