about me...

My Training and Qualifications:

Every year I undertake continued development so I stay abreast of the latest scientific psychological research, and the evolution of therapy across multi-dimensional processes: body (somatic)  mind (cognitive), emotions (affect) and spirit (true identity).

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I specialise in long-term frustration and pain, often rooted in  relational trauma, which may have always been in the background, or is now rearing its' head, affecting you in present life: within yourself, your work, or in intimate and family relationships.

 

I've survived (some say thrived) in the world of work, at home, and despite family ruptures, crippling imposter syndrome, and unexplainable despair, I now live from a solid psychological foundation ...and it's a relief. And so can you.

 

It takes courage, but it is so worth it. Trust me. The process is not merely self-improvement but a continuous metamorphosis towards a more authentic self.

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I work EXPERIENTIALLY with my clients.

It can be little less talky

(as this is sometimes an overused skill to avoid feeling)

and more focused on reactivating implicit knowings through deep inner work ...

that's then consolidated and EMBODIED

through updating our internal learnings, which changes both our perception and actions.

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• Graduate Diploma in Science and Technology (Psychology) - Massey University, NZ

• Diploma of Psychodynamic Counselling (Individual and Group) - University of Hertfordshire, UK

• BCom., (Marketing and Commercial Law) - University of Auckland, NZ

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• Internal Family Systems Practitioner (L1)

• Coherence Therapy (L1) 

• Certificate of Hypnotherapy 

• CBT - (Intro and Depression) - Beck Institute

• PROSCI Change Management Certification

• Neuro -leadership Institute - Results Coaching Certification

• Adult Learning Certification - Instructional Design

• Kaizen  Certification

• Reiki Certification

​​and numerous other trainings over the past 35 years. 

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Career Summary:

I have always facilitated change ... at an individual, group and organisational level.  My focus now is mostly individual and group transformation.

• I have been a therapist in both the UK and NZ working with struggling individuals who needed help to navigate mother wounds, ruptured family dynamics, limiting beliefs, addictive behaviours and life quakes that have caught people unaware (e.g. illness).

• I've facilitated self-help workshops that include dance and movement, masks, mindset management, mental resilience, etc.

• I have also utilised hypnosis, dreamwork analysis, breathwork and meditation, massage, prayer and Reiki with individual clients.

• I spent decades coaching Senior Leadership executives (up to C-suite level) to develop their leadership skills, usually in businesses undergoing cultural transformation. Utilised various psychometric assessment tools to help evaluate individual preferences, strengths, and areas for development

• Created high performance, leadership and change management programmes and coached business teams in NZ, Australia, Europe & US.

• Worked with founders of growing businesses to integrate their brands through all business processes so it was lived from the inside-out (culturally embedded Kaizen-based growth).

• Worked in a start-up software company building a global consulting arm, focused on performance, leadership, behavioural alignment, and internal communication.

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My own therapists and guides:

I have worked with different therapists, at different times of my life, for different reasons.

And here are the modalities of those who have guided me... short and long-term.

Therapists:

• Internal Family System Therapist 

• Jungian Analyst

• EMDR therapist

• Holistic Medical Doctor (incl. nutrition, supplements, functional medicine)

Trainers:

• Presence Process facilitator (Breathwork, Meditation, Energy Healing)

• Neurogenic Reset facilitators (TRE, Breathwork, Yoga, Meditation, Nutrition)

• Executive Coaches (LSI , HBDI, DISC)

• Hypnotherapists

• 5-Rhythms/ Movement Therapy Teacher

• Psychodrama Facilitator

• Art Therapy trainer

• Dreamwork Analyst

• Bodywork practitioners 

• and more...

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