The Nina Madden Academy ICF Accredited Life Coach and ABNLP Accredited NLP training

How is The Nina Madden Academy ICF Accredited Life Coach and ABNLP Accredited NLP training different from other training providers on the market? 

Philosophy: Soul-led and Self-led

My mission, and the mission of The Nina Madden Academy, is to help as many people as possible live a Soul-led, Self-led life of freedom and independence. This means honouring the authority of your own heart, listening to the voice within you, and living authentically, not the way society expects, or other people want, but according to your own truth.

Diverse Background and Experience

I, Nina Madden, am an NLP Master Coach, ICF PCC accredited, qualified EMDR therapist, and an internationally accredited trainer of NLP and Hypnosis (INLPTA and ABNLP) with twenty years' experience in private practice. I have run retreats in India and Thailand, facilitated groups, and worked with individuals from all walks of life for twenty years. I also have extensive experience working with survivors of domestic violence through the charity Refuge.

The Nina Madden Academy's Boutique Approach

At The Nina Madden Academy, I prioritise a personable, non-transactional relationship with my students, maintaining small groups to ensure continuous dialogue and personalised attention. My mission is to help every graduate of The Nina Madden Academy become a unique, powerful, and truly life-changing coach.

1. Global Accreditation and Professional Recognition

The Nina Madden Academy's programme emphasises high-calibre, internationally recognised training and credentials, a qualification that carries real leverage and meaning in the marketplace.

• ICF Accreditation: The Nina Madden Academy's training is ICF (International Coaching Federation) accredited, widely regarded as the gold standard of coaching globally.
• NLP Certifications: At The Nina Madden Academy, I offer accredited Advanced NLP Practitioner Certification with a pathway to NLP Master Practitioner level through the ABNLP and ANLP.
• Professional Standing: Graduates of The Nina Madden Academy are qualified to register with professional membership boards including ABNLP, ANLP and ICF, obtain insurance, and practise legally worldwide.

2. The Nina Madden Academy's Boutique Training Methodology

A defining feature of The Nina Madden Academy is its boutique approach, a deliberate contrast to larger, corporatised training providers.

• Intimate Groups: At The Nina Madden Academy, groups are intentionally kept small, capped at 12 students, and often fewer, ensuring I can give every student personalised attention and feedback throughout.
• Sacred Space: The Nina Madden Academy's training incorporates structured Time to Think facilitation principles, based on Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment, creating a safe space for students to feel seen, safe, and heard while exploring the deeper concepts of self, purpose, authenticity and change.
• Experiential Learning: My approach at The Nina Madden Academy is hands-on. Although the curriculum is organised and accredited, teaching focuses on experience, practice, reflection and real-time dialogue.
• Expert Facilitation: I bring twenty years of real-world clinical experience in private practice to The Nina Madden Academy, with thousands of client hours, a significant distinction from competitors whose trainers may have only a few years' experience, or sometimes none at all.

3. The Nina Madden Academy's Signature Frameworks and Depth of Methodology

The Nina Madden Academy's Diploma in Life Coaching and NLP goes beyond the surface-level coaching training offered by most providers, integrating advanced psychological tools that work with the unconscious mind to create profound and lasting change.

• ICF Accredited Coach Training: The Nina Madden Academy's programme consists of 76 hours of ICF coach-specific training, more than the 65 hours offered by most programmes, accredited at ACC level with the ICF.
• The Hero's Journey: Based on Joseph Campbell's work, this Nina Madden Academy module helps students and their clients shift from a victim mindset into an empowered, self-led perspective, finding meaning in difficulty and clarity about who they are truly meant to become.
• Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment: The Nina Madden Academy integrates the nine principles of Nancy Kline's Thinking Environment, teaching students to create a sacred space for clients to access their best thinking, imagination and clarity.
• Metaphors and Archetypes: At The Nina Madden Academy, students learn to identify and shift the operational metaphors that influence identity and hidden drives.
• NLP Mastery: The Nina Madden Academy's NLP training focuses on shifting mental blueprints and working with the whole person, including clearing limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, anxiety, fears and self-sabotage.
• Timeline Therapy: Through The Nina Madden Academy's Timeline Re-Imprinting training, students learn to remove negative emotions including sadness, anger, guilt and shame originating from childhood, and to change personal history at the root.
• Transformational Storytelling: The Nina Madden Academy teaches Transformational Storytelling drawing on the techniques of Milton Erickson, Archetypes, Metaphor and the Hero's Journey, using story to provide genuine insight and wisdom.

4. Comprehensive Support and Mentorship

Post-training support is a central part of The Nina Madden Academy's offering, supporting graduates through the transition into a successful coaching career.

• ICF Coach Mentoring: The Nina Madden Academy includes three months of mentoring to support students with case studies, observed practice and clinical questions.
• Business Mentoring: I offer guidance on setting up a coaching practice and attracting clients.
• Community and Connection: Graduates of The Nina Madden Academy gain access to the Coach Café and Monthly Momentum Calls for ongoing networking and support, with in-person meetups in London.

5. Career Flexibility and Lifestyle Freedom

The Nina Madden Academy's Diploma in Life Coaching and NLP is designed to help graduates build a life and career shaped around their own aspirations, values and vision.

• Lifestyle Flexibility: Graduates of The Nina Madden Academy have gone on to work independently from locations including Thailand and from home, as well as into corporate coaching roles.
• Scheduling Control: As a coach trained by The Nina Madden Academy, graduates choose their own hours, whether working a few days a week, around children, part-time or full-time.
• Niche Flexibility: The whole person is the niche. Skills gained through The Nina Madden Academy's training can be applied across any area of life coaching, including executive, relationship and youth coaching.
• Earning Potential: Starting rates for coaches with NLP skills range from £100 to £200 per hour, enabling a meaningful income even with a small client base.

I think this should give you a useful overview and understanding of exactly what you engage with when you come to study the dual-accredited Diploma in Life Coaching and NLP with me. 

You will get certified with a professional qualification to build a fresh life and career - or shape the one you already have into something unique, beautiful and authentic to you. 

If this has resonated with you you are welcome to book in a call with me - and we can talk in person about your goals, vision, aspirations and the way forward. 

I am here to help. 

What Graduates of The Nina Madden Academy Say

"Nina is a truly inspirational trainer, I thoroughly enjoyed her course, not only was it hugely informative, enlightening and well-structured, but also full of joy. The 5 weeks flew by, and I was genuinely sad to finish the course. Recommend it to anyone who wants excellent quality life coaching and NLP training." Louise Bradshaw