charlotte hinksman - lead therapist, coach and trainer
BA (hons) psychology, certified NLP master practitioner; Time Line TherapyTM, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Chartered
Health Practitioner in NZ, Certified NLP Instructor of Transforming Communication, Member NZANLP, NZPS, BPS.
Charlotte has a strong background in psychology including an honours degree in straight psychology and years of clinical
experience in neuro-psychology, sexual health and organisational psychology.
Originally from the UK she completed her training in neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) in New Zealand,
which completely transformed the way she perceived human change and potential forever. This immediately led to the
development of her successful private practice in central Wellington where she currently works independently as a neuro-linguistic
practitioner.
Charlotte sees private clients for one on one therapy and coaching; couples and individual work of all ages
including children and teenagers, public workshops and seminars, professional training; in-house business
training and training other NLP professionals, and business consultancy.
Areas of expertise include assisting people to:
- build self-esteem, confidence, self belief and motivation.
- overcome anxiety, nerves and panic, phobias, depression, sleep problems, eating & weight problems, emotional
challenges (including anger, fear, sadness, guilt) and physical challenges (including allergies, recovering from
surgery, managing pain, recovery from illness).
- achieve peak performance and maximum enjoyment in the workplace, public speaking, music and singing, in yoga and
sports, and more....
- create work/life balance, desirable states of mind, the life you really want, a successful NLP consulting business.
Charlotte firmly believes in the inherent excellence of all human beings, and is passionately dedicated in assisting
people to achieve their goals and become their absolute best. She is renowned for utilising a combination of traditional
psychology and NLP methodologies and tools for fast and permanent positive change in people.
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Charlotte’s other life...
When Charlotte is not consulting with clients, she is active in continuous professional development which includes regular
professional supervision, participating in various relevant discussion meetings, workshops, seminars and training courses.
She also assists Dr Richard Bolstad, the internationally acclaimed, and New Zealand’s number one NLP trainer on his
trainings as often as time allows.
Charlotte also co-organises Wellington’s only NLP professional development and support group, a beneficial and commended
monthly gathering for NLP trained professionals. She also keeps up with a network of NLP colleagues / close friends around
the country.
She is passionate about raising awareness of the incredible benefits of NLP wherever and whenever she can - mainly through
presenting to various groups, organisations and bodies in and around Wellington.
Charlotte's other passions are Yoga, Chinese Chi Kung and Tai Ji, which are practised on a regular basis, as well as other
spiritual endeavours. This allows Charlotte plenty of energy for spending quality time laughing with her partner and friends
in New Zealand, and keeping up with her well missed friends and family in the UK.
Another interesting part of her character is her strong belief in the benefits of travel. She has personally travelled
extensively throughout Australasia and Asia including Papua New Guinea. Still highly valuing the unique experiences travel
ensures, she trips about once a year these days.
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Heather Stevenson - associate therapist & coach
Certified NLP Master Practitioner , Graduate of Core Essential Program with Coach U University, Member of NZANLP, Member of International Coach Federation (ICF)
Charlotte is proud to introduce Heather Stevenson with all of her qualifications, skills and experience now part of charlotte hinksman & associates. This means a decreasing waiting list and an increase in clients getting seen- which is a huge benefit to all!
Heather is passionate about personal development and the connection between mind, body, health and well-being. She inspires success in her clients by acting as a resource to develop both themselves and their businesses.
She comes from a strong coaching background, with training from Coach U University, a network renowned for training an international community of high calibre professional coaches. Her specialities are:
One on one change work where she utilises highly developed tools and skills from NLP and offers ongoing coaching for support and motivation.
Highly specialised focus groups for small business owners who want to succeed.
She completed her training in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) in New Zealand with Richard Bolstad of Transformations Ltd. Heather is committed to continuing her professional development through her involvement with The Association of NLP (NZANLP) and regular participation in Wellington’s NLP professional development and support group. She is currently pursuing accreditation with the ICF and is actively involved with the local chapter in Wellington.
Heather follows the following principles whilst helping people change:
- We create our lives through our thoughts and beliefs.
- We can’t change anyone else - we can only change ourselves.
- We always have a choice - about how we behave or what we think, we can choose to behave or think differently.
- We all have an innate wisdom just waiting to be tapped and she encourages you to take the time to listen to this wisdom (commonly called your ’gut instinct’) to voice it, and follow it.
Heather’s other life...
Originally from Northern Ireland, Heather has lived in New Zealand for nearly 20 years with her husband Kevin and two children. With a varied life and experience in lots of different areas she has developed a natural and fluid ability to communicate and relate well to people from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Her personal interests include spending quality time with family and friends and is an avid movie and theatre goer. She maintains health, energy and well-being through yoga and walking, as well as travelling to explore new places both near and far.
