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High-Performance Psychotherapy & Coaching Intensives

A focused, intensive approach to lasting change

My approach integrates neuroscience, cognitive behavioural methods, clinical hypnotherapy and advanced NLP visualisation to support deep, lasting change. In high-performance therapy sessions I help clients whose minds do not switch off under pressure to regulate attention, interrupt automatic patterns and work with greater clarity and intent.

Each session is fully tailored to your individual goals and challenges, whether you want to improve focus, manage stress, navigate a career transition or work with a more deliberate and grounded mindset.

 

Below, you’ll find a clear overview of what to expect when working with me, including your role in the process and how we will collaborate to create measurable, lasting change through intensive, science-based high-performance therapy and coaching.

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Each 120-minute session is intensive, structured and clinically grounded. This work uses high-performance psychotherapy to examine your patterns with precision and create lasting, meaningful change.

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Our Roles

Begin by understanding the roles that shape the therapeutic work.

Step-by-step Process

Understand the structured process that guides this therapeutic work.

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True transformation is a collaborative process. In my therapy and coaching intensives, change is not something done to you but something we build together through focused psychological work.

Your role in the therapeutic relationship

In the therapeutic relationship you play an essential and active role. True transformation is not something that happens to you but something we build together. My high-performance coaching and therapy intensives are designed for individuals who are ready to take ownership of their growth and engage fully in the process.

 

You are not a passive recipient in this work. You are an active participant whose progress depends on a willingness to reflect carefully, examine limiting beliefs and take deliberate action between sessions.

 

I guide you using science-based strategies from neuroscience, psychology, NLP and clinical hypnotherapy, yet lasting change comes from your commitment to applying the mindset shifts and behavioural adjustments we develop together.

 

Clients who experience the most meaningful breakthroughs are those who attend consistently, remain open to growth and commit to creating the transformation they want in both their personal and professional lives.

To work effectively, it is helpful to be clear about what is expected of you as a client.

This process requires active engagement, reflection and follow-through.

The following principles outline how you can participate in a way that supports meaningful progress.

  • Commit to the process:  Real change requires active engagement, careful reflection and consistent follow-through. Your progress is shaped by the effort and intention you bring.

  • Engage with openness and respect: This is a collaborative therapeutic relationship. Meaningful progress depends on your willingness to speak honestly about your thoughts, emotions and experiences so we can understand your patterns clearly and work with them effectively.

  • Be open to self-discovery: Curiosity plays a central role in psychological change, allowing us to examine blind spots with clarity rather than self-criticism. Many high-achieving clients replay conversations for hours or analyse interactions long after they end, and this work provides a structured space to understand those patterns and respond to them differently.

  • Apply the techniques: Insight alone is not enough. Using the methods we develop between sessions helps consolidate the work and supports lasting behavioural change.

  • Communicate and collaborate: Your reflections and observations help shape the direction of each session. This is a collaborative process, and clear communication ensures the work remains aligned with your goals and the patterns we are addressing.

High Performance Mindset Coach

Analysis, Integration and Self-Mastery

Sustaining Breakthroughs Through Ongoing Strategy and Support

Transformation does not stop when the session ends. To support sustainable, long-term change, I provide structured guidance between sessions, helping you integrate insights, consolidate new behaviours and stay aligned with your goals.

 

These resources are tailored to your needs and ensure that progress continues between sessions and beyond the work we do together.

  • Personalised action plans: Each session concludes with clear, strategic steps to apply in everyday contexts so that insight is translated into practical implementation.

  • Expressive journaling exercises: Drawing on the Pennebaker method to deepen emotional insight, build self-awareness and support the reprocessing of significant experiences.

  • Thought diaries and cognitive tracking: Monitoring day-to-day thoughts to identify patterns, refine cognitive appraisals and strengthen the accuracy and flexibility of your thinking.

  • Behavioural experiments: Testing new behaviours in real situations to gather evidence, interrupt long-standing assumptions and build more adaptive responses through direct experience.

  • Self-hypnosis, visualisation and attentional training: Embedding new cognitive and behavioural patterns through guided mental rehearsal, hypnotic protocols and structured techniques that strengthen focus and regulate internal states.

  • Behavioural tracking & progress reviews:  Supporting long-term change through structured accountability, reflection, and realignment with your goals.

      Clients often make significant personal and professional progress within a small number of sessions, yet         long-term mastery requires continued application and refinement of the strategies we develop                       together. Some individuals choose to work with me across a longer arc, exploring deeper layers of                 mindset, behaviour and performance. Others prefer periodic review sessions to consolidate progress             and remain aligned with their evolving goals.

 

      New challenges will emerge as you grow, and I remain available to support you through those transitions      with clarity, structure and insight. Whether you are seeking a focused breakthrough or a longer-term              programme of development, this neuroscience-based approach is designed to support deep and                    sustainable change.

