Claudia is a certified NLP practitioner, registered with ANLP and currently studying on her Master Practitioner.
As Triathlon and Performance Coach she is running AR Endurance Sports with her partner in running crime and coaching James Poole. Offering bespoke physical and mental training programmes including workshops for endurance sports. To continue to learn and expand her experience in personal and business coaching she works as assistant NLP coach at Whatever Life Throws.
Claudia brings a pragmatic and motivational style to her coaching. Open and approachable, she allows her clients and athletes to explore strengths and passions as well as embrace weaknesses or overcome anxieties. On their way to discover what will make the difference for them. One size doesn’t fit all, therefore the creation of bespoke mental toolkits is one of Claudia’s core coaching values.
Her objective as a coach is pulling all things together to optimise performance and getting her clients to their personal finish line faster. Engaged in continuous learning, Claudia supports her NLP coaching with scientific studies both on and off the field, in sports psychology, physical skills, leadership techniques and analyses other coaching methods to work from different perspectives.
Claudia’s Coaching Approach
- holistic
- pragmatic
- passionate
- motivational
- educational
- result focussed & forward orientated
- flexible through 121 coaching, workshops and coaching packages
TESTIMONIALS
Andy Cartmell – Head Coach at Whatever Life Throws
‘Claudia, graduate NLP Practitioner, has assisted on our latest ANLP Accredited Programme. She has an elegant and eloquent grasp and application of NLP that brings the technology to life and has made a real difference to those she has coached. Her particular interest in sports psychology further enhances her application of NLP by tailoring it to her sports training clients. Claudia is a gifted practitioner of NLP who shares her time and experience generously with everyone (including students on our current programme as an assistant). I would eagerly and whole heartedly recommend Claudia as a Practitioner of NLP.’
SPORTS COACHING
Rachel B. – Respiratory Physiologist and avid ultra runner
I can not recommend coach Claudia’s “Brain Training” enough… Like an athletics track workout but for thinking!
Neil C. – Personal Trainer and Founder at BODY ACTIVE PT
Claudia does a great job as coach by simply putting her methods into practice. Numerous times for herself modelling the techniques but she has also been a great help for everyone in the triathlon team. Plus she backs it up with professional qualifications.
Victoria W. – Club swimmer
As a strong pool swimmer and someone who loves being around water, you would not expect to ever find yourself needing to overcome the fear of open water. From the cold to the unknown of open water I found it physically and mentally stressful adapting from the pool, not to mention how frustrating it was that I could not swim the same under these conditions.
Before my first open water triathlon, I had been to ‘The Serpentine’ a few times, getting used to swimming in a wetsuit, in the open water. Each time I found the cold tough and hard to keep my face in the water for the first 400m, but got used to it after a while and managed to swim alright after this.
On race day I managed to get into the water, the day was horrible grey and rainy, the water was cold and loads of weeds all around the lake. I swam about 50m could not breathe, the water had gotten colder as I moved, the unknown of what was around me was a strange feeling, I could not see my hands in front of me as I swam. I had to stop, paddled over to a canoe to catch my breath, trying to adjust to the cold and environment. I tried to swim a few more times, face in the water was not going to happen, I converted to breaststroke just to get through this swim.
Claudia and I spent time talking about all the things that could have triggered the fear and panic in the open water. We went to ‘The Serpentine’ together a couple of times practicing techniques of getting into the water, preparing before swimming, keeping the mind clear and focusing on swimming technique or counting. From trying these different techniques, I found what ones worked for me and helped me best. From this I entered one last open water triathlon of the season and achieved a really good swim, managed to overcome the panic as I could feel it in the pit of my stomach. Thanks to Claudia’s support, motivation and mental training, I got fast results and some amazing skills that I can put to into practice for this coming season.
Barbara B. – Director, Sports Therapist & Head Coach at EnergyLab BTS
I have been thoroughly impressed by Claudia’s grasp of the various techniques used in NLP. She has not only an innate ability to empathise with a person, she is also very talented at applying her knowledge and at adapting techniques quickly as a person progresses throughout a session. She is an incredible observer; amazing to watch when she is working both as a triathlon coach as well as a NLP practitioner.
Her biggest success so far has been to allow one of our very talented athletes and club swimmers to tackle swimming in open water. The athlete was overwhelmed by a panic attack, once she set foot into the cold and dark lake. After the work with Claudia the athlete has successfully completed a 1.5km open water swim race this summer [2012], exiting the water in a top ten position.
I am excited and proud to be working with such a talented and driven coach like Claudia, she is a key member of our coaching team as well as a great athlete herself and I cannot wait to see what she will be able to do for people in future.
