Curiosity. Practice. Reflection.

Our approach

Make room to try things out.

NLP and Coaching invite us to explore patterns in language, attention, behaviour and relationships. Our approach is to investigate ideas through experience, rather than treating terminology as an end in itself.

A learning exercise gives you something concrete to observe: the question you asked, the response you noticed, or the difference a change in wording made. Reflection helps you decide what was useful and what you might try differently.

Birmingham roots, since 2003.

The Birmingham NLP Training Academy was founded in 2003. It remains Birmingham’s longest-running dedicated NLP and Coaching training company.

Lead trainer Mark Peters first became interested in NLP as a way to explore staff development within the Midlands engineering company he ran. His subsequent work in NLP, coaching and training developed from that interest in people and systems.

Mark trained with NLP co-creators Richard Bandler and John Grinder. He also completed NLP Trainer and Master Trainer training with Christina Hall, former President of the Society of NLP. Mark is now one of the owners of the Society of NLP through a succession-planning programme.

Here on the Academy website, you can explore our history and learning philosophy. For current course information or to make an enquiry, visit NLP Birmingham.

Experience with purpose.

Our approach to learning goes beyond the technique itself. It includes considering the context, consent, the other person’s perspective and the limits of your own experience. This means leaving room for questions rather than assuming that one method suits every person or situation.