My Story
Originally from the UK, I embarked on a transformative journey to India after earning a degree in French and English law. This pivotal six months in India introduced me to meditation and the profound discovery in an instant of waking up to an ever present genuine wholeness ( Nondual Awareness) This taste of awakening, 32 years ago, inspired a lifelong commitment to understanding and deepening this recognition . I then discovered through Ken Wilber’s work and psychotherapy trauma work , that there were other essential dimensions of wholeness ,two of which are Growing up and Cleaning up.
Settling in Australia in 1993, I pursued 6 years of studies in Naturopathy and Holistic Counselling complemented by a Master's in Psychotherapy. Over the past 25 years as an Integral Psychotherapist, I've worked with clients globally, continuously refining my practice through intensive meditation and ongoing training in Adult Development, Trauma, Psychotherapy and Somatic Therapy with renowned teachers and mentors, in service of full spectrum wholeness. I am passionate in assisting others to discover these truths for themselves and experience the healing empowerment and transformation that comes from this work.
I am currently residing on Waiheke Island (NZ) and am committed to offering a unique and integrative therapeutic approach internationally via Zoom. I also offer In Person Intensives and Retreats on Waiheke.
Therapeutic Approach
Over three decades, it has become evident that realising our full potential and becoming fully ourselves involves five main areas:
CLEANING UP
(individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma work)
GROWING UP
(Adult Development)
WAKING UP
(spiritual realisation/ awakening)
SHOWING UP
(the 4 Quadrants aligning to deeper purpose)
OPENING UP
(our multiple intelligences)
Through this process we become more authentically ourselves more fulfilled and more naturally at ease with ourselves and whatever shows up. From there we start aligning to our deeper purpose and discovery of what is truly ours to do in the world.
Training
On my journey, I've undertaken various trainings to enrich my therapeutic approach. These include:
IFS courses (Internal Family Systems)
Family Constellations
Adult Development with Stages International
Masters Training Psychotherapy
Kinesiology
Touch for health
PKP 1 and 2
Cathy Cain - Touch skills for Trauma Therapists 1-4
NeuroAffective Touch - Aline La Pierre
Meditation Training
In the realm of meditation, my experience includes:
Complete
Currently, I am engaged in:
Meditation retreats in Pointing Out the Way (Tibetan Buddhism) with Dan P. Brown over 10 years
Mondo Zen with Junpo for 5 years
Vipassana retreat
Big Mind with Genpo Roshi
Kashmir Shaivism/Tantra with Siddha Yoga and Sally Kempton for 15 years
Reginald Ray with Dharma Ocean (Tibetan Buddhism and somatic meditation) for 12 years
Thomas Hübl inner science and Collective Trauma Integration Process for 17 years
Diamond Approach ongoing for 6 years
Year 2 of a 4-year Advanced Meditation Teacher Training in the Tibetan Buddhism Lineage.
Integral Polarity Facilitation Training (IPP) with John Kessler.
Also Serving as the Current Psychological Integration Head at Qineticare- an international company dealing in Family Health and Wellbeing.
