Priya Amlani is a behavioural optometrist, anxiety specialist and children's coach. After graduating from UMIST with a BSc(Hons) in Optometry in 2000, she worked within the NHS for ten years, specialising in paediatrics, before then qualifying as an NLP Practitioner in May 2009, as a Master Practitioner in NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis in 2010 and a Master NLP Coach in 2010, with her passion for working with children ultimately leading to her qualification as a Behavioural Optometrist in 2016. 

In 2010, Priya decided to channel her experience and genuine desire to help others through the creation of Amlani Coaching, with the principal aims including helping people to overcome their anxiety, grow in confidence, improve communication skills and enhance relationships. 

In this episode of More Than Optics, Priya tells Jayshree and Bhavin about the factors that shaped the creation of Amlani Coaching, as she explains many of the challenges that she's faced over the last decade, as well as the effects that the pandemic has had on her business.