Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner & Coach
Practical NLP tools for lasting personal change, sharper communication and a coaching career.

About the programme
Rooted in the study of excellence in communication, behaviour and mindset. A hands-on programme built around real-world exercises, so you leave able to apply NLP with yourself and with clients.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) explores how the way we think (neuro), the language we use (linguistic) and our habitual patterns of behaviour (programming) shape the results we get. It began as a study of what exceptional communicators and therapists did differently, and turned those patterns into skills anyone can learn.
This practitioner intensive is deliberately hands-on. Every technique is demonstrated, practised in pairs and small groups, and then applied to real situations — so you leave able to use NLP with yourself and with clients, not just knowing about it.
You’ll learn to build rapport quickly, reframe limiting beliefs, change unhelpful emotional responses and structure coaching conversations that create lasting change. These skills transfer directly to leadership, sales, therapy, education and coaching.
What you’ll learn
8 modules that take you from understanding to confident, practical application.
- NLP principles, presuppositions and modelsWhere NLP comes from, its core presuppositions and the key models that explain how we create our experience.
- Self-awareness and emotional self-regulationNotice your internal states and learn techniques to change them when you need to.
- Rapport and influenceBuild trust quickly through matching, pacing and leading, and communicate in a way people can really hear.
- Timeline TherapyWork with the way we store memories in time to release negative emotions and limiting decisions.
- Emotional intelligence through neuroscience toolsConnect NLP techniques with what neuroscience tells us about emotion and behaviour.
- NLP coaching frameworksStructure coaching sessions around clear outcomes, precise questions and well-formed goals.
- Swish Pattern and Parts IntegrationTwo classic NLP techniques for changing habits and resolving inner conflict.
- Practical client-coaching skillsBring everything together in supervised practice sessions based on real coaching scenarios.
Learning by doing
Every session balances clear teaching with practice, feedback and reflection.

Demonstration first
See each technique demonstrated live before you try it yourself.
Practice in pairs and small groups
Every technique is practised with feedback from your peers and the trainer.
Real goals, real change
Work on your own genuine goals and challenges, so the learning is personal as well as professional.
Supervised client coaching
Rehearse complete coaching sessions so you’re ready to work with clients.
Is this programme right for you?
- Entrepreneurs and business leaders
- Coaches and therapists
- Anyone seeking personal growth and mindset change
What you’ll take away
- Work through limiting beliefs
- Communicate more persuasively
- Use NLP techniques to reframe unhelpful patterns
- Enhanced emotional intelligence
- Stronger problem-solving
- Apply NLP with your own clients
Graduate with a verifiable certificate and digital badge
Complete the programme and you’ll receive your RISENLEAD certificate of completion, together with your digital badge.
- Every certificate carries a unique certificate number and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it
- Backed by IPHM, ICAHP, ABNLP accreditation
- Share your badge on LinkedIn, your website and email signature
- Shows clients and employers exactly what you’re qualified in
Put your certification to work
The skills you build apply far beyond the training room.
Coaching and therapy
Add proven change techniques to your coaching, counselling or therapy practice.
Leadership and management
Communicate with clarity, influence ethically and bring out the best in your team.
Sales, negotiation and business
Build rapport, understand what people really want and present persuasively.
Training and education
Design learning that engages different thinking and learning styles.
Personal change
Break unhelpful habits, move past limiting beliefs and set goals you’ll actually achieve.
Learn with Aswin Sarang
Leadership trainer and certified life coach, known for a structured, results-oriented approach to personal transformation and executive development.
With a background spanning engineering, entrepreneurship and behavioural science, Aswin integrates modern psychology with practical coaching frameworks. He has trained and mentored hundreds of people using techniques rooted in NLP, hypnotherapy and sound therapy.
- Member, Forbes Technology Council
- Featured in Forbes, FOX, Business Insider and Entrepreneur
- Author of The Belief Bible (Vol. 1 & 2)




Choose how you learn
Fees are shown in INR where available; onsite intensives in Dubai are priced in AED. Ask us for a quote in INR. Cohorts run throughout the year — enquire for the next available dates.
Travel to Dubai for an intensive
- Schedule
- 7 days × 8 hrs
- Location
- Dubai
- Next cohort
- Enquire
Online or local cohort
- Status
- Register your interest
- Fees
- In INR, on enquiry
Every enrolment includes
- Trainer-led, in-person practitioner intensive
- Supervised practice in pairs and small groups
- Live demonstrations of every core technique
- RISENLEAD certificate of completion and digital badge
- Lifetime access to the RISENLEAD alumni community
New dates for this programme will be announced soon. Ask to be notified or see the course calendar.
NLP questions
How long is the programme?
Onsite · Dubai: 7 days × 8 hrs. See the upcoming dates above, or contact us for the next cohort.
Is the programme accredited?
Yes. It is accredited by International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM), International Compliance Assurance for Holistic Practitioners (ICAHP), American Board of NLP, USA (ABNLP).
What will I receive when I complete it?
Your RISENLEAD certificate of completion, with a unique certificate number and a QR code anyone can scan to verify it, plus a digital badge to share on LinkedIn and your website. You also join the RISENLEAD alumni community for life.
What will an NLP Practitioner certification let me do?
It shows you’ve learned and practised the core NLP techniques and can apply them with yourself and with clients — in a coaching practice or alongside your existing work.
What NLP certification do I receive?
On completing this NLP practitioner course you receive the RISENLEAD NLP Practitioner & Coach certificate and digital badge. The NLP training is accredited by ABNLP, IPHM and ICAHP, so your NLP practitioner certification is internationally accredited.
Do I need to be a coach to join?
No. The programme suits entrepreneurs, leaders, coaches, therapists and anyone interested in personal change. Coaching skills are taught as part of the programme.
How does NLP relate to neuroscience?
NLP grew out of studying highly effective communicators and therapists. In this programme we connect its techniques with insights from neuroscience and emotional intelligence, and focus on practical application you can see working.
Why is the NLP programme so practical?
NLP is a skill, and skills are learned by doing. That’s why most of the time is spent practising techniques with feedback rather than listening to theory.
Ready to take the next step?
Talk to us about dates, formats and whether this programme is the right fit for your goals.






