I have worked as a full time psychological coach since 2002 and have been registered as a psychotherapist since 2008.

Professional memberships

• Registered Psychotherapist – United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
• Accredited member – Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (NLPtCA).

Core Neuro Linguistic Psychotherapy training

• Postgraduate Diploma in Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy (NLPt) – LifeTide Training.
• Master Practitioner of NLP – Performance Partnership.
• Master Practitioner of Emergent NLP – Holigral.
• Various trainings in Grovian Metaphor Therapy / Clean Language – David Grove, The Developing Company, and others.

Peripheral psychotherapy training

I have incorporated aspects of these approaches into my practice.

• Introduction to psycho-spiritual integration – Ravenscroft International and Holigral.
• Hypnosis (Hypnotherapy) to master level – Performance Partnership.
• Time Line Therapy to master level – Performance Partnership.
• Encounter centred Couple Therapy – Hedy + Yumi.
• Various couple therapy trainings – Juliet Grayson.
• Business / family constellations – Business Constellations.

Other training

These form a background to my work.

• Hawaiian Huna level one – Dr Susi Strang & Associates.
• Reiki level one – Andrew Southern.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, & Management (EEM) (2.1) – University of Oxford.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science (distinction) – University of London.

Time Line of experience

2025

• Attended seminar about working with adults affected by adoption with Alison Leyland and Alexa Ensom.

2024

• Attended Gestalt workshop on Aggression: Passive, Active, Creative, Destructive with Peter Philippson.

2023

• Graduated from Birkbeck College, University of London with a master’s degree in computer science (distinction).

2020

• Attended ‘Dealing with Affairs’ by Nicola Jones of InterAction Training.

2019

• Attended 4 workshops on the treatment of eating disorders at ORRI.

2018

• Taught my approach to couple therapy to a group of counsellors.

2017

• Attended ‘When sex hurts’ at Tavistock Relationships.

2015

• Attended ‘Working effectively and respectfully with members of the LGBT community’ with Interaction Training
• Attended ‘Encounter Centred Couples Therapy’ workshop with Hedi Schleifer

2014

• Attended ‘Couples in Conflict’ with Juliet Grayson

2013

• Weekly trainer training at Impact Factory

2012

• Completed level 1 Reiki training with Andrew Southern
• Attended Encounter Centred Couple Therapy core skills training with Encounter Learning Centre
• Attended business constellations training with John Whittington

2011

• Attended ‘Sexuality and character’ trainings with John Hawkin and NLPtCA workshop on Professional Supervision

2010

• Attended ‘Releasing sexual trauma’ workshop with Dr Shakti Malan

2009

• Completed ‘Meeting Their Partners’ Needs’ training with Juliet Grayson

2008

• Awarded Postgraduate Diploma in Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapy by Lifetide Training
• Completed ‘Emergent NLP’ training with Steven Saunders (Holigral International) to Master Practitioner level and ‘Introduction to Working with Couples’ training with Juliet Grayson
• Accredited by NLPtCA as a Psychotherapist and registered with UKCP
• Wrote monthly column on ‘Psychological Health and Fitness’ for HumanHi magazine

2007

• Contributed to article in NewWoman magazine
• Volunteer at Working Well’s Ethnic Minority Sewing Enterprise project
• Completed level 1 Hawai’ian ‘Huna’ training with Craig Wood of Dr Susi Strang & Associates

2006

• Commenced Post Graduate NLP Psychotherapy Diploma with Lifetide Training
• Commenced ‘Energy training’ with Ki Health International
• Co-presented a paper on Direct Engagement Modelling at the Glastonbury NLP conference
• Appeared as a guest expert on Sky Sumo’s ‘D8’ dating show

2005

• Initiated and co-hosted ‘Exploring Enlightenment’ evenings
• Completed ‘Accelerated Enlightenment’ training with Steve Saunders (Holigral)
• Contributed to systemic change development workshops with David Grove and articles in ‘Eve’, ‘AXM’ and ‘FHM’ magazines
• Coaching assistant on Steve Saunders’ (Holigral) NLP Master Practitioner course: Advanced Linguistics module and Wendy Sullivan’s (The Small Change Company) Working with metaphor weekend.  Steward at the Integral NLP conference in Glastonbury

2004

• Led ‘NLP for actors’ at Yew Tree theatre school and the London Actors’ Workshop
• ‘S*x in Mind’ launched
• Completed training in Metaphor Therapy with Penny Tompkins and James Lawley and ‘Clean Worlds’ training with David Grove
• Contributed to articles in ‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine and the ‘icircle’ website
• Coaching assistant on NLP Northeast’s NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner courses: Clean Language and Symbolic Modelling modules

2003

• Wrote the NLP based self-help book ‘S*x in Mind’
• Appeared as a guest expert on Sky One’s ‘The Big Fantasy’
• Coaching assistant on Dr David Shepherd’s (Performance Partnership) NLP practitioner training and Peta Heskell (TV’s ‘Flirt Coach’)’s ‘Flirting Playshop’ weekends

2002

• Completed NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis training with Dr David Shepherd (Performance Partnership) to Master Practitioner level
• Started up in private practice

2001

• Worked as a freelance management consultant specialising in financial modelling

2000

• Made redundant by NatWest
• Working holiday in Australia – qualified as an AFAC certified fitness leader and Red Cross first aider

1996

• Graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, and Management
• Recruited by NatWest as an internal Management Consultant