About Nicola Shelley

Just what is Life Coaching and do I need it?

If you answer yes to any of the questions below then Life Coaching is most certainly for you!

Do you have a decision to make, but are fed up of listening to what everyone else thinks you should do?
Maybe you have a goal in mind, but no idea how to reach it?
Or are you looking to avoid those negative feelings, thoughts and behaviours that seem to have been hanging around for too long?
Have you been telling yourself all your life that you have no confidence/motivation/perseverance/willpower?
Perhaps there is someone at work or home that just “presses your buttons” and you want to learn how to manage them and your feelings more effectively.
Do you have recurring worries and anxieties that prevent you from doing what you really want?
Do you want to kick start your life and begin living instead of existing?

How does it work?
One of the great things about coaching is it looks for the skills and resources you already have. It allows you great insight into how you do things and what works (and what doesn’t!)


I use the powerful tool of NLP to help people find and design their goals. Put simply, NLP is a way of eliminating that negative self talk that can stop us from doing what we really want. During the coaching session I will help you find what it is that you really want as well as helping you to clear away the things that may be standing on your way. Sometimes it is self belief, sometimes it is learnt patterns of behaviour and talk that have become unhelpful habits.

My training, work experience and any achievement

In a nutshell...
• Qualified and experienced NLP Master Practitioner
• Qualified Teacher - Bed Hons- 26 years teaching experience in UK and S.E. Asia
• Counselling experience and training – charity and in schools
• Experienced in international relocation
• Member of Professional Guild of N.L.P.


NLP is my core coaching strategy and naturally integrates with my skills and experience gained during my teaching career.
Having worked overseas for 16 years I am very familiar with the issues surrounding re-location to another country and can offer coaching, allowing you to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Further Information

Take a walk!
If the idea of another phone conversation or a meeting in an office does not appeal to you, why not take the chance to be coached whilst walking on the wonderful green open space of the Downs in Bristol?
Fresh air can really help provide another perspective on things.