Lorraine McCourt MSc, BSC (Hons), PgDip, MNCH (lic), GHR Reg., GQHP, NLP Master Practitioner, CEDR Accredited Mediator, EFT Practitioner.

Hi,

I am Lorraine McCourt and I am passionate about helping people to realise their dreams whether they are professional or personal. For many years now I have been interested in what makes some people successful, with the ability and drive to realise their dreams, while some people (often with the best ideas) just don’t seem to create the future they want.

In a moment of boredom in 2006 and wondering what I wanted for my own future, I found myself committing to a course in Hypnotherapy.  This course led to others in the field of personal psychology and coaching and I now find myself with a unique experience and skill set which allows me to work with:

• Corporate clients on project development, change management and mediation.
• Individual clients on personal change, confidence building and trauma release.

I combine skills in project development, grant funding, contracts management, communication, organisational and service change to offer focused consultancy services in the following areas:

• Project visioning and concept development
• Funding acquisition
• Project management
• Service transformation
• Conflict mediation

I am a CEDR Accredited Mediator, Prince 2 Practitioner and also qualified in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and personal coaching. I use those skills to effect smooth transitions within the workplace, ensure positive communication and maximise results.

I combine over 10 years practical experience of developing, implementing and managing diverse capital and revenue projects in Local Government and Charitable organisations, with 8 years experience of delivering leadership to grant funding bodies.

With a passion for community led initiatives and a solution oriented approach, I have managed the implementation of over €300 million investment through the Interreg IVA and Peace III programmes as Director of the Special EU Programmes Body.

I have:

• Managed complex revenue and capital projects in the public and charitable sectors
• Determined the strategic direction of departmental services and led service improvements resulting in reduced front line costs and increased quality
• Led multi-disciplinary teams to deliver against common goals
• Negotiated in complex and politically sensitive situations
• Acted as Committee Chair and facilitated decision making on the allocation of public sector finance.

I therefore know what you need to focus on when developing and delivering new ideas within your business and can help you stay within budget and on time. I understand how to motivate and communicate for success in a corporate environment.

I want to see everyone get the best out of life, free of limiting beliefs and anxieties. My work is focused entirely on the needs of individual clients, based on the issues they present and the desires and aspirations they have for the future. I work to help people get in touch with who they really are, create meaningful positive goals, build confidence and achieve more success and happiness.

I work in a one-to-one situation in a variety of ways including:

• Hypnosis
• Life coaching
• NLP
• Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
• Stress management counselling
• Reiki

In order to develop the necessary skills to help you, I have invested in the best vocational training available and have the following qualifications:

• CEDR Accredited Mediator
• NLP Master Practitioner certificate awarded by Paul McKenna, Richard Bandler and John La Valle focusing on setting and achieving goals, change management, removing limiting beliefs, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis awarded by Psychotherapy and Hypnosis Training Academy, Regents College, London.
• General Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice awarded by the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council.
• Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma awarded by the National Council for Hypnotherapy.
• Certificate in Counselling Skills awarded by Queens University Belfast.
• Emotional Freedom Technique Practitioner Certificate Level 2 awarded by AAMET. 
• Reiki Master Practitioner certified by UK Reiki Federation.
• Nebosh Certificate in Health and Safety Risk Management.
• Prince 2 Project Management Practitioner awarded by CIPFA.
• ILM Level 3 Award in First Line Management.
• Certificate in Environmental Auditing for ISO 14001.

I am a member of the National Council of Hypnotherapists and the General Hypnotherapy Register and as such I adhere to a strict code of ethics and confidentiality. 

I also have the following academic qualifications:

PgDip  Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Control from the University of Ulster

MSc Environmental Management from Stirling University                                                            

BSc (Hons) Biochemistry 2:1 from Queens University