​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​It all began over 30 years ago, when I was working as a chiropodist. It was there during the close of client treatments that foot and leg massage revealed how much need there was for therapeutic touch, eventually leading me to retrain in Massage Therapy.

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Alongside working directly with the body, I have also followed a deep spiritual path. In the early 1990s I trained for two years in energy medicine with the esteemed healer and late president of the College of Psychic Studies in London - Suzanne McInerney. This was followed by a six-year apprenticeship with a Native American medicine elder, spanning lived years in both the USA and the UK.

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These formative years taught me the power of ritual, ceremony, meditation, sound, and touch as healing tools - each guiding me to eventually build a business model founded on honouring the unique wisdom of each person's body, mind, and spirit.

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In 2005, I qualified in Massage Therapy through Suffolk College. Since then, I have continued to deepen my knowledge through extensive