NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott

Module 4: The Stories We Tell Ourselves - How you make meaning of the world and how it serves you – for better or worse.

21st - 22nd November 2025

The NLP Practitioner Programme with Neuroscience will equip you to become an effective NLP Practitioner, guiding and inspiring others to make real and lasting life changes.

By combining the power of NLP with the rigour of neuroscience, our internationally recognised instructors explain exactly what works, why it works and how to apply it in all areas of life.

 

What makes this NLP Practitioner course unique?

Our NLP Practitioner certification programme is unique in that it combines insights from the world of NLP with the amazing discoveries that neuroscience is continuing to reveal about our brains’ physical development and the various processes that occur within it. This presents powerful, compelling and practical content for both experienced practitioners looking to deepen their understanding and for those just starting their journey.

The NLP Practitioner Programme with Neuroscience is a 12-day NLP Practitioner course comprising six 2-day modules over 5 months. This structure allows you to take your learnings and use them in real world situations between each module. This applied learning approach helps you to assimilate the material and make huge strides as the programme progresses.

The programme is led by Ian McDermott, the practitioner and author who first brought NLP and Coaching together and then did the same for NLP and Neuroscience. Along with fellow course leader Professor Patricia Riddell, Ian has been at the forefront of applying pioneering work in the neurosciences to NLP – and bringing its practical benefits to people from all walks of life. Over the last 35 years, Ian has trained thousands of NLP Practitioners.

 

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Module: NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott

How you make meaning of the world – for better or worse

What’s your model of the world – and is it serving you? In order to make some kind of sense of the world each of us has to create an internal model of how it all hangs together. While each of us has our own model the tools we use to build it are universal. Understand how people do this and you can engage much more effectively with them. You can also make changes in your model and theirs if something’s not working. That means you don’t get stuck with last year’s model. This frees up your creativity. Get ready to make some new connections,experience more of your creative potential and know to do the same for others.

Some of the key content points from this module include:

  • The Importance of Modelling
  • Introducing the Meta Model – the engine which drives NLP
  • Understanding the structure of change
  • Everyday trance
  • The Work of Milton Erickson & why it’s important for you
  • The Importance of Chunking
  • Why storytelling is so important: how to do it and how to use it professionally and personally.
  • The Neuroscience of Metaphor and Storytelling

Full course schedule

12th September 2025 - NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott
Module 1: Creating a Learning Mindset - Once you learn what’s possible and you have some practical how to’s to make it real, everything changes.

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10th October 2025 - NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott
Module 2: Understanding the Structure of Human Experience - Learning some of the most important and impactful ones and improving your performance and relationships.

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31st October 2025 - NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott
Module 3: Being at our Most Resourceful - The importance of being in the right state shows up every single day of our lives.

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21st November 2025 - NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott
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12th December 2025 - NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott
Module 5: Designing Compelling Futures - The module where you learn what you’ve been doing and decide what will work best for you going forward.

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9th January 2026 - NLP Practitioner with Neuroscience - with Ian McDermott
Module 6: Finding Inner Freedom - Get ready to feel more aligned and congruent and learn to help others do the same.

Event information

  • Starts November 21st 2025
  • Ends November 22nd 2025
  • Virtual event