My Story, Qualifications and Experience
I was told I’d probably never walk again after I broke my hip in 1998 but all these years later I use the gym every day and drive thousands of miles a year. in 2021 an emergency bowel cancer operation meant that I now have a stoma and a colostomy bag but that hasn’t stopped me from working full time, getting married again, renovating a cottage and then starting a new business venture at 69!
Mentoring for Life
I’m not a qualified clinician, but I’m a mental health professional because I understand the root cause of all mental and emotional unrest and the knowledge is absolute gold to anyone wanting to change the thinking patterns that are limiting their creative lives.
I’d like to give you a bit of background about me to begin the process of getting to know and trust one another.
Mentoring for Life brings together a lifetime of experiences stretching back to 1972 when I left school at seventeen years old and took up a job in sales with a local estate agency. My mother had found this for me through a contact she knew, I had no formal qualifications but the man who interviewed me said I had a nice smile - such a smile would sell houses!
Estate Agency was a fantastic career that taught me how to sell, how to understand people often under high pressure and intense personal circumstances. My career varied, and I continued in sales as a Director in a recruitment company.
I continued until the terrible recession of the late 80’s where life took a turn and I started working with a national charitable housing association. That was the start of many happy and successful years developing affordable homes throughout London and the South East.
In 2009 I qualified as a Psychotherapist and I have been a serial social entrepreneur starting various ventures in therapy, coaching, and consulting as I have traveled around the UK, as well as taking on consultant positions in social housing projects.
So here I am way past what most people consider to be retirement age offering all this experience and training for the benefit of my clients’ through Mentoring for Life – a modern hybrid service providing ways to help people see their world differently because when you see your world differently, your world changes and what seemed just a dream becomes a part of your future reality.
David R Cotterill Mentoring for Life Psychotherapist, coach and mentor
Training, qualifications & experience:
Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy (CCTS, London)
Master NLP Practitioner (NLP Life and Paul McKenna Training)
Certified Three Principles Coach & Facilitator/Trainer (Clarity)
15 Years practical experience working with individuals and groups
Certified Christian Coach
Associations:
The Association for Coaching is a leading independent, and not-for-profit professional body dedicated to promoting best practice and raising the awareness and standards of coaching, worldwide. Their purpose is to inspire and champion coaching excellence, to advance the coaching profession and make a sustainable difference to individuals, organizations and society.
The Three Principles Global Community (3PGC) is a non-profit organization that is committed to bringing an understanding of The Three Principles* to people throughout the world. Our mission is to increase the number of people who are teaching, sharing and learning The Principles, and to enhance and facilitate professional collaboration in this field.
Client TB, "Compared with the mindset I had at our first meeting to where I am now is amazing"
Client AB, following three sessions of coaching: "I think that our sessions have been a huge help for me in order to boost my self confidence and get me to where I am now". The penny is definitely starting to drop now....I felt like I couldn't get out of the thinking pattern, that the thoughts were me and I was acting on every emotion and being pulled around. I now get an emotion but then watch and question."
As well as working with hundreds of personal clients, I have provided Psychological Training, Coaching, Therapy and Mindfulness Sessions for the following organisations and wellbeing centres:
Anxiety Workshops and life consultancy at Thurrock Council, Essex.
Stress Management Training for Fundraisers and Volunteers at Havens Hospices Essex
Business Transformation for The Home Partnership Estate Agency
Business Transformation for EIG (Estates Insurance Group) London
Stress Management and Coaching for Business Owners, freelancers and entrepreneurs at Business Referral Network (BRN) Essex
Life and Business Coaching for Network Members of EBN, Essex
Mind and Thought Training for Engineers at Ford Motor Company Dunton Essex UK
Wellness Workshop for staff at Ashfords Solicitors London UK
NLP Coaching for Board members, Staff and Executives at CHP Chelmsford Essex UK
Training for Lawyers at CLT (Central Legal Training)
NLP Mentoring for Psychology students at Birkbeck University London
Stress Reduction Course for Staff at Palmers Solicitors Essex
Therapeutic Coaching Personal clients at Exeter Mind and Body Clinic
Therapeutic Coaching for Personal clients at Holmedale Health Exeter
Training for Housing Professionals at SDS Cranleigh Surrey UK
Training for Housing Professionals at Women in Social Housing UK
Therapeutic Coaching for Personal clients at Glow Health & Beauty Upminster Essex
Personal Life Coaching for PJ Naylor Docklands London UK
