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So.....you are stressed, anxious, fearful, overwhelmed, confused, shattered, angry, hurt, plagued by the past or in emotional turmoil?
Read on...
A few years ago I was running a course on happiness when one of the participants said: "Oh it’s ok for you, what you know about real problems -you've probably had a perfect life". I never said anything at the time but was inwardly thinking "wow - she couldn't be more wrong!" You see I may be a therapist and a coach but I am also a wife, a mother, a carer, a friend, a neighbour and, just like you, a human being living in a very stressful, often overwhelming, modern world. It’s not because I have led a charmed, perfect life that I choose to do this amazing work but because I have been right where you are right now.....and, if I can come out smiling then believe me you can too. You see, a happy person isn't someone who has had a perfect life but rather someone who has learnt how to deal with their problems, overcome them and then move on. My own search to find the peace and happiness I craved has enabled me to do just that.....move on. I hope I get the opportunity to share with you the skills, the techniques, the knowledge and the insights I have discovered on my journey. Over the last 25 years I have read many books, attended numerous lectures, seminars and webinars, completed hours and hours of courses, listened to endless audios and recordings but I believe the fundamental most important aspect of the work I do with clients comes from who I am on the inside - from my own personal journey and very much from my heart. |
If you are keen to know more about the more formal details then here they are:
I am an Emotional Health and Wellbeing Consultant offering a range of therapeutic interventions including Neurolinguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, Medical Hypnotherapy and Psychosensory therapies such as EFT. I also incorporate other techniques including
Havening and Integral Eye Movement Therapy (similar to EMDR)
I hold a 1st class BA (Hons) in Health and Psychology and a post graduate certificate in Family Therapy from Leeds University School of Medicine.
I hold professional indemnity insurance and belong to The British Institute of Hypnotherapy, The General Hypnotherapy Register and The EFT and Mindfulness Centre.. I abide by their standards and codes of practice and regularly undertake CPD.
Having been in private practice since 2002 I have seen many hundreds of clients and had excellent feedback and results.
Currently I am offering sessions online only.
I have worked in the health and social care field for around 30 years and have held posts in a number of areas including for example mental health, child protection, domestic violence and youth crime. I have also worked as a volunteer therapist at St Michael’s Hospice Harrogate .
I have appeared on local radio and regional TV discussing a number of issues however I was mainly known in the Northeast as “The Happiness Expert”. I also for a number of years wrote a column in the local newspaper which dealt with readers’ problems.
Recently I completed a tour of duty in Bosnia working with victims of the Balkan War who, sadly, are still dealing with the aftermath of the atrocities they endured in the conflict. I was also one of a team of volunteers who were first on hand when the Grenfell tragedy occurred.
Currently I am heavily involved with people fleeing the Ukrainian war and have founded an initiative called Safe-Hands Emotional Response Initiative which is devoted to providing a safe and nurturing haven for people fleeing war and other such atrocities.
Havening and Integral Eye Movement Therapy (similar to EMDR)
I hold a 1st class BA (Hons) in Health and Psychology and a post graduate certificate in Family Therapy from Leeds University School of Medicine.
I hold professional indemnity insurance and belong to The British Institute of Hypnotherapy, The General Hypnotherapy Register and The EFT and Mindfulness Centre.. I abide by their standards and codes of practice and regularly undertake CPD.
Having been in private practice since 2002 I have seen many hundreds of clients and had excellent feedback and results.
Currently I am offering sessions online only.
I have worked in the health and social care field for around 30 years and have held posts in a number of areas including for example mental health, child protection, domestic violence and youth crime. I have also worked as a volunteer therapist at St Michael’s Hospice Harrogate .
I have appeared on local radio and regional TV discussing a number of issues however I was mainly known in the Northeast as “The Happiness Expert”. I also for a number of years wrote a column in the local newspaper which dealt with readers’ problems.
Recently I completed a tour of duty in Bosnia working with victims of the Balkan War who, sadly, are still dealing with the aftermath of the atrocities they endured in the conflict. I was also one of a team of volunteers who were first on hand when the Grenfell tragedy occurred.
Currently I am heavily involved with people fleeing the Ukrainian war and have founded an initiative called Safe-Hands Emotional Response Initiative which is devoted to providing a safe and nurturing haven for people fleeing war and other such atrocities.