Meet the Team

Meet the Team – We are a family business and have enjoyed working together across our three businesses for over a decade.  Based in the North East of England we work with individuals and businesses in their Personal & Professional and Team Development.

We pride ourselves on offering you training courses and programmes delivered at the highest level.

Our generic NLP training courses have been developed to create holistic, comprehensive and systemic learning.

Our range of bespoke programmes can be tailored to your specific needs, whether business or personal.  This means that together we can cover the issues which are most relevant to you. In this way, you achieve personal growth unparalleled by other training facilities of this kind.  Working with the utmost confidentiality means that when training with us, the possibilities are truly ‘unlimited’.

Maria Wright

Maria puts her easy-going style of engagement with others to good use in delivering personal transformation training programmes. Maria also works as a one to one coach and therapist.  She is an experienced Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming as well as a Certified INLPTA Trainer in Neuro-Linguistic Programming. She is currently working towards becoming an Accredited Psychotherapist in the modality of Neuro-linguistic Psychotherapy. Maria also holds a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and is an experienced Parent Group Facilitator working within the community.  Maria is also a student of Hawaiian Huna (energy healing).

She works with a variety individuals, businesses and voluntary organisations in helping them develop and grow.  Maria has trained with Dr. Susi Strang & Associates, one of the countries leading Master trainers in NLP.

In her spare time, Maria enjoys spending time in her garden growing vegetables.  When she is not in her garden she enjoys having adventures in her caravan and campervan.  Maria loves music and enjoys going to concerts and spending time with her friends.

Tony Wright

Having spent 30 years in engineering and management, Tony now combines his vast, hands-on business experience with his skills in business development. Tony delivers management consultancy and corporate training.  He also specialises in personal change programmes and one to one Coaching and Psychotherapy.  Tony is an experienced Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and a Certified INLPTA Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. He is qualified in and is an experienced Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and also has a Diploma in Psychotherapy.

His teaching and coaching style is relaxing and informative and his commitment to supporting others in achieving their stated outcomes ensures success.  Tony has trained with Dr. Susi Strang & Associates, one of the countries leading Master trainers in NLP.

Kath Wright

Kath has considerable experience in coaching individuals and provides essential support to all of the training delivered by Change U.  Our delegates all gravitate towards her as she provides a safe and calming space for them to just be.  Her scones are quite famous and we regulary get asked for her to make them for our delegates on our training courses.  Kath is a Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and has a qualification in Hawaiian Huna (energy healing).

Kath has trained with Dr. Susi Strang & Associates, one of the countries leading Master trainers in NLP.

Cuddles Wright

Cuddles the Wonder Cat is the fourth member of the Change U team and Maria is his human guardian. He enjoys siting with clients and helping them heal and in his spare time he enjoys creating mischief, having lots of cuddles and sleeping. He is very loving and takes change in his stride. He is well versed in being a caravan travelling cat and enjoys going for walks with Maria and chasing dogs.

Our sister company is Inspiring 121 which offers one to one therapy, hypnotherapy and overall wellbeing support.

If you feel you need support click on the link below and visit Inspiring 121’s website to find out more