Alison Oddey

Alison has worked for over 30 years enabling people of a range of ages and backgrounds to develop and change, to reach for and achieve their ambitions and potentials.  As an experienced educator and facilitator, she has coached 1:1 as well as sessions with groups.

Alison has a curiosity, which means she embraces her client’s journey, taking them through an integrated approach to be the best version of unique self an individual can be.

She has written seven books across a range of creative disciplines that interrogate the human at the centre of their endeavours.

Combining the latest research and deep learning, Alison will carefully take you on your own journey to holistic health and happiness, seeking your purpose through your own innate skills, capabilities, and inner resources.  Her love of people, and recognising that every person has a unique perception of the world, enables her to skilfully engage clients in learning how to nourish yourself to be authentic.

She is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

She works with people wherever they are based through online sessions or in person in Leicestershire.

Additional Information

She has worked with Dr. Peter Livesey, an innovative GP trainer in Canterbury, Kent (author of 'Partners in Care' and 'The GP Consultation') with fourth year students from the University of Kent re: GP training, the doctor's personality and the acting out of patient profiles. She has been a member of the College of Medicine, involved in the Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health in research contexts as a Reader of Arts, Health & Wellbeing at Nottingham Trent University; Associate Editor, 'The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society'; External expert for BBC, 'Improve your Memory' programme; given papers at international conferences ('Me-no-pause: performing the 'change', Health, Illness and Representation, University of London; 'The Cultural Value of the Arts for Health & Wellbeing', University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 'Beyond the Gallery: The human foot as masterpiece of engineering, a work of art and window on our health', Health, Wellness and Society, University of Berkley, California, USA) and published 2 articles in the international journal, Scene ('Beyond the Gallery: The human foot as masterpiece of engineering, a work of art and window on our health', Vol. 1, No. 2. and 'Nature connections: Cultural heritage, identity and wellbeing in Vancouver, Canada', Vol. 3, Nos. 1 & 2). This mix of invited and commissioned work has enabled her practice working with GPs, health professionals, and the public to sustain a depth and breadth, which she can bring appropriately as an NLP Trainer and Coach to the diverse community of the GP surgery and their practice.

NLP Retreat for Junior Doctors, 2022; Co-created with International Master Trainer, Nishith Shah, led sessions and participated in NLP Swiss Retreat, 2022; The 10X Program with Gene Early & Nishith Shah, 2022-24; Holistic Health - Coaching, Aromatherapy, Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Conduct & Business Awareness, Reflexology, Diet and Nutrition, Holistic massage, Indian head massage.

She has taught in schools, adult education and higher education universities, including training teachers, B.Ed. Creative Arts.  She has been an academic in 6 UK Universities, in the role of Professor or Visiting Professor (VP), Reader in Visual Arts and Health, VP at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze in Italy. Associate Editor of The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society and Co-Editor of International Journal, Scene.

She has contributed to and been part of many communities, in multiple identities as an academic, author, broadcaster, artist, facilitator and creative. Within the context of working with GP Surgeries, these include collaborative projects with a medical centre in Sheffield to enhance the patient experience, to promote a sense of welcome, ownership and opportunity for an ongoing relationship between the facility and its users; a project with NHS Nottingham City, 'Beyond the Gallery and into the Community: Having our say, choosing our care and taking responsibility for our own health', in collaboration with a GP at a surgery in Sherwood, Nottingham; 'The New Apothecary's Cabinet II', installed in the waiting room of The Park Medical Practice, Derby and at the Student Well-Being Centre, Kedleston campus, University of Derby, which led to the public art installation of the cabinet at The Royal Derby Hospital for 2 years with a footfall of 10,000 people a day.