Abstract: The RESOLVE framework integrates Neurolinguistic Programming's effective brief therapy and the personal encounter of psychotherapy. Using techniques that access the deeper structures of the brain for fast, permanent change, RESOLVE demonstrates how to (1) identify techniques that work for each client; (2) create a relationship that empowers rather than merely conveys understanding; (3) introduce changes in life-approach that make therapeutic change last; (4) access inner skills, strategies, and strengths so that change is faster and makes sense; (5) ensure that change occurs in the deeper brain structures where older patterns of behavior were first laid down; and (6) recognize stages in the therapeutic process, and respond most effectively to that stage. The author gives examples from his work with posttraumatic stress disorder in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and case studies from his clinical practice in New Zealand and elsewhere. His framework can be used by anyone wanting to make fundamental changes quickly and effectively. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).