READ MY NEW BOOK
heal your trauma: how to overcome a painful childhood to become happy and whole again
Come to terms with your past and rebuild yourself stronger, happier and more resilient.
Bullying, humiliation, emotional neglect – many of us experienced these in our childhoods. But however deep we buried them, these experiences can leave scars that resurface in later life as anxiety, depression, rage, substance abuse or low self-esteem. And that’s where Heal Your Trauma comes in.
I draw on powerful trauma-informed therapy models such as internal family systems, schema therapy and mindful self-compassion to gently guide you through the process of becoming happy and whole again. The healing journey can at times feel long and painful, but the benefits of living a grounded, centred, authentic life are undeniable. Your wounds do not have to define you, and it’s never too late to heal.
MY WRITING
I am a psychotherapist and author of Heal Your Trauma: How to Overcome a Painful Childhood to Become Happy and Whole Again. As an Internal Family Systems Therapist and Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist, Trainer & Supervisor, I combine schema therapy, as well as internal family systems, compassion-focused therapy and somatic therapies into my integrative approach to trauma therapy.
I’m a long-term meditator and student of Buddhism, so I also weave in ideas from Buddhist psychology, because this 2,500-year-old tradition offers such rich, wise insights into what causes suffering and how to relieve it. I specialise in helping people with the impact of childhood trauma, but work with a wide range of psychological problems. My practice is online, so I work with clients and supervisees all over the world via Zoom.
And I am a meditation teacher for Insight Timer, where you will find a wealth of resources (mostly free/donation-based) including courses, breathing techniques, guided imagery, mindfulness and self-compassion practices and much more. If you are struggling with your mental health – and especially if you have experienced trauma – practices like these are a crucial part of your healing journey, whether you are also having therapy or not.
But as a former health journalist, my other great passion is writing – and this allows me to reach and hopefully help a much wider audience. I write a monthly blog for Psychology Today, on trauma-healing, cutting-edge psychology and all aspects of mental health. And on this site you can read hundreds of my blog posts – sign up using the form below to get my latest news delivered straight to your inbox. I also write articles and books and provide expert opinion to journalists working in print and broadcast media.
FOR EVERYONE
My blog offers a huge amount of free information about all aspects of mental health, as well as powerful schema therapy techniques and guidance to help you improve your mental and physical health – sign up using the form below to get my latest blog posts, hot off the press. In addition to my monthly Psychology Today blog I have also written a number of blog posts for the Huffington Post about a wide range of mental-health issues.
FOR MENTAL-HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
I am a contributor to Creative Methods in Schema Therapy: Advances and Innovation in Clinical Practice, edited by Dr Gillian Heath and Dr Helen Startup. I co-authored the chapter, Endings and the Therapy Relationship, with Dr Tünde Vanko. This book presents the cutting-edge of theory and practice in schema therapy, with contributions from leading experts from our global community – I strongly recommend it whether you are new to ST or a seasoned practitioner. Order your copy here.
I was pleased to write an article about schema therapy for Therapy Today, flagship magazine of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). And I was invited to write a series of five posts, published from December 2019 to January 2020, for the PESI Blog about the schema therapy model for treating complex trauma.