SHIRLEY WARRINGTON

NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming is about changing the process by which you experience reality. So for example if you always react in a certain way to certain thing this can be changed by using NLP techniques.

So, for example I had a lifetime fear of spiders. I would literally bring on a panic attack if I saw one in the same room. My reaction was the same every time I experienced seeing a spider. My reaction had a positive intention, it was protecting me from danger, however misguided that intention may be. Through NLP techniques I was able to re-programme the way I react when I see a spider and was able to calmly hold a huge spider that I knew was harmless (because the zoo keeper told me so!)in my hand. This does not mean that I want to hold every spider I see, afterall that would not be wise in some countries! However it does mean that now when I see a spider I do not panic and in regard to the ones in my home, I am happy to pick them up and put them outside instead of falling apart.

NLP works not just on phobias but is used extensively in coaching in regard to planning where you want to go in the future. Changing believes and behaviours, building rapport with clients and reframing past events. It is particularly useful in regard to confidence building.

EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique is about returning the mind, body and feelings to a state of balance and harmony so we are not limited by negative emotions. Even though you are “designed” to recover from unpleasant experiences or thought patterns, nevertheless you can be affected by recurring emotions from past events such as relationships, trauma or loss. You can also be affected by ongoing or future events such as work-related stress, interpersonal problems, depression and various kinds of anxieties.

EFT is quick, gentle and effective. It is carried out by tapping on the bodies accupressure points - this is done by you with the practitioner guiding you through the process. You are fully clothed and it is a totally non-evasive procedure.

Particularly effective on phobias and addictions (such as chocolate, smoking, alcohol etc).

A coaching session is quite simply an informal chat between myself and my client. You, the client, identifies what it is you want to work on and together we brainstorm all the options available to you to enable you to move forwards towards your desired outcome.

With the use of effective questioning and life coaching tools a coach can empower a client to reach their goals far quicker than they would do alone.

Coaches believe in their clients 100% and are totally non-judgemental. It is the relationship that is built up between coach and client that enables the client to in turn believe in their ability to succeed and turn their dreams into reality.

It is very often the recognition that there is always more than one option or solution to a problem and by looking at any problem from a different perspective that enables a client to see a clear way forward.