About Me & My Training

Having left the UK in 2010, lived in France and Central Portugal, we now live on a beautiful island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the Archipelago of the Azores, with our two delightful Portuguese Water dogs! 

I enjoy spending time in nature, pottering in the garden, reading, listening to music, playing board/card games and exploring the other islands of the Azores.​ 

Over the decades I have accumulated diverse learning experiences that have inspired me to support others travelling the path of life. My life have been full of ups and downs, good and bad experiences, stressful events, traumas, grief and losses, chronic health issues, relationship difficulties, mistakes made and lessons learnt.

Having had these experiences, and survived, it has developed my strength, resilience, tenacity and personal growth. I feel this has equipped me well to be able to authentically support others through their own challenges on their life journey.

Because I've been there....I am able to be genuinely empathic as I walk alongside you, supporting you, as you work through your own traumas, losses, challenges and changes, encouraging you to embrace positive change; become more authentic, empowered, create boundaries, develop personal growth, invite fun, joy, adventure, fulfilment and contentment into your lives.

It has been a constant learning curve for me, which continues, as I have yet to reach my full potential in this lifetime!

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​I am committed to furthering my education and training, through Continuing Professional Development (CPD), to be the best I can be in supporting you. I embrace life experiences and enjoying my journey in personal development and fulfilment! ​​

MY RELEVANT EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

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• Burrell Education's Therapeutic Coaching for Women.

• Integrative Sex & Couples Therapy Certification.

• Couples Therapy Training with Esther Perel.

• Couples Therapy  Training with Terry Real.

• Couples Therapy Training with Ellyn Bader.

• Advanced Grief Counselling Specialist.

• Trauma Therapy with Bessel van der Kolk.

• Trauma Therapy Training with Janina Fisher.

• Modern Applied Psychology's Advanced Life Coach.

• Achology & Prof. Gerard Egan's Skilled Helper Practitioner.

• CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) Practitioner.

• NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Practitioner

• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Certificate.

• Meditation Teacher Certificate.

• Mindfulness Teacher Diploma.

• ​EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner.

• Pranayama and Breath-work Practitioner.

• Trauma Treatment Certificate.

• Burrell Education's 3rd Age Woman Peri-Post Menopause Certificate.

• Burrell Education's 'Menostrength' Coach. (Exercise in Menopause) 

• Oxford College Life Coach, Level 5. 

• Master Herbalist.

• Aviva Romm's Herbal Medicine for Women. 

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