Areas of Expertise
Private Client Coaching
I'm a Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development and began coaching and mentoring, mediating, career planning and executive coaching in my Human Resources career. The areas I work in are chronic pain and neuroplastic symptom recovery, health and life coaching and career coaching. My specialty is coaching for people who are experiencing chronic pain and other chronic symptoms, such as IBS, migraine, anxiety, OCD and depression problems. I am also trained in WET exposure therapy for PTSD. Working together, we select specific tools from a proven toolbox of methods to help you quickly break down old neural circuits and begin to build new ones.
Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT)
I help my clients find relief through a unique approach called Pain Reprocessing Therapy. PRT is an approach developed by Alan Gordon at the Pain Psychology Center in Los Angeles. The method was pivotal in my own recovery from fibromyalgia and numerous other neuroplastic symptoms. This therapy focuses on re-wiring the brain's connections to reduce symptoms and improve overall wellbeing. I will work one-on-one with you to create a personalised recovery strategy and plan. Read more about PRT Here .
TEAM CBT
I believe that the best way to achieve complete recovery is through a holistic combination of approaches that create a, "Universe of Safety"™️ within and without the person. That's why I also offer TEAM CBT, a unique approach to cognitive behavioural therapy that integrates a wide variety of simple but carefully-targeted Methods to provide individualised solutions and to help clients better understand how the activity of their brain translates into everyday behaviours that may or may not be helpful to their recovery. Read more about Team CBT Here.
W.E.T for PTSD
Written Exposure Therapy is a technique for treating PTSD we use together for up to 8 guided writing sessions. The method has been shown to be more effective in a shorter amount of time than either CBT, or classic prolonged exposure therapy for the treatment of PTSD. The nice thing about the method is that it also feels more 'gentle' for a client than classic prolonged exposure work.
Movement
A strategy of gentle reintroduction to a style of activity that fits with a person's condition and lifestyle is always a part of any recovery plan for my clients. I recommend Somatics as particularly beneficial for those with muscle pain, tension and stiffness.
Teacher of Presence
When we are suffering with pain, severe anxiety or depression it can be very difficult for us to access the present moment. Having studied the nature of Life and consciousness for several years, I was fortunate to attend a five-month programme with the renowned spiritual teachers, Eckhart Tolle and Kim Eng, who taught the principles of how to hold space for others to help them find access to the present moment and to find connection to their Being.
