About me

It's important that you find the right person to support you or your organisation. In addition to my training and qualifications I bring over thirty years' experience in working with people, initially as manager, mentor and organisational leader and later as counsellor, coach, consultant and supervisor.

My interest in psychological work has its roots in two very different experiences. In my twenties I had a successful career and seemingly happy life, but was also struggling to support someone with a severe mental illness. This experience gave me first hand insight, and I started to educate myself about mental health issues.

In the same decade I attended a leadership course at Cranfield. In addition to a wide range of management disciplines, we explored the psychology of leadership - this prompted my own further study into the factors affecting management and leadership performance. These two experiences are the foundation of a lifelong interest in people and how we function, both at work and in life.

I held a variety of senior leadership roles in the corporate sector, leading large international teams of people, and my greatest interest lay in supporting people to do their best work. When I became a mother I set up my own business providing consultancy, change management and coaching services to large companies, growing it to £2m turnover.

During this time I invested in periods of therapy, coaching and training that I found hugely beneficial for my own self awareness, wellbeing and sense of purpose. Today I am privileged to enjoy a wonderful variety of rewarding work with people and organisations. In addition to my private practice, I am chair of the trustee board of a counselling charity.

I am a registered and accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the principal professional body in the UK for counselling and coaching. Accreditation recognises a high standard of knowledge and experience, following a rigorous assessment process, beyond normal registration and in addition to training and qualifications. I am fully insured and registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in respect of holding client data. You can read my Privacy Policy here.

I am on the book review panel for the professional journal of the BACP; you can read my reviews here.

Principal Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Coaching (University of East London, Psychology Department)
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body)
• Certificate in Counselling Skills (Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body)
• Certificate in Clinical Supervision (Sue Pattison Training)
• Leadership and management training (Cranfield University School of Management)
• NLP Practitioner Diploma (certified by John Grinder, NLP co-founder)
• BSc (Hons) Degree (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne)

Other Training and Qualifications

• Aspects of Supervision
• Coaching for Health
• Psychological Perspectives on Leadership
• Exploring the Brain (Neuroscience)
• Life Coach Certificate
• Certificate in Awareness in Bereavement Care
• Working with those affected by Sudden and Traumatic Death
• Working with Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
• Breakthrough Interventions
• Master Practitioner Diploma in Eating Disorders and Obesity
• Transitions - Transpersonal Work
• Working with Anger
• Working with Shame
• Working with Addiction
• Rewind Therapy for Trauma and PTSD
• Working with Self Harm
• Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
• Working with Children and Young People