About me

I carry full professional insurance and my work with clients is bound by a code of ethics. I undertake regular supervision (both professional and peer-to-peer) and I'm committed to my continued personal development: for me there is no other way. My curiosity lies in a relational approach to life, therapy and healing: we experience wounding in relationship, whether it’s historic, or present moment, and in relationship we have the opportunity to heal our wounds.

I am passionate about contributing to create a trauma informed society at every level. I have an academic background in Psychology, Biological Sciences and Neuroscience (B.Sc Hons.) and have an active interest in attachment, complex trauma, and the development of Stephen Porges' Polyvagal theory and the advances in the neurobiology of trauma which illustrates the physiological  recalibration of our autonomic nervous system occurring in response to trauma, the part this plays in the pathology of most chronic illness, and how emotional processing and somatic release can deeply support the road to trauma recovery. Contemporary research into the neuroplasticity of the nervous system has illustrated the repairable nature of traumatic memory and the re-regulation of the physiological imprint on the body possible through deep process work and emotional release. I believe we create peace in our external environment by first learning how to create peace within ourselves. 

I value all modalities that offer deep and direct healing and I value greatly the direct experience of touching that which is greater than me, through way of council circle work, meditation, entheogens and ritual. I have a deep respect and interest in non-ordinary states of consciousness and the potential benefit of therapeutic work in expanded states. I have been following the developments in the psychedelic assisted psychotherapy being pioneered by many research institutes across the world for quite some time. I have deep respect for Rick Doblin at MAPS for his tireless commitment for making the use of these agents a near-reality in clinical and therapeutic practice. MDMA and Psilocybin particularly are proving transformational in the processing and healing of trauma (PTSD and cPTSD) and treatment resistant depression (TRD). I believe these naturally occurring agents have a powerful place in the future of psychotherapy, the healing of emotional wounds, and the healing of the trauma, alienation, disconnection and meaninglessness inherent in wider society. 

I am a professional member of The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy and a registered psychedelic integration practitioner with IPT. I co-facilitate an in-person psychedelic integration circle locally and I am actively involved in the IPT community and the shared learning journey as this exciting area of transformational potential unfolds gently across the world. I benefit from the excellent academic and experiential professional development that IPT offers.

Outside of my work with private clients, I am passionately involved in Men’s Group work, regularly holding and facilitating space in a local men’s group I started in 2018. I am an active member of The Mankind Project UK & Ireland and support fully the work MKP offer worldwide in helping men to find authenticity, clarity and meaningful direction in their lives. I am also the founding member, Local Group Coordinator and volunteer mentor for Journeyman Hereford. JourneymanUK is a registered charity running fortnightly local JGroups for boys aged 13-18 offering mentoring, support, and a space for teenagers to be authentic and share. I staff the annual Rites Of Passage weekend  JourneymanUK also run, a powerful contemporary initiation for young males.

I can say very definitely that the work that happens in these circles and the love received in my personal relationships, resource me to sustainably bring my vision to the community around me and the wider world. 

In facilitating you to reclaim your wholeness and bring awareness and acceptance to all parts of you, I draw from a toolkit of counselling and integrative psychotherapy, shadow work facilitation, group process work, and Jungian archetypal psychology. I absolutely love this work and feel tremendously lucky to be able to do what I am doing.