Experienced Training

John is also a Meta Master NLP Practitioner and Trainer having trained extensively with the worlds leading hypnotist Paul Mckenna and the creator of NLP, Dr Richard Bandler whom he is personally recommended by and personally licensed to train NLP to master level. He has regularly assisted Paul Mckenna and Dr Richard Bandler on their UK NLP seminars and is one of the few consultants in the UK to have been regularly referred clients from Paul Mckenna’s company.

John has run an extensive range of training courses in NLP, Hypnotherapy and TFT in Norwich for many years and has trained hundreds of people in these various disciplines over the years.

'Brilliant! The strength of John Plester's NLP training lies in the fact that he tailors his teaching to his client. In other words; he takes into account your own life skills and experiences and in what setting you wish to use NLP skills. The positive outcome being that you're left in no doubt as to how to apply those skills to both your own life and your particular field of employment. I found his teaching methods and printed materials really brought the various applications of NLP to life and made the course thoroughly enjoyable!'

Trisha Goddard, TV Presenter 'Trisha Show'

He also runs a successful therapy and coaching business which was initially set up and opened by Derren Brown back in 2001 as the Old Palace Centre and Norwich Hypnotherapy Practice.

On the therapy side, he has held the position of Principal Tutor at the East Anglian Institute of NLP and Hypnosis for many years as well as guest trained for a number of colleges including the School of Analytical and Cognitive Hypnotherapy and the College of Contemporary Thereupeutic Studies in London. He has also had the honour to be invited to lecture to the Psychological Society at the University of East Anglia.

In recent years, he has written the self help book ‘Unleash the Slim Within’ which Dr Roger Callahan kindly wrote the foreword to and has appeared on the BBC’s ‘Make my Body Younger’ programme helping a binge eater to stop. He is currently completing his second book to accompany his programmes ‘Unleash the Freedom Within’ which has been designed to create an integrated formula for change using NLP, TFT and Hypnosis.

‘John Plester is a knowledgeable trainer who combines an entertaining style with effective training’

Daryl Fraser, Author ‘The Inner Travellers Guide Book’.

‘John delivered an excellent 2 days of training for me and suited my style of taking in new information, I enjoyed it being very interactive and a useful way of re-affirming the knowledge being given. It was creatively done and in happy atmosphere challenging all aspects of everyone’s learning skills.’

G.F, Therapist, London

On the business side, John has a corporate blue chip background having worked in sales and management for companies such as Allied Lyons, Coca Cola Beverages and Scottish & Newcastle PLC. In addition his coaching and training client list has included individuals from organisations such as Aviva, Adnams, Norfolk Constabulary, May Gurney, John Innes Institute, NHS, Norfolk County Council, Norwich and Peterborough, Audit Commission, Broadland Housing Association, to name but a few. He runs an extensive range of training courses in NLP and coaching that are tailored to the business community.

‘A life changing course which has life long benefits, taught in a down to earth environment by a competent, confident master of the trade’
C.M  Sales Consultant

‘I enjoyed most the practical exercises – learning from doing, working with other people who are keen to learn, also high quality teaching and experience of the tutor.’

G.N   Company Director

‘Good balance between theory and practice. Tutor knowledgeable and enthusiastic’
C.B   Business Consultant