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The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast

Doug O'Brien

Booking Overview

This interview-led coaching and personal-development show focuses on NLP, hypnosis, behavior change, communication, and practical tools for coaches, with recurring external guests who are authors, researchers, practitioners, and founders with specialized expertise. Agencies could credibly pitch established psychologists, therapists, coaches, conflict-resolution experts, authors, and behavioral-health practitioners with original frameworks or significant field experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 226

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

dougob256@gmail.com

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Host

Doug O'Brien - NLP Master Trainer, Ericksonian hypnotherapist, and coach with more than 35 years of experience. He teaches coaches, therapists, and practitioners about lasting behavior change through NLP, Erickso...

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Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established coaches, therapists, psychologists, researchers, authors, mediators, and other practitioners with specialized expertise in behavior change, communication, healing, or human development. Strong candidates typically bring a distinctive framework, substantial field experience, published work, or a notable organization or professional track record.
Required Achievements:  
Published books or original methodologies, Long-term professional or research experience, Founded a recognized organization or project, Work with major companies or professional institutions, Significant field research or practitioner expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Bob Vetter - Sacred Listening, Healing Through Stories, Resilience, Narrative Medicine, And Applications For Coaches And Mentors.

Steve Rudin - Havening Techniques, Emotional Regulation, Biology And Behavior, Presence, Body-based Change, And Coaching Applications.

Owen Fitzpatrick - Belief Formation, Inner Propaganda, Certainty, Changing Internal Narratives, And The Psychology Of Influence.

Larry Rosen - Conflict Resolution, Mediation, Difficult Conversations, Political Division, And Methods For Building Understanding Across Disagreement.

Recent Topics

Coaching, Nlp, Hypnosis, Behavior Change, Communication

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast
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This Coaching Method Transforms Clients In One Session

September 26, 2026

Mark Andreas — son of Steve and Connie Ray Andreas, the NLP royalty family — talks about Core Transformation, a process his mother Connie developed when standard NLP wasn't working for her own deep issues. It goes beyond NLP techniques to reach what they call core states of being — love, oneness, wholeness, peace — by following negative emotions, habits and behaviors down to their deepest positive intention. 0:00 Introduction — Mark Andreas and Core Transformation 1:23 How Core Transformation...

Stop Calming Down

September 12, 2026

BECOME AN EXTRAORDINARY COACH! JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP NOW & Get My Six-Week Storytelling Course LIVE. https://www.essentialcoachingskills.com/membership Stop trying to calm down when you are feeling anxious. It rarely works because you cannot force a shift with willpower alone. We are often told that the best way to handle distress is to just relax. But trying to force a calm state when your nervous system is activated usually leads to more frustration. Instead of fighting your thoughts, yo...

The 4-Level Goal System That Makes Quitting Impossible

August 29, 2026

Join 4k+ readers on the weekly newsletter https://www.essentialcoachingskills.com Most goal systems give you two choices: success or failure. Did the thing or didn't. Hit the goal or blew it. NLP Master Trainer Doug O'Brien has been developing something different for years — a four-level system he calls EASE that gives you four ways to win instead of one. EASE stands for: E — Easy: so small you can do it on your worst day A — Acceptable: not perfect but absolutely worthwhile S — Stretch: the ...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast?

The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast is hosted by Doug O'Brien. Its publicly listed email is dougob256@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast?

The publicly listed email for The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast: dougob256@gmail.com.

How many listeners does The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast?

The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established coaches, therapists, psychologists, researchers, authors, mediators, and other practitioners with specialized expertise in behavior change, communication, healing, or human development. Strong candidates typically bring a distinctive framework, substantial field experience, published work, or a notable organization or professional track record. Common among recent guests: Published books or original methodologies; Long-term professional or research experience; Founded a recognized organization or project. Recent guests include Bob Vetter, Steve Rudin, and Owen Fitzpatrick.

How hard is it to get booked on The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Essential Coaching Skills Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Coaching, Nlp, Hypnosis, Behavior Change, and Communication. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

dougob256@gmail.com

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