My journey into psychotherapy has been deeply personal and far from straightforward. After more than 20 years in the military aviation industry — including time based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia during the First Gulf War — I built a successful corporate IT career, leading large teams and managing multi-million-pound budgets. That high-pressure world taught me first-hand the devastating human cost of chronic stress, relentless performance demands, and eventual burnout.

Like so many others, I tried to manage rising anxiety and overwhelm through cycles of intense exercise and alcohol. What began as a way to unwind gradually became a serious addiction. I was hospitalised, labelled, prescribed medication, went through rehab, and engaged with 12-step programmes — yet nothing brought lasting change. These approaches focused almost exclusively on the symptoms while rarely addressing the deeper roots — the unresolved childhood trauma, the crushing low self-worth, and the nervous system that stayed stuck in survival mode, endlessly fuelling the anxiety.

Real transformation only began when I stopped focusing on what I didn’t want and started asking better questions. This shift led me into holistic healing and, eventually, integrative psychotherapy. Through my own recovery I discovered that lasting change requires three essential steps:

• Regulate - Calm and rebalance the nervous system so the body feels safe.

• Rewrite - Gently update the old stories, beliefs, and life scripts that keep us stuck.

• Reconnect - Rebuild a compassionate relationship with our authentic self and our deepest needs.

I trained as a yoga teacher, energy worker, and massage therapist. I qualified in NLP and life coaching, and immersed myself in somatic practices, breathwork, trauma-informed bodywork, polyvagal theory, HeartMath®, and Heart Rate Variability training. I also made significant nutritional changes and published four books on wellbeing and personal transformation.

This lived experience — from the cockpit to the boardroom to the therapy room — now forms the heart of my work. I bring together clinical psychotherapy with somatic nervous system regulation and trauma-informed practices. Drawing on Transactional Analysis, Existential therapy, Human Givens, Person-Centred therapy, and body-based approaches, I support clients through the full process of Regulate • Rewrite • Reconnect.

My own journey taught me that real, lasting change happens when we move beyond symptom management and gently return to the wisdom of our authentic self. I understand what it feels like to sit in uncertainty, feel the pull of old patterns, and choose — again and again — to grow. I’m here to walk that path with you.