A Personal Passion

I entered the helping profession as a result of overcoming my own issues. I know exactly what it’s like to be stuck and see no way out.

From the age of 14, I suffered from crippling social phobia, bulimia, self-harm, agoraphobia, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. By the age of 18, I was a full-blown alcoholic and was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (which I now understand was unrecognised C-PTSD).

I spent my early 20s searching for solutions to my issues. It was painful, frustrating, and time-consuming. I didn’t even want to live much of the time.

When I was 24, I was lucky enough to come across a therapy that banished my social phobia within 90 minutes! And it has never come back.

This opened the door to a field of therapies and tools that work quickly and effectively without retraumatisation. I deeply studied and/or qualified in everything that personally helped me completely transform my own life because I never wanted anyone to be as stuck and hopeless as I was.

As my therapy practice expanded, I continued studying related fields so I could offer the best service to anyone no matter what their issues.

Other Stuff

I have written several books, one of which won a ‘Best Book of All Time’ BookAuthority Award.

I have had academic papers published by Oxford University Press.

I have been quoted and featured in media across the world.

I was Chair of the Board of Trustees at drug and alcohol charity DiversityInCare for over three years.

I have run highly-rated personal and professional development workshops for businesses and other organisations, including the NHS. My very popular “No More Stress” workshop has received an 100% employee recommendation rating.

Prior to setting up a private practice, I worked in Social Care, coaching recovering addicts and prison-leavers to attain their personal and professional goals.