Things I’ve done along the way…
In my work as a therapist and coach, I draw on my experience of supporting myself as a creative person with a scientific and analytical brain who struggled for many years to find my way (or should I say, my many ways?) of being in the world.
I’m ‘step-mum’ to my partner’s three beautiful daughters, which is the biggest privilege and the best adventure. Our baby girl – the newest addition to our family – is due in February 2012.
I’ve designed and delivered courses and workshops for the universities of York, Leeds and Sussex and the Hull York Medical School. I’ve written e-learning programmes and run corporate trainings as a consultant for Reuters, the news and financial agency (my former life).
My first job was in fundraising for an agency working with children and families on sustainable development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
I’ve lived in northern Italy, Edinburgh and London before settling back in my native Yorkshire.
The formal qualifications/credentials bits
- I’m a clinical hypnotherapist and coach, registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register and guided by its Code of Ethics and its high standards of supervision and continuing professional development.
- Over the past ten years, I’ve been fortunate enough to train with or be mentored by many wonderful people including Stephen Brooks, Ernest Rossi, Stephen Gilligan, Michael Neill, Celia Hunt, Mark Tyrrell and Jill Wootton.
- I have a doctoral degree (DPhil) from the University of Sussex, where I developed a model for using writing in personal development and healthcare.
My work using writing and story with the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture has been featured in the national media.
Perhaps the single most important thing to say here is that I love my work and I love helping people to make changes in their lives. In addition to hypnosis, which is my main tool, I use other cognitive-behavioural techniques, including Compassion Focused Therapy, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and other techniques and approaches drawn from my research in psychology, cognitive science, psychotherapy and the field of personal development. I’m constantly seeking out new skills and strategies to share.
If you’d like to find out more about the way that I work, please do have a look at my personal consultation pages here.
You can also read my blog here and, when you sign-up for my newsletter/ezine, I’ll send you my free Secret Sauce ebook.
Thank you.
