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Lisa de Rijk
Lisa de Rijk (formerly Lisa Wake) is Managing Director of Awaken Consulting & Training Services Ltd and also of Awaken School, a United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) acc...view moreLisa de Rijk (formerly Lisa Wake) is Managing Director of Awaken Consulting & Training Services Ltd and also of Awaken School, a United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) accredited NLPt psychotherapy training organisation. Author of Neurolinguistic Psychotherapy: A Postmodern Perspective; The Role of Brief Therapies in Attachment Disorder; and lead editor of The Clinical Effectiveness of Neurolinguistic Programming. Lisa is committed to NLP research and development and co-developed the world’s first UK university recognised NLP Trainers Training that has an academic underpinning. As a former nurse and NHS manager in the UK, Lisa has an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and is studying for her PhD in Psychology at Surrey University, exploring NLPt and how it integrates latest thinking in neuroscience into NLP practice. Consultant to a diverse range of organisations, Lisa has a track record of working in the public, private and third sector as a Trainer, Coach, Change Management Consultant and Supervisor. Lisa has served as Chair and Vice Chair of UKCP and is advisor to the Association of NLP. She is the European Director for Research and Development, for the global NLP Research and Recognition project. Lisa is Honorary Fellow of UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) awarded for her services and contribution to the field of psychotherapy.view less