A little bit of background
Greetings, I’m Nick Ebdon and for more than a decade I’ve had the pleasure of helping people make positive changes in their lives, overcome challenges, achieve personal and professional goals, heal relationships and much more.
From 2012 I have trained in a number of coaching and therapeutic modalities when my personal journey led me to the world of CBT, CBC, Strategic coaching, hypnotherapy, NLP, and the psychology of self-improvement. I was initially drawn to these fields while grappling with my own challenges, such as insomnia, depression, stress and anxiety. Now, I leverage my expertise and knowledge to assist individuals in conquering the very issues I once struggled with, along with a wide array of other concerns.
My original professional background is in trading (commodities and financial markets) and I got my first job in a dealing room, on the FX desk of Bank of China London, over thirty years ago! I subsequently enjoyed a successful career trading metals as an Executive Director and senior trade for Morgan Stanley, before leaving in 2011 to work for myself as a trading advisor and business consultant and where I would have the time to pursue my training and studies in personal development and therapy.
Parallel with helping people, I have also provided services as a business strategy consultant and specialist trading advisor. Many of the consultancy clients hire me in a dual capacity, both as a consultant and coach (for themselves and their teams) and in turn my strategic approach to solving issues as a coach often leads to consultancy work. There is an obvious overlapy between coaching and consulting and I have been invited to design mentoring programs and custom training influenced by both.
Before the pandemic, I organised tailored offsite events and team-building days, a service I plan to resume in 2025.
Thanks to my background on the trading floor, combined with my personal trading experience and advisory consultancy, I have built a strong reputation as an effective coach among traders, brokers, and front office staff. Over the years, I have become a go-to resource, often referred to by others in trader and sales community, when they face professional or personal challenges (learn more here).
FORMER SENIOR DEALER AND TRADING SPECIALIST
Thirty years trading experience, including holding a key, senior role in one of the most respected and prestigious trading rooms in the commodities has allowed me to create a niche working with sales and trading staff in overcoming personal and professional issues.
INTEGRATING SERVICES
I get to meet a lot of new coaching clients through the consulting work I do. Similarly, a number of interesting consulting projects have come about as a result of successful coaching relationships.
BESPOKE COACHING EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Some of the most rewarding work involves intergrating coaching and consulting skills in devising, creating and delivering tailored team building events built around a company strategy or ethos.
Coaching and Therapy Credentials
certified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Before I trained in coaching and other therapeutic modalities, my first therapeutic qualification was a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in 2012.
strategic intervention coaching
Shortly afterwards, one of the best investments I made was enrolling on the Core 100 Strategic Intervention Coaching programme run by the Robbins Madanes Training Centre. I incorporate a number of principles learned from Tony Robbins in much of my client work.
master nlp practitioner and certified trainer
Like many hypnotists, I also have studied Neurolinguistic Programming to the level of becoming a certified trainer for a US based NLP Organisation.
Certified hypnotherapist
After studying other therapeutic modalities I qualified as a certified hypnotherapist with a GHSC accredited school*.
NGH board certified
In 2014 I sat the National Guild of Hypnotists Board Certification exam.
NGH certified instructor
In the same year I became board certified, I returned to the States and qualified to become a NGH Certified Instructor.
IN PERSON AND ONLINE COACHING
Most coaching and therapy (and consulting and advisory) work is done online from my office at home, with my three dogs to keep me company. Clients can still have the option of face to face sessions at my office, their home or for professional clients, their place of work.
OVER TEN YEARS HELPING AND TRAINING OTHERS
In 2013, as I began to refine my approach to client work, I established Advanced Hypnosis Training – initially to train and mentor others in my area of expertise, but which eventually became a training and certification school for some of the larger hypnosis organisations.
CONTRIBUTING TO THE HYPNOSIS PROFESSION
In 2016 I launched the UK Hypnosis Convention and spent the next three years developing it into a conference unique in it’s appeal to both the academic and lay contributors to the field of hypnosis.
FURTHER TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
I have continuously pursued additional studies and training to enhance the work I do with clients. I have trained with the Stress Management Institute, invested in ILM Executive Coaching, and conducted extensive research in various psychological fields, including resilience training, emotional intelligence, and organisational coaching. I also continually explore and refine my understanding in other specialised areas of expertise in which I niche, all in an effort to continually develop and refine my coaching approach.
professional memberships and CPD
Over the years I have held memberships with several established international professional organisations* and been invited as a guest to study with some of the most recognised names in the profession, both in the UK and abroad.
Strategic coaching solutions
Contact Info
Satis House, 24 Crescent Rd, Sidcup, Kent, DA15 7HN
(+44) 7418627316