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About Me

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I've had my fair share up life's challengers - but some things I know about myself - I am adaptable, very resilient and have never lost my values - be kind, care and love. 

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During those times I've learnt about emotions and people - and how our behaviour not only affects us, but those around us.

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Taking responsibility.​​

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Individuals
Therapy & Coaching
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Wellbeing @ Work
Individuals & Groups

  • Results Focused Hypnosis Clinic, Cormac Colleran, Advanced Level Training in Cocaine and Addiction Cessation, 2025

  • BWRT® South Africa - BWRT with Couples, Counselling Psychologist PS0085308, 2023

  • Dr Sue Peacock Hypnosis for Pain and Performance, 2023

  • BWRT® South Africa - Working with Children and BWRT - Clinical Psychologist PS0085006, 2022

  • BWRT® South Africa - Using BWRT with Borderline Personalities - Clinical Psychologist PS8612463, 2022

  • Hypno-Oncology Masterclass, 2021

  • Sheila Granger - Autoimmune and Hypnosis, 2020

  • BWRT® - Treating Grief, 2020

  • The Essex Institute Training - Warrior Settler & Nomads, 2019

  • TEDx Colomiers - Presentation on "I am not a Robot...", 2018

  • BWRT® Level Two - Psychology of Identity and Behaviour 2016

  • BWRT® (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy) - Master Coach, 2017

  • The Academy of BrainWorking Recursive Therapy, Advanced Practitioner 2017

  • Sheila Granger - Hypnosis for Hormones, 2017

  • BWRT® Transformational Coaching, 2016

  • BWRT® Level One - General Psychopathology, 2016

  • The Essex Institute - Generalised Anxiety Disorder, 2016

  • Zodiac Academy of Clinical Hypnotherapy - Clinical Hypnotherapist, 2013

  • Zodiac Academy of Clinical Hypnotherapy - Smoking Cessation, 2013​​​

I began my career in PR and media relations after training as a BBC radio journalist - and have lived and worked in South Africa, the United Kingdom and now France.


Over the years I have founded four businesses, but with Focus Wellbeing (established in 2012), I have finally created work that I am truly passionate about – us humans - our vulnerabilities, our power and how we limit ourselves with negative thought patterns.

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We are hard-wired for survival and change threatens our fundamental way of being. Understanding how our brain works and how to create sustained change is the basis of all my workshops and 1:1 programmes.

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I specialise in BWRT© (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy), Psychology of Identity and Behaviours, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Emotional Intelligence, Visual Mental Imagery, Transformational Coaching and Mindfulness. â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

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