My Credentials
My work is holistic, beyond traditional therapeutic models. I draw from a broad base of expertise including psychodynamic, humanistic, hypnosis and rational emotive and somatic therapy. I'm also a yoga, meditation, breathwork teacher and I practice earth based wisdom and rituals.
My career includes 30+ years as a Chartered psychologist, 18 years a psychotherapist and executive coach, an academic educator for 30 years and speaker coach for 16 years. After living and working in many cities around the globe, I base myself in the Scottish Highlands. A member of the British Psychological Society, I supervise and mentor health and wellbeing professionals. My story is here
Summary
THERAPEUTIC COACH
17 years
Private practice 1:1 and group therapy -neurodivergence, trauma, stress, anxiety, depression.
Modalities: Jungian Psychodynamic, Strategic Brief Therapy, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnosis Parts Therapy (IFS), Mindfullness, Hatha Yoga, EFT, Person Centred Therapy, EMDR, ​Transactional Analysis, Psychometric Assessments.
CONSULTANT CHARTERED PSYCHOLOGIST
Executive coaching & Facilitation, Global Leaders 10+ yrs Professor Chris Parker of IMD, Switzerland
High performance Coach & Psychological Assessment 20 years - corporate & smaller creative industries.
EDUCATOR
Graduate / Postgraduate Psychology - Newcastle / Northumbria / Liverpool John Moores / Hertfordshire
Psychotherapists & Counselling Professional qualifications L2, L3, L4 (diploma)
Professional qualifications for Psychologists & other professionals - British Psychological Society
SPEAKER COACH,
PRODUCER
TedX Manchester / TedX Liverpool / Ted X Newcastle / Tedx Women / Thinking Digital Conference /
Northern Power Women
​WOMEN'S CIRCLES
Recovery / Refugee / Modern slavery / Peri & Menopause
Northern Power Women UK / Wild Warrior Women UK / Inspiring Women Manchester
YOGA / BREATHWORK /
MEDITATION
Workplace & Community Wellbeing Workshops (outdoors + indoors)
Host of a daily Sangha (classes online)
Code of Ethics
As a Chartered Psychologist qualifying in 1996 I am bound by the British Psychological Society Code of Ethical Guidelines. You can read more here https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/report-guideline/bpsrep.2021.inf94
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