about me...

My Training and Qualifications:

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• Internal Family Systems Practitioner (L1)

• Coherence Therapy (Ongoing paid membership with Bruce Ecker and Tori Old)

• Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy (Externship + Core Skills)

• Certificate of Hypnotherapy 

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Certificate  - Beck Institute

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University Programmes:

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

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

• Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Commercial Law) - University of Auckland, NZ

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Private Institutes:

• Change Management Certification - PROSCI Institute

• Results Coaching Certification - Neuro-Leadership Institute 

• Adult Learning Certification - Instructional Design

• Kaizen  Certification

• PESI Institute - Grief Counselling, AEDP

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

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Career Summary:

• I have been a therapist in both the UK and NZ working with struggling individuals who needed help to navigate childhood trauma, unexpected life-quakes or workplace distress.

• Over and above my formal qualifications, I've also learnt hypnosis, dreamwork analysis, somatic techniques such as breathwork, meditation and prayer.

• I spent decades coaching Senior executives to develop their leadership skills, usually in businesses undergoing cultural transformation or rapid growth. Used psychometric assessment tools (DISC, LSI, HBDI) to help evaluate individual preferences, strengths, and areas for personal/work growth and development

• Worked in the field of Organisational Development designing and implementing: High Performance, Leadership and Change Management programmes.

• Worked as a Change Manager on large-scale IT projects.

• Coached individuals and teams in NZ, Australia, Europe & US.

• Coached business Founders to integrate their brand promise with business processes (Kaizen) so the business lived it from the inside-out .

• Built a global consulting arm for a start-up Performance and Talent Management software company.

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My own therapy:

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... both short and long-term.

Therapists I've worked with:

• Internal Family System Therapist 

• Jungian Analyst

• EMDR therapist

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

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

• Neurogenic Reset facilitators (TRE (Trauma Releasing Exercise), Breathwork, Yoga, Meditation, Nutrition) @ HUOMN Retreat

• Executive Coaches (LSI , HBDI, DISC)

• Hypnotherapist

• 5-Rhythms/ Movement Therapy Teacher

• Dreamwork Analyst

• Bodywork/Somatic practitioners ​

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