David Gordon (psychologist)

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David Gordon is an American author and trainer and early contributor to the development of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Gordon has helped create and shape the field of NLP since some decades yet. Gordon's main areas of contribution have been the use of therapeutic metaphors, inspired by his work with Milton H. Erickson, and the further development of modeling. Together with Graham Dawes, Gordon has developed the "Experiencial Array", a modeling tool described in his most recent book Expanding Your World: Modeling the Structure of Experience.

Gordon now lives in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico which he describes as: "with my friends the coyotes, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, scorpions, lizards, and other such beautiful creatures."

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Gordon, David & Graham Dawes, Expanding Your World: Modeling the Structure of Experience (2005); ISBN 0-9765616-0-3
Gordon, David, Therapeutic Metaphors: Helping Others Through the Looking Glass, Meta Publications (1978) ISBN 0-916990-04-4
Gordon, David, Maribeth Meyers-Anderson Phoenix: The Therapeutic Patterns of Milton H. Erickson, Meta Publications (1981) ISBN 0-916990-10-9
Gordon, David, Leslie Cameron-Bandler & Michael Lebeau The Emprint Method: A Guide to Reproducing Competence, Futurepace (1985) ISBN 0-932573-02-9
Gordon, David, Leslie Cameron-Bandler & Michael Lebeau Know How: Guided Programs for Inventing Your Own Best Future, Futurepace (1986) ISBN 0-932573-00-2