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Your development and growth are in expert, committed, and capable hands with me.
At the end of the day, it's about delivering a discernible difference in your results. You get better when you are better. I believe that true shift happens through hard human kindness. I also believe that shift happens most sustainably - and radically - through a greater acceptance of, and connection with, the person you really are; when you are fully you - your youest you - anything and everything is possible.
These philosophies underpin my approach and my work. I have notched up over 20 years of working in small, medium, and large corporations. I literally grew up in the hospitality industry [my parents owned a pub and restaurant in the UK] and I started my career as a college professor teaching hotel and business management. I've since held a range of senior, executive, and C-Suite level roles across a host of sectors and companies including renowned retailer Marks & Spencer Plc, travel and tourism company Eurostar International, Crossrail Ltd - the company charged with building a new railway through the center of London, music giant Sony Music Entertainment, and Essence Global - part of the world's largest advertising company, WPP. These roles have provided the opportunity for me to work across all continents and to develop the awareness and empathy required to work successfully with people from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds.
I'm certified as an Executive Coach by both the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring, I'm credentialed with the International Coach Federation, and am a coach-supervisor through the Coaching Supervision Academy. As an accredited practitioner of Transformational NLP, I've been working in the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming since 2001 - I'm a double-certified INLPTA Master Practitioner and Trainer of NLP, and a Neuro-Linguistic Psychotherapist under the NLPtCA. I'm also licensed to administer MBTI [Step I and Step II] and FIRO-B psychometric tools.
As a student of integral counseling psychology, I've had the opportunity to train with, and learn from, many luminaries in the transpersonal field including Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Patricia Crane, and Jason Chan. In 2007 I became a Reiki Master and Teacher under the guidance of Christina Moore.
My current clinical work is in the community mental health space. I volunteer my time offering counseling services at Pacific Center for Human Growth, one of the country’s oldest LGBTQIA clinics. The clinic centers mental health as a social justice issue and provides much needed services to people living in the margins of society.
I'm a native Brit and have lived in Northern California with my husband, David, since April 2014. I love the Californian sunshine, geek out about psychology, and like to lose myself by watching repeats of The Voice and X-Factor on YouTube.