Intensive, Science-Based Therapy and Coaching Sessions

Personalised Strategies for Deep Transformation and High Performance

These sessions build on the insights developed in the earlier stages of the work and apply a structured framework for deep psychological change. The approach integrates methods from Stress Inoculation Training, cognitive and behavioural therapy, applied neuroscience, CBH and advanced linguistic techniques. Together, these methods strengthen psychological resilience, refine attentional control and target the cognitive and behavioural mechanisms that shape performance under pressure.

  • Stress Inoculation Training (SIT): A behavioural therapy protocol that builds psychological and physical resistance to stress by strengthening self-talk, practising intentional relaxation methods such as progressive muscle relaxation, rehearsing adaptive responses and developing greater control under pressure.

 

  • NLP & NLP Visualisation: Using language-based and imagery techniques to shift the internal representations that drive automatic responses, refine attentional focus and support more adaptive patterns of thought and behaviour.

  • Cognitive Restructuring: Identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns to build a clearer, more resilient and balanced mindset.

  • Cognitive-behavioural hypnotherapy (CBH): Evidence-based hypnotic techniques that strengthen attentional control, reduce physiological arousal and support the integration of new, healthier response patterns.

  •  Behaviour mapping and emotional processingRecognising emotional triggers and interrupting learned response cycles to support calm, clarity and stability in high-stakes situations.

Your story

Your Journey Begins With Your Story

Step 1: Initial Consultation – Clarity and Alignment

 

Before we begin our work together, we start with a free 30-minute consultation to establish clarity, connection and alignment. This is your opportunity to share what has brought you here and to explore whether my approach is the right fit for your goals.

 

During this call, we will:

  • Discuss your goals, challenges, and expectations: We clarify what you want to change and the mindset shifts you are seeking, whether personal or professional.

  • Explore how my intensive, neuroscience-based approach can support you: I outline the methods I use, including applied neuroscience, NLP and cognitive restructuring, and how they may help you move forward.

  • Determine if we’re a strong therapeutic match: A successful partnership requires trust and alignment, and we will decide together whether to proceed.​ 

 

​      If we both feel it is the right fit, we will schedule your first 120-minute deep-dive session and begin the         work.

Step 2: Understanding Your Patterns

In this stage we begin to uncover the deeper layers of your mindset. Together we explore the thought patterns, emotional habits and belief systems that have shaped how you think, act and perform.

 

Using clinical protocols and advanced coaching tools, we map out your story and analyse it through the Therapeutic Assessment framework, integrating CBT formulation methods such as vicious-cycle mapping to identify the recurring patterns, reinforcement loops and limiting beliefs that may be restricting your progress.

  • Mindset and behaviour mapping: Identifying the underlying beliefs, emotional loops and thought patterns that influence your daily choices.

  • Cognitive–behavioural formulation: A structured analysis of how your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and physical reactions interact, helping us identify the maintaining cycles that shape your daily experience..

  • Therapeutic Assessment:  A clinical method used to understand how relationships and core beliefs shape short-term coping strategies that can lead to longer-term patterns of self-sabotage.

      Across this stage of the work, you will develop a clear, personalised roadmap for the sessions ahead,             with practical strategies and immediate insights you can begin applying straight away.

A Partnership in Mindset Mastery: The Step-by-Step Process

This work is not about hierarchy or control. It is a partnership grounded in mutual respect, collaboration and a shared commitment to your progress. Many high-achieving individuals are used to leading from the front, yet this space is designed for something different: reflective and results-focused growth rooted in trust and accountability.

 

Meaningful transformation is not imposed. It emerges from a commitment to self-mastery approached with integrity, focus and steady attention. In our work together we create a professional space for honest exploration, strategic insight and lasting change.

This is not talk therapy or surface-level coaching. It is a high-impact, science-based approach designed to deliver measurable and lasting change.

John Tepe Psychotherapist
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My role as the therapist and coach

As your therapist and coach, my role is to support, challenge and guide you in realising your potential. My therapeutic style is compassionate, direct and grounded in evidence-based methods, helping you work with your mindset through practical, science-led tools that create meaningful results.

What You Can Expect From Me as Your Therapist and Coach

My therapeutic style is both compassionate and direct, designed to equip you with practical, science-based techniques that support real and lasting change.

 

Here is what you can expect from me as your therapist and coach:

  • Deliver a high-performance framework: I provide a structured, neuroscience-informed pathway that helps you break through internal barriers and optimise your mindset for long-term growth.

  • Facilitate clarity and self-awareness: Drawing on applied neuroscience, NLP and cognitive restructuring, I help you identify the thought patterns, behavioural loops and beliefs that shape your decisions and success.

  • Maintain a professional, respectful space: This is a high-trust relationship where challenges are approached with curiosity rather than confrontation. You will feel supported without being over-accommodated.

  • Offer creative insight: I integrate evidence-based techniques with creative thinking strategies to help you view challenges from new angles and identify solutions that may not be immediately obvious.

  • Support strategic and actionable growth: Each session is outcome-focused, ensuring that the work translates into measurable shifts in mindset and behaviour.

  • Provide structure and accountability: I hold you accountable to your goals and commitments with clarity and consistency. Personal responsibility is central to this process, and I support you in sustaining the change you want to make.

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