NLP Trainers

Tim Hallbom, Director of NLP Training

Tim Hallbom is the Director of Training. International trainer, coach, and author, Tim Hallbom is also the co-founder of of the NLP Institute of California. An organization that provides personal and professional development training programs to individuals from all over the world. He has developed numerous NLP processes, including methods for helping people identify and change limiting beliefs, create better relationships, deal well with trauma, integrate inner conflicts and communicate more effectively with their unconscious minds. These are continually being integrated into the NLP and Coaching Institute of California coaching and NLP training programs. Click here for full bio.


Kris Hallbom, Co-Director of NLP Training

International trainer, author and coach, Kris Hallbom is the co-founder of the NLP Institute of California and the Wealthy Mind program. Kris Hallbom trains in many parts of the world including Europe, South America, Australia, and throughout the United States. She is a contributing author to Your Mind Power: Strategies for Behaviour Change (2008) and the best-selling book, Alternative Medicine—The Definitive Guide (1994); and has authored numerous articles about NLP, psychology, systemic thinking and prosperity. Click here for for full bio.


Nick LeForce, International NLP Trainer

Nick LeForce has over 20 years experience of training in NLP programs, and teaching others how to be highly effective in every area of their life. His genuine expertise plus engaging training style have made him highly sought after by business organizations and NLP institutes throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He is the author of several articles and books including, Introduction to Ericksonian Hypnotherapy (1988) and Healing the Hurts of the Heart: Breaking the Shackles of Emotional Debt (1998). He has also maintained a busy coaching practice for the last decade. Click here for full bio.


Suzi Smith, International NLP Trainer, Facilitator and Coach

Suzi Smith brings over 25 years of experience in facilitating behavioral change in others to her NLP training and coaching practice. Suzi's work takes her to many parts of the world, including Asia, Europe, Mexico and South America. In the United States, she trains for the NLP and Coaching Institute of California, and NLPU in Santa Cruz, CA. Click here for full bio.


Robert Dilts, NLP Co-Developer, NLP Trainer, and Author

Special Guest Trainer

Robert Dilts has had an international reputation as a leading behavioral skills trainer and business consultant since the late 1970s. A developer and expert in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP), Robert has provided coaching, consulting and training throughout the world to a wide variety of individuals and organizations. Click here for full bio.



Helen Attridge, International NLP Trainer and Coach

Helen is passionate about training, she brings a high level of energy, humor and playfulness to the training environment. This combined with her extensive knowledge in the personal development field, NLP and the many different modalities of coaching she has studied over the years, creates a fun, easy and inspiring learning environment for students from all walks of life. Helen currently trains in the US, Asia and Central America. In her private practice she coaches clients both nationally and internationally to make powerful change in their lives, professions and businesses. Click here for full bio.


Jan Elfline, NLP Trainer and Coach


Jan Elfline began coaching in 1993 and has been a full-time coach since 1995. She is a Certified Professional/Personal Coach (CPPC) and an NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer. In 1998 she was recognized as a Master Certified Coach (MCC) by the International Coach Federation, one of the first coaches to achieve this status. In addition, she is an experienced educator. She holds a doctorate in Education and she taught at the university level for over 10 years. She loves teaching and infuses the training environment with a dynamic blend of insight and humor. In addition, she maintains an active private coaching practice. Click here for full bio




Silvia Johnson, NLP Trainer and Business Coach


Silvia Johnson, founder of Insights Coaching and Consulting, has over 10 years of experience in the area of personal and business transformation. Having a knack for modeling success and an ability to walk others through the steps to achieve their own goals, she has transformed hundreds of lives and businesses on an international scale. Her background is mostly as an executive coach and organizational consultant in Fortune 100 companies. Silvia holds a degree in Psychology for the University of California, Davis and is a Master NLP Practitioner and Coach. Click here for full bio