Neuro-Linguistic Programming: An Alternative Approach in Neutralizing the Suffering of Intimate Partner Violence Victims Rocky Leo Silalahi 1 , Sutarto Wijono 2 , Arianti Ina Restiani Hunga 3 {rockysigiro@gmail.com 1 , sutarto.wiyono@uksw.edu* 2 , inahunga@gmail.com 3 } Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana, Jl. Diponegoro 52 – 60, Salatiga 50711, Indonesia 1,2,3 Abstract. This review aimed to investigate the suitability of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) to be applied as an intervention to neutralize the suffering of dating violence victims. The annual records of Komnas Perempuan reported that the number of dating violence in Indonesia was quite high at 2,073 cases in 2018, which classified these cases as serious problem and in need of immediate treatment for the victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The method used in this research was literature studies to gather relevant and latest materials. The general results obtained found that Neuro-Linguistic Programming can be used as an alternative approach to neutralize the suffering the intimate partner violence victims. Keywords: neuro-linguistic programming; intimate partner violence; literature review 1 Introduction World Health Organization (WHO), in 2017, conducted a comprehensive survey and stated that around 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide had experienced violence. Most of this number was violence committed by a partner. In worldwide, almost one third (30%) of women who are in a relationship reported that they had a violent experience from their partner. Globally, as many as 38% of female killings or femicide/feminicide are committed by male partners. WHO also recorded data showing the prevalence of violence committed by partners, and in Southeast Asian region occupied the highest percentage of violence against women (VAW). The number of violence against women in this region reached 37.7%, followed by the Eastern Mediterranean region by 37%, Africa region by 36.6%, North American region at 29.8%, European region at 25.4%, and the Western Pacific region at 34.6%. The 2019 Annual Report of Komnas Perempuan (National Commission on Violence against Women) reported that the number of cases of violence against women increased by 14% in 2018. The number of VAW cases in 2019 was 406,178; this number increased compared to the previous year, which was 348,466. The Annual Report mentioned that domestic or intimate relationship violence, violence against wives ranked first, with 5,114 cases (53%), followed by intimate partner violence or dating violence by 2,073 cases (21%), violence against girls by 1.7417 cases (14%), and the rest were violence committed by ex- husbands, violence by ex-boyfriends, and violence against domestic workers (22%). The highest percentage of forms of violence were physical violence (41%), followed by sexual GE2J 2019, July 10-11, semarang city central of java, Indonesia Copyright © 2020 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.10-7-2019.2299330