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FEATURE

COACHING

WRITTEN BY STU BROWN

Over the last two years the PFOA has
worked towards providing a support

structure to members and their families
that is quite possibly unique. In addition

to using the conventional method

of counselling we have utilised a
coaching process using NLP as well as

Hypnotherapy when required.

am proud to be one of those coaches and have been helping
members since 2013 along with a small band of coaches
throughout the country. The coaches have now begun to be self
fulfilling and because of the results we have managed to obtain
for some of our members in times of need, we have begun to
see an increase in calls.
I t is exactly because of those positive changes we have a vast range of people or appear on TV.
I
helped to create for those people that I find myself in a pub in Ali could happily be anywhere else in the world but here he is
Dumbarton on a very murky night in late November with Ian in a Premier Inn telling us how much he respects what the PFOA
Collins from MDP and one of the country’s, if not the world’s is doing to get people back from negative life events. Ali was
best, life coaches, Ali Campbell. approached by Mark and Karl to deliver a course to create new
To put Ali into perspective he is an enigmatic, instantly coaches and, after assisting him through two courses, both Ian
likeable Scot who has helped the likes of Kelly Rowland, Katie and I can only praise what he has produced.
Price, Premiership footballers and other stars. He regularly flies to With the Ministry of Defence Police Federation now
America, Dubai and countless other exotic locations to deal with supporting their members with a PFOA membership it was great