Doug Osborne – Assertiveness and Conflict Management

Assertiveness and Stress Management

Like just about everyone at Impact Factory, Doug's career path has been neither straight nor narrow, his journey has seen him transform from a Hertfordshire Chemist into a Clinical Hypnotherapist (PDCHyp), Trainer and Facilitator.

Following that light allowed him to live out many dreams in the music business over fifteen years. That produced one healthy discography including music produced for Grandstand (BBC), The Bill (ITV) and club mix sequences for regional and national radio, two record companies, a publishing company and finally an affiliation with Universal Music that reaped a string of top tens – including a gold and silver disc and a UK number one single (phew!).

Those years were fast, exciting and made for youth. As time passed, and he evolved, he decided to stand still for a while and take stock. Gradually his focus turned inwards: embracing Psychology, Herbal Medicine and Shamanic practice - an old world form of Psychology and Hypnotherapy using lots of instruments: there’s that music again. His interest in drumming, trance states and their effect on the human unconscious mind led to his training in Clinical Hypnotherapy. Further to this Doug is currently doing an MA in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy at Roehampton University, London.

Now he is able to bring this wealth of understanding of how our internal world relates to the external world into the arena of communication, leadership and facilitation training. His passion is to see people develop a sense of real well-being at work and thrive within the business environment.

Doug has been very active working on many of our Open Courses, but has also worked with the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Science Research Council), Aberdeen City Council, Ticketmaster, Merrill Lynch and Central Networks. His specialist areas include Assertiveness Training, Personal Impact, Conflict Management and Business Networking.

Doug has also recently developed a public course on Stress Management for Impact Factory. .

Doug is an accredited member of The Stress Management Society.