Licensed Trainer of NLP™

About Jimmy van der Ham

Jimmy helps business owners, coaches, leaders, and high performers upgrade the patterns behind how they think, feel, communicate, lead, and perform - using NLP, hypnosis, communication, and unconscious change-work.

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Trained at the Source of NLP

Jimmy has trained directly with Dr. Richard Bandler, Co-Creator of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and continues to study, teach, and apply NLP, hypnosis, and unconscious change-work at a high level.

His work combines practical coaching, live demonstrations, direct feedback, and deep pattern change - not just theory.

Certificates & Verifications

Jimmy is a Licensed Trainer of NLP™ and has completed multiple certifications in NLP, hypnosis, Persuasion Engineering®, Neuro-Hypnotic Repatterning ® and Design Human Engineering®.

From personal mastery to Human Optimization

Jimmy's work is built around one idea: change the patterns behind how a person thinks, feels, communicates and performs, and you change the results they create.

After years of studying NLP, hypnosis, communication and human behaviour, he built his practice around Human Optimization - helping people create more freedom, clarity, confidence and direction from the inside out.

The work happens through private coaching, live trainings, NLP bootcamps and Human Optimization events. He has taught practitioner bootcamps in the United States, Italy and the Netherlands, and trains people online every week.

Jimmy with Dr. Richard Bandler, holding the Dutch translation he worked on.
Jimmy with John La Valle, President of the Society of NLP™.
Why work with Jimmy

The lineage
he trains from

Jimmy van der Ham helps business owners, coaches and high performers upgrade the internal patterns behind how they think, feel, communicate, lead and perform. He is a Licensed Trainer of NLP™ and founder of Human Optimization, based in Leiden.

He has trained directly with Dr. Richard Bandler, co-creator of NLP - attending his trainings around the world and serving on the assisting team at Bandler's own live events, running practice groups and guiding participants.

He has also translated several of Dr. Bandler's books into Dutch, work that demands a precision with Bandler's language and distinctions that goes far beyond attending a course.

This is the lineage he trains from: not a secondhand version of NLP, but the patterns passed down directly from its co-creator.

His work is direct, practical and experiential. This isn't about talking through problems - it's about changing the internal patterns behind your results.

What people say

A few of the people Jimmy has worked with.

Jimmy van der Ham is exceptionally gifted at igniting transformation in others as he consistently helps individuals break free from limitations, uncover their inner strength, and achieve unparalleled success. He leaves no stone unturned for anyone serious about mastering Neuro Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis. Jimmy is a natural leader with extraordinary skills and talent. He has made an immense impact on my own learning, and I welcome his valuable insights any day.
Katia BouvierVice President of Business Development
If you are considering NLP training and want a hands-on, transformational experience that delivers both professional development and personal growth, I cannot recommend Jimmy's Bootcamp highly enough.
Clare IllingworthHypnotherapist
Jimmy's passion for NLP and generosity in sharing his expertise has transformed my coaching practice and personal growth beyond imagination.
Daniela SnydersNeuroperformance and Body Coach
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Talk to Jimmy

A question the page does not answer, a group that needs training, or something you want to work on privately - write to him directly.

jimmyvanderham@hotmail.com

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