Coaching, NLP and Personal Growth
Work on mindset, limiting beliefs, self-leadership, communication and goals to navigate change with greater awareness and confidence.
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Business Coaching and Leadership
Programmes for managers, professionals, entrepreneurs and teams, focused on leadership, communication, negotiation, stress management and soft skills development.
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Intercultural Coaching and International Business
Overcome language and cultural barriers with programmes for professionals and businesses communicating, negotiating and working in international markets.
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An approach built on experience
Meet Maria Loreti and discover an approach that combines over thirty years of experience with coaching, NLP, mindfulness and a deep intercultural awareness.
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Coaching and NLP to overcome what’s holding back your potential
Having skills, experience and goals does not always mean being able to fulfil your potential. You may feel stuck when faced with a decision, lose confidence during a period of change, notice recurring behaviours you are unable to change, or achieve important results without feeling truly fulfilled. The Mind Bridge Coaching was created to address the gap between what a person is capable of and what they are actually able to achieve at a given time.
Through professional coaching, NLP and mindfulness tools, the programme helps you explore thought and behaviour patterns, limiting beliefs, communication styles and emotional responses that may be holding back change. The aim is not to apply a one-size-fits-all formula, but to understand your individual situation and build an approach that fits your needs, values and goals. You can work on self-leadership, self-esteem, stress management, communication, relationships, career development and goal setting. Maria Loreti brings over thirty years of experience in teaching, coaching and personal development to The Mind Bridge Coaching, combining proven methods, attentive listening and a focus on results.
Maria Loreti: international experience and a person-centred approach
Behind The Mind Bridge is Maria Loreti, a native English-speaking coach and trainer with over thirty years of experience in teaching, coaching and personal development. Having lived on three continents has given her a deep understanding of linguistic, cultural and interpersonal differences.
Her approach combines NLP, mindfulness, coaching and intercultural communication to help individuals, professionals and businesses become more aware of their own resources. Each program starts by listening to your needs and uses practical tools to help you navigate change, improve communication and achieve personal and professional goals.
At The Mind Bridge, Maria offers an approach that brings together personal growth and professional development, while valuing each person’s identity. Programmes are available in Italian and English, including online, for clients in Italy and abroad.
Training package · 12 hours
NLP Basics Course for Entrepreneurs and Managers
A 12-hour program, delivered over 12 weeks with one 1-hour session per week, or over 6 weeks with two sessions per week. Gain practical NLP skills to communicate more effectively, manage emotions and achieve your personal and professional goals.
Course objectives
- Understand the fundamental principles of NLP
- Develop awareness of your thought patterns and language
- Improve communication, listening and relationships with others
- Learn practical techniques to manage emotions, goals and motivation
- Apply NLP in your personal and professional life
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Phase 1: The Foundations (Weeks 1–3)
The goal is to reset your perception and learn to read others.
- Week 1: Presuppositions and Sensory Acuity. Study the key principles (e.g. “The map is not the territory”). Observation and calibration exercises: notice subtle changes in another person’s breathing and tone of voice.
- Week 2: Rapport and Mirroring. Learn to build instant rapport through matching (posture, verbal and paraverbal cues) and then leading (Pacing & Leading).
- Week 3: Representational Systems (VAKOG). Identify whether the person you are speaking with is visual, auditory or kinaesthetic by observing their verbal predicates and eye movements.
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Phase 2: Managing Internal States (Weeks 4–6)
The goal is to take control of your emotional responses.
- Week 4: Submodalities. Learn to change the qualities of mental images (brightness, distance, colour) to alter the emotional impact of a memory or concern.
- Week 5: Anchoring. Create physical “switches” to instantly access states of confidence, calm or energy. The Collapse Anchors technique helps eliminate negative states.
- Week 6: Perceptual Positions. Analyse conflicts from three points of view: Self (my perspective), Other (their perspective), Observer (neutral).
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Phase 3: The Power of Language (Weeks 7–9)
The goal is to communicate with surgical precision or hypnotic persuasion.
