Experience and Qualifications

My main clinical experience includes:

• Abuse - childhood, psychological, emotional, sexual & physical

• Addiction – supporting recovery through various stages from substance (eg alcohol and prescribed medication) and behavioural addictions (eg gambling, work and sex).

• Anxiety & panic attacks

• Bereavement

• Boarding school syndrome - boarding school experiences can have a lasting effect on the sense of self, relationships, physical, emotional and mental health.

• Cancer – supporting clients in remission and also those currently in treatment

• Chronic Pain – supporting recovery from chronic pain, accidents (eg car crashes and falls) and injuries including concussion

• Long term illness – supporting wellbeing & relief from symptoms & side effects e.g. Arthritis, HIV, MS, Cancer, IBS

• Post Traumatic Stress (including Complex PTSD) specialist support for people living with the after effects if traumatic experiences ranging from potentially isolated incidents like accidents, assaults, surgery or traumatic loss/bereavements, to longer-term repeated incidents including abuse or traumatic experiences from childhood

• Post Surgery & Dental intervention – supporting recovery from surgery, medication & anaesthetic by helping people to reconnect with their bodies and processing the psychosomatic effects of surgery.

• Sex and Porn Addiction - specialist support through phases of recovery to people experiencing sex addiction, porn addiction, chemsex and compulsive sexual behaviours. I also work with partners and former partners of people with sexual addictions through their own recovery from the trauma of the experience.

• Tinnitus

In addition to my private practice I previously worked with the following organisations:

• Sussex Beacon – For 12 years alongside my private practice, I offered somatic and craniosacral therapy to inpatients and outpatients as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting people through treatment support, respite, rehab, palliative care and medical convalescence. The centre offers specialist care for people affected by and living with HIV.

• Brighton Body Positive – was a charitable organisation offering various therapies to people living with HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove.

• World Medicine – is a charitable organisation which provides complementary healthcare to people around the world suffering the effects of trauma, disaster and poverty. I travelled to Sri Lanka in 2006 to work with survivors of the 2004 tsunami.

Qualifications and Professional Training

I have been in continuous professional development since 2003, updating my skills and knowledge with various workshops every year. I also have regular clinical supervision and personal therapy on an ongoing basis to support my personal and professional development.

My initial training was in Craniosacral Therapy, and subsequently in Somatic Trauma Therapy. My training in Psychosexual Therapy and Sexual Addiction Therapy are both accredited by College of Sexual & Relationship Therapists (COSRT) and the Association of Sexual Addiction Therapists (ATSAC).

I am a Registered Craniosacral Therapist with both the Craniosacral Therapy Association in the UK, the BCTA in North America (where I am also accredited as an approved teacher) and also through the IABT which oversees standards of practice worldwide.

Please ask for more information if there are any specific questions about my training and qualifications.