Melanie Richens

I am a Professional Coach, NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapy Master Practitioner.

My first career was as a lawyer, becoming a partner in a top 100 law firm and latterly Director of People. I am now following my passion for developing people enabling them to perform at their peak and removing barriers to success through a combination of coaching and training.

I have extensive experience working at board level, developing and implementing business strategies and facilitating meetings.

I have collaborated with a number of training organisations and coaches to design, develop and deliver leadership and management training programmes. These programmes have included:
• People & Performance Management
• Leadership
• Coaching skills
• Effective goal setting
• Effective appraisals
• Time Management
• Handling difficult people and conflict resolution
• Communication skills
• Building relationships with clients and colleagues

I am passionate about encouraging business success through engaging and developing people in order to ensure that individual performance is aligned with the strategy of the business leading to a win-win situation for both employers and employees.

I have coached individuals at all levels to improve personal performance, to aid career progression and remove the barriers to success

I assist with and act as a tutor on a variety of NLP Practitioner courses for UKCPD and co-facilitate the UKCPD Service Station.

Professional memberships include:
• ANLP (Professional Member)
• Association for Coaching
• British Institute of Hypnotherpists
• Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council

I am currently chair of the Swindon Mindful Employers’ Network which is an organsation for employers aimed at increasing awareness of mental health issues in the workplace.