My journey so far...

Therapy and coaching is proven to be far more effective if there is a healthy therapeutic alliance between the client and the therapist/coach.  As a result, it would make sense for you to find someone you can connect, and feel comfortable with.  So, here is a little bit about me, and why I have made it my mission to help others in this area.   

​

My interests in personal change and development came about at an early age. After witnessing a close member of my family suffer great dissatisfaction in life - despite, from an outside perspective; appear to have everything one could ask for - curiosity got the better of me.  I wanted to understand the active ingredients that lead to such unhappiness and, on the flip side; what could be done to reverse it.  

Before too long, I myself experienced a cascade of negative emotion, manifesting in anxiety and depressive symptoms caused by life circumstances that I was in no way emotionally equipped for. It was a pivotal time for me, as it highlighted emotional and developmental deficiencies within areas of my own life.  I found myself making decisions through the lens of olds narratives that I had acquired - keeping me locked in my own limiting belief systems. 

​

What followed was an intense period of self-development - including hypnotherapy and coaching - through which I was able to shed those old, limiting beliefs and create new, healthy ones.  I reformed how I interacted with others and the world around me - adopting a growth mindset that took me on an incredible journey of self-improvement.  

​

This period of my life was unbelievably impactful.  The change was profound, and I gained a much greater degree of self-efficacy from it.  This experience compounded my already firmly rooted interests in personal change, and I felt compelled to help others as I had been helped - knowing now, first hand, the power of quality therapy and coaching. 

I threw myself into studying, training in Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).  Following the completion of my first diploma in Hypnotherapy, I studied with author and expert hypnotherapist Andrew Parr.  Through his academy, I was awarded Diplomas in Professional Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis, and Advanced Hypnotherapy and Coaching.  I then studied at the internationally recognised UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy.  Approved by The British Psychological Society, based on its emphasis in evidence-based practice, the training integrates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) with evidence-based hypnosis.  Upon graduating, I was awarded a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy.  

​

Around the same time, I trained with the co-developer of NLP; Dr Richard Bandler - awarding me the title of Licensed Practitioner of NLP.  I continued my NLP studies with author and Master NLP Trainer Ewan Mochrie - being awarded the titles of Master Practitioner of NLP and Master NLP Coach (through the American Board of Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Master Practitioner of Time-Line Therapy (through the Time-Line Therapy Association), and Master Practitioner of Hypnotherapy (through the American Board of Hypnotherapy).  ​ ​

​

From here A New Way, A New You was founded...

My aim? It is simply to improve the lives of people I work with, and help them become better versions of themselves. I am deeply committed to helping others navigate their challenges and discover ways to climb the obstacles they face.

Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, stress or feeling lost in life, I am here to support you. No matter how difficult things may seem, there is always 'A New Way' towards 'A New You' - a way that will bring positive results to your life.   

​

Have some questions? Want to know more? Simply send me an email and I will respond to you personally.  I very much look forward to hearing from you.

​

​

My life prior to A New Way, A New You

I started my working life as a professional musician. 

I studied music at university, obtaining a Bachelors and Masters degree in the subject.   I was also awarded an organ scholarship.  As an organist, I had the pleasure of performing in some of the most amazing venues and historic cathedrals around the world. My music career then ventured into the performing arts, where I taught in leading drama schools, and performed in London's West End, as well as regional theatres across the UK.  I was extremely fortunate to play on, and conduct some of the most successful musical theatre productions. Some personal highlights for me were the shows Bat out of Hell, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music and Wicked,.

​

After some years as a musician, the life style started to take its toll, and a health scare forced my hand out of the industry.  Seeking a career change, I started working for the NHS as an improvement and transformation specialist; delivering service and system wide improvements, as well as project manage a vast array of work-streams within the corporate and clinical environments.  I served in the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic, and have worked within senior management teams, both at a local and regional level.