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What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.

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My Exceptional Life and I

When you’re looking for a therapist or coach it’s critical to success that there is a connection. With this in mind I am happy to chat before you book a session, call Jess on 07943394147, then if you want to proceed we get you booked in. The first session lasts about 75 minutes to break the ice, get the paperwork done and make progress. I encourage my clients to give careful thought after the first session if they feel comfortable and be honest with themselves. From there we work together on a personalised plan that is flexible to suit your needs and life.

My clients, friends, and family described me in a few words.

Passionate, energetic, approachable, educated, disorganised, solution focused, practical, funny, responsible, complex, motivated, direct, a safe place, determined, compassionate, complex, approachable, bright, intuitive, and brave.

Quick life summary
Jessica Schlupp-Taylor
Jessica Schlupp-TaylorNLP Master Practitioner and Coach
“A strong supportive friendly person who will be honest yet kind to help you along the right path”

My Exceptional Life summary

I’ve had a full life, a busy life and long may that continue. I thrive on learning and lifting others up. Educated, including a degree in Psychology and Sport Science BSc Hons 2:1 University of Birmingham and an MBA.

A successful career in pub management and then recruitment, my previous career was all about people. In 2016 as a single parent to 3 wonderful children it was obvious that my family life and recruitment wasn’t right and I qualified as a business and life coach (NLP master practitioner and coach), my recruitment clients transferred to my coaching and business psychology practice. Very quickly I established that my clients often had more personal challenges that needed a different form of support so I added further qualifications including, EFT, CBT diploma, psychotherapy, clinical hypnotherapy and sport psychology.

Now I work with companies and individuals providing sessions that can be tailored to suit their challenges and the way they respond best to achieve the desired outcomes.

Through my life I have been in some dark and unexpected places, I know what it feels like to be in a hole and I know what it feels like to  stand on the edge and come back. I’ve had my fair share of life events that haven’t gone as planned and had to adapt and overcome. I have  the ability and experience of overcoming significant setbacks and getting the best from my situation rather than the situation getting the best of me.

I am fortunate to love my job, whether business coaching or therapy, from HNW execs to individuals and all in-between I am passionate about helping people to rise up, spread their wings and experience the best life.

My children, the way they are able to make you feel the entire spectrum of emotions in a one minute window. The gym, currently learning to Olympic Weightlift (Thanks to www.NTPT.co.uk) and looking to becoming a masters competitor in functional fitness competitions when I turn 40. I know, I know I don’t look a day over 21, well I’m closer to 40 than 30 so bring on the fitness, exercise and learning is great. Since having children I don’t have the time to commit to a team otherwise I’d be playing rugby, netball and basketball. Any sport and exercise (ok, not snooker but all other sport).

Love animals, especially dogs, cats, horses, pretty much any animal with 4 legs or less. Their unconditional love, comfort and understanding, pure and innocent, their ability to read our raw states  and knowing how to respond without even having to study countless self help books. They just are in touch with nature, something that humans have lost, we learn a lot by spending quiet time with animals.   I like snakes too but not insects (in the circle of life insects are very useful, just not too close to me).

I love dancing, no official talent other than immense enthusiasm, (I’m a car dancing champion, you got me, there’s no such competition but if there was I’d win it, look out for me on the m42 traffic jams). Cuddles with my children, seeing them skip down the street when adults walk makes me smile from ear to ear.  Food, especially if someone else cooks it, doesn’t matter what it is or tastes like if someone else cooks it, I’m just a grateful recipient (Vicky and Mops thanks for all the dinners).

Tea and coffee, a good cuppa warms my insides. Spending time with people, I’m a sociable person who loves a good chat with friends, family and meeting new people. I love learning, especially from someone who is passionate about a topic, passion draws you in. Books, learning from them, seeing different perspectives. I love the variety of personalities in people. I love solving problems, including sudoku and logic problems.

I love my bed in the morning when it’s snuggly and warm and perfectly shaped for my body and head, (not that they’re separate, they are together but my head is on the pillow, body on the sheet, obviously). I love being outside in fresh air (mainly when it’s not freezing but I’ve heard there’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes so I guess even when it’s freezing I love being outside if I’m wearing the right clothing, haven’t found that yet though). Being outside to appreciate plants, nature, life, and growth. The sunset which reminds me we live on a planet in a universe and not just in a house in a town, helps me to put things into perspective. I love being warm. I love my glasses, they’re only a minor prescription but seeing is so much easier now I have them, the sound of rain on a tent and being safe, feeling safe in someone’s embrace.

I love light in general, sunlight, natural light, electrical light is a poor second best, but much better than dull, I’m the sort of person who has lights turned on in the middle of summer because it’s not quite light enough.

Oh, I love the sea, a magical place, calm yet dangerous, so full of life yet so destructive, the life that it holds is truly astonishing, and still new wonders are being discovered, there is so much about our planet we don’t yet know, let alone our universe and beyond. I love possibilities, once thought to be impossible. Keep your mind and eyes open and be prepared to be amazed.

My children saying they don’t like my cooking before they’ve even tried it, people who park on zigzags at school, people who park in disabled spots or parent and child spaces when they’re not disabled and don’t have children, short days (as in Winter, but I can’t say Winter because I like Christmas, I just don’t like the lack of light in Winter). Wind.

Me being late and me being lost: these are my stress triggers. McDonalds running adverts to say that they’re Chicken McNuggets are 100% chicken breast when only 45% of a chicken McNugget is actually chicken! When I see the petrol light come on the car- it feels like a waste of my life filling up my car with fuel, clearly it’s not, I’d waste a lot more time broken down on the side of the road if I didn’t fill up, but I can’t help disliking the light. Cheese with mould in.

People who don’t pick up after their dogs, or they do and leave the bag, what is that about? Getting out of bed, unless there’s a holiday involved. Companies that add sugar (under various nicknames) into everything! Including yes, ham, bacon, cheese and onion crisps to mention only a few.

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You can change your future by changing your attitude.

Jessica Schlupp-Taylor
Practitioner