Meet The Team
Message from Our Founder
The right training doesn’t just teach you it shifts you.
I know from experience how important it is to choose the right training. That’s why we’ve built this college on one simple promise, to under promise and over deliver. For me, it’s not just about teaching techniques it’s about creating an environment where you feel valued, seen, and supported.
Training here should be a turning point, not just a course. A chance to learn new skills, yes but also to grow, to enjoy the journey, and to make real changes in your own life before you go on to change the lives of others.
My ethos is simple keep learning fun, approachable, and life changing.
Andy Griffiths, Founder & Head of Training
Our Team
Our Professional Team
Founder & Head of Training
Student Support & Therapist
Advisor & Former Principal
College Associate & Advisor
Andy Griffiths
Andy has been a student, graduate, tutor, Head of Training, and is now the Principal and owner of the College of Coaching and Hypnotherapy.
He is an experienced tutor and practising therapist through his private practice, Piece of Mind. Much of his clinical work is focused on supporting and supervising other therapists.
Andy is also a trained EMDR therapist and specialises in treating anxiety disorders, depression, and trauma. His teaching blends years of clinical experience with a practical, supportive style that helps students gain real world confidence.
Margaret Wheeler
Margaret is a graduate of the College and brings 39 years of experience within social services, specialising in addictions through a postgraduate qualification. Her career includes safeguarding, crisis intervention, CBT, COSCA counselling, and supporting recovery, as well as frontline work alongside emergency services during crisis calls. She has also worked extensively with children, families, and older people living with dementia.
Alongside her professional background, Margaret is a Reiki Master and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Within the College, Margaret supports students in the classroom as they practice, providing encouragement, guidance and practical assistance drawn from both her training here and her decades of experience.
Ian Young
Ian is a graduate of the College and an experienced therapist who works with a wide range of issues, including trauma, addiction, and anxiety. His approach is grounded, compassionate, and shaped by a wealth of lived experience, bringing both depth and authenticity to his therapeutic work.
At Piece of Mind Birmingham, Ian provides a steady presence, supporting clients through one to one work and recovery focused interventions. His style blends his professional training with genuine understanding, making him highly relatable and supportive both in the therapy room and beyond.
Within the College Ian plays an important role behind the scenes. He supports student engagement and offers input on business and strategic development.
Students value Ian’s approachable, down to earth nature and his ability to connect through both professional expertise and real life insight.
Hazel Thomson
Hazel trained with the London College of Clinical Hypnosis, gaining her Certificate, Diploma, and Advanced Diploma (now Postgraduate) in Clinical Hypnotherapy. She also holds a B.Sc. in Psychology from Edinburgh University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling from Northern College, Aberdeen and a Diploma in Career and Work Counselling from George Brown College, Toronto.
She previously served as a Supervisor for the LCCH and trained in EFT and Deep State Repatterning with Tania Prince. Hazel also studied with Ernest Rossi (a direct pupil of Milton Erickson) and David Grove, whose work on the Inner Child and Metaphor profoundly shaped her practice. With over 30 years’ experience, Hazel now serves as an advisor to the College, offering wisdom and guidance from her extensive background.