- Week 7: Meta Model. Learn to ask the right questions to uncover generalisations, deletions and distortions in your own language and that of others.
- Week 8: Milton Model. Study “artfully vague” language to induce light trance states, motivate and overcome unconscious resistance.
- Week 9: Reframing. The art of changing the context or meaning of a situation (e.g. turning a “failure” into “feedback”).
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Phase 4: Deep Change and Strategies (Weeks 10–12)
The goal is long-term change and excellence.
- Week 10: Timeline. Working with your timeline to release negative emotions from the past or set future goals in a way that resonates with the unconscious mind.
- Week 11: Modelling Strategies and T.O.T.E. Analyse the mental sequence (Test-Operate-Test-Exit) that leads to success in a specific task and replicate it.
- Week 12: Integration and Logical Levels. Aligning Environment, Behaviour, Capabilities, Values, Identity and Mission using Robert Dilts’ pyramid.
Service Description
The programme is designed to develop NLP skills. Its aim is to provide practical tools for improving interpersonal communication, managing emotional states and achieving personal and professional goals.
Course syllabus
12-week program, or 6 weeks with two sessions per week. Weekly sessions of 1 hour each (or a schedule to be agreed). Includes:
- Reference guide
- Exercise Workbook: practical worksheets for weekly practice
- Progress Tracking Template: tools for monitoring learning
Fee details
One-to-one or team training sessions.
Self-leadership, communication and goals: focus on what really matters
Change is more lasting when it involves not only what we do, but also how we see ourselves, our relationships and the possibilities before us. That’s why The Mind Bridge works across three closely connected areas. The first is self-leadership: understanding your reactions, recognizing habits and limiting beliefs, and building confidence in your decisions. The second is effective communication and relationships: learning to express needs and opinions assertively, set healthy boundaries, truly listen to others, and handle tension and conflict with greater clarity. The third is alignment between values, identity and goals. During periods of personal or professional transition, it can help to pause and ask whether the path you’re on still reflects what you truly want. Coaching, NLP and mindfulness can help turn often-confusing questions into a clearer direction and concrete action. This isn’t about being handed ready-made answers, but about becoming more aware of your resources and setting realistic, sustainable goals that fit your life.
Business coaching for leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs and teams
Technical skills are essential, but in the most complex professional settings,
soft skills
often determine the quality of decisions, relationships and leadership. The Mind Bridge offers programmes for managers, professionals, entrepreneurs and businesses looking to become more effective at managing people and high-stakes situations. These may focus on
leadership, communication, negotiation, stress management, assertiveness, collaboration and teamwork. Every programme starts with real needs: stepping into a new role, leading a team, navigating a period of transformation, preparing for an important negotiation or learning to communicate with greater authority.
Combining business coaching, NLP and mindfulness makes it possible to work on both observable behaviors and the internal dynamics that influence them. For companies, this can include individual coaching, mentoring, assessments and team workshops. The goal is to bring the insights from each session into day-to-day professional life, so that awareness and skills become practical tools for managing people, workplace relationships and decisions.
Bilingual coaching and intercultural skills for working across borders
The Mind Bridge also stands out for its deeply international outlook. Maria Loreti is a native English speaker and has lived on three continents, developing first-hand knowledge over more than thirty years of the linguistic, interpersonal and cultural differences that can affect professional collaboration. Speaking the same language does not necessarily mean interpreting concepts such as authority, feedback, punctuality, hierarchy, negotiation or conflict management in the same way. That is why programmes can incorporate bilingual coaching, Business English and intercultural communication, for Italian professionals working with overseas markets as well as international executives and entrepreneurs engaging with the Italian market.
This may involve preparing for meetings and negotiations, communicating more confidently in English, understanding cultural codes and developing effective leadership in international settings. It is about more than simply translating words; it is about understanding people and contexts. In this way, The Mind Bridge builds a bridge between personal growth, professional development and the international sphere, helping people overcome personal, communication and cultural barriers.
