I trained with CCUI (Corporate Coach University International) in the USA over 17 years ago and have extensive experience both as a coach and as a therapist with a holistic view of life.  I specialise in helping people to increase their personal effectiveness so that they can manage their emotions and beliefs, develop their gifts and talents, lead happy and fulfilling lives at home and at work, and successfully handle whatever major changes or challenges come their way.

I have trained in a number of related disciplines over the years as part of my continuous personal and professional development, all of which reflect my passionate interest in holistic health, psychology and psychoneuroimmunology.  I am an experienced life coach, Human Givens counsellor & psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, IEMT practitioner (integral eye movement therapy for rapid and lasting emotional relief) and Reiki energy therapist, and have been running my own private holistic therapy practice since 1998.  I have helped people with all kinds of physical, mental and emotional issues, with a strong focus on trauma, anxiety, phobias, stress management, anger, depression, as well as personal development, relationship difficulties, work challenges, and helping people to boost their confidence and self esteem. 

In addition to a post-graduate Human Givens diploma in counselling and psychotherapy, I hold a diploma in Advanced Hypnotherapy and Hypnohealing, a diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy, and qualifications in life coaching, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), IEMT (Integrated Eye Movement Therapy), NFSH (National Federation of Spiritual Healing) and Reiki Energy Therapy.

This broad and extensive training in complementary therapy, counselling and life coaching over many years has given me a holistic understanding of life and health and a profound knowledge of people and their mental, physical and emotional needs.  I am therefore able to provide fast and very effective help for a wide range of personal concerns and challenges, with particular emphasis on an holistic approach to health and well-being, emotional intelligence, self awareness and work/life balance.

During sessions, which can be conducted face-to-face or remotely by phone depending on the therapeutic approach chosen, I use a variety of well proven and effective coaching, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, EFT and IEMT techniques, along with relaxation and stress management training, where appropriate and depending entirely on each particular client's preference and need. 

I work very flexibly, in a way that is designed to bring about rapid, lasting change.  Part of the coaching process, where helpful, is to teach clients effective, practical personal development, stress management and self awareness techniques which they can use both to support their own progress in between sessions and to maintain their feeling of confidence, well-being and self empowerment once they have achieved their coaching objective.

My consultation room is in the Corstorphine/Murrayfield area of Edinburgh West, just off the Corstorphine Road at Western Corner, where there is free parking. Please note that as I am on the first floor, I am unfortunately not accessible for anybody unable to climb a flight of stairs. Where appropriate I also conduct consultations over the phone, by Skype, FaceTime or Zoom with clients who are unable to come for face-to-face sessions either because of time constraints, health or mobility challenges, or because they live in other parts of Scotland, the UK or abroad.