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Lizzi Larbalestier Certified NLP Trainer and Master Practitioner
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Lizzi Larbalestier

 

Lizzi is a qualified coach, certified NLP Trainer and NLP Master Practitioner, with a background in Sports Therapy where she first developed a keen interest in the mind-body connection linked to health and well-being.  Working in the corporate sector for 14 years she moved from commercial operations management roles to strategic HR and organisational development roles.  Lizzi has specialised for the past 10 years in Learning and Development consultancy.

 

After heading up Stores Learning and Development for W H Smith UK Travel and High Street Retail Estate as part of their senior leadership team, she brought her attention back to the South West.  Establishing catalyst NLP - an NLP based learning and development consultancy and coaching practice in January 2009, Lizzi has worked with a range of private, public and third sector clients across the South West. With extensive experience of strategy creation and change management gained working on large scale business acquisitions, she has a passion and talent for maximising team and individual potential through developing natural curiosity and personal flexibility.


As a professional coach and learning and development specialist, when working with individuals she targets: managing personal change, developing self awareness, interpersonal impact, self confidence, state management and motivation strategies.


In a corporate environment she works with business leaders and their teams as a performance coach and facilitator to support: organisational development, leadership and team dynamics, optimising stakeholder relationships, influencing and negotiation.


Lizzi is a member of the British Psychological society and has a welath of familiarity with a variety of psychometrics and their application with individuals and teams.  She is fully qualified to administer a range of these as appropriate.  Since 2002 NLP and applied psychology (such a emotional intelligence and transactional analysis) have largely influenced her approach when working with clients as a change-catalyst and she is advocate of the use of creative and unconventional approaches to facilitate learning and development.

She is passionate about developing entrepreneurial skills in Cornwall, guest lecturing on Business Enterprise degree programme at Cornwall College and delivering key note presentations on "NLP and Creativity and Innovation" within a variety of leadership programmes across Devon and Cornwall.  She mentored for the empowering Smart Women programmes and is a tutor and mentor with the Cornish school for Social Entrepreneurs.

Through this Cornwall based consultancy coaching and NLP Training business, Lizzi supports clients such as Unlocking Cornish Potential, Cornwall Development Company and Cornwall Council.  She also works in partnership with Truro and Cornwall Colleges delivering a range of NLp programmes including: Intro to NLP, Business NLP and NLP for Lecturers.

Lizzi co-designed a range of University of Plymouth Level 4 and 5 courses including "Employability", "Stand Out From the Crowd" and "Coaching with NLP".

During 2010 and 2011 Lizzi supported the DOTT Cornwall "New Work" programme co-facilitating events with SEA Communications and providing one to one coaching for individuals at risk of redundancy assisting over 150 individuals to identify new employment options and increase their confidence and resilience.

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Lizzi's Linked In Profile
 
Lizzi feels very fortunate and proud to work as an associate NLP trainer for Pegasus NLP in the New Forest.  Pegasus is a long established and highly reputable NLP training centre and a founder member of the Professional Guild of NLP - for more information visit www.nlp-now.co.uk.  Additionally she enjoys working as an associate trainer for Evolution Development and has worked with clients such as Cornwall Rural Community Council, Imerys and Aspire Defence Services Limited through this contract.  For more information about Evolution visit www.evolution-development.com
 
Lizzi spent some years working for an animal rescue charity alongside a renowned UK animal behaviourist.  Her experience supporting the rehabilitation of dogs under control orders and working with feral cats and horses (amongst other animals) taught her the value of non-verbal communication.  She believes we can learn a lot from nature and the animal kingdom and encourages all her clients to develop a greater awareness of the more subtle communication indicators they experience and project through paying attention and being "present in the moment".  NLP creative thinking and curiosity are common themes within all aspects of Lizzi's work with an aim of supporting clients to identify and develop options leading towards delivering positive outcomes.

 

Helena Oliver

- Associate


Helena is an NLP Practitioner and professional Trainer with over 9 years experience in the field of Learning and Development.  Since 2007 she has worked with schools, colleges, mature students and GP surgeries focusing on soft skills development.  She is an interpersonal communication expert, adept at identifying and translating behavioural patterns, establishing their potential benefits and limitations.  She works with clients to increase their understanding of themselves and others, resulting in increased flexibility. 

 

Helena is a qualified nurse who spent 9 years in the pharmaceutical sales sector.  Her role included coaching and training where she discovered a passion for developing people: introducing them to new concepts and ideas to promote their personal development.  In addition her role enabled her to gain valuable experience in product / sales training, presentation skills and one to one coaching. 

 

Combining her knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and experience within learning and development, Helena has the ability to obtain positive results for both organisations and individuals.  Helena has a broad interest in a range of psychometrics and a variety of personality profiling tools and is a licensed practitioner in association with the Colourworks.  She is optimistic about life in general and human potential in particular. 


 

Heather Forster
- Associate 


Heather qualified as an Environmental Scientist in 1985 at Plymouth University. She established the Environmental & Community Projects at The Body Shop International and worked closely with Anita Roddick,  pioneering corporate social responsibility policies and running training workshops throughout the company worldwide. She managed groundbreaking projects such as Children on the Edge supporting Romanian orphanages at the end of Nicholas Ceausecu's brutal regime. She wrote and coordinated a wide variety of international environmental and human rights campaigns. One of her greatest achievements was the co-ordination and building of a £275,000 children's playground on the  notorious Easterhouse estate in Glasgow, bringing together rival gangs and the local community to design and run the playground. 

Heather then successfully ran two Body Shop franchise stores in Cornwall and supported staff to share knowledge with customers on a wide range of global issues from Amnesty International to homelessness. Her ethical business consultancy has enabled her to worked extensively in restructuring both business and charitable organisations in the UK and abroad, identifying where training and change management transforms organisations. She is qualified Coach and Mentor and delivers personal development training across the public, private and voluntary sectors. She ran the Empowering Smart Women Project at Truro & Penwith College and is currently a business coach for YTKO and a qualified NLP Practitioner.

Heather was born in Zimbabwe and has travelled extensively. She has been settled in Cornwall for the last 20 years. She adores the outdoor life and lives in a beautiful wooded hamlet just outside Truro with her husband and on occasions, her grown up sons when they return for home comforts! She has two horses, two dogs and is a keen skier, planning an epic heli-ski next year to celebrate a special birthday!

Heather possess a healthy sense of humour and determination to make the world a better place through helping others to find their true path. Heather says, " I have a passion for developing people to reach their true potential! Too often we focus on our weaknesses and all we discover is mediocrity! By focusing on our talents and innate strengths we all stand to fulfill our dreams and achieve all we are capable of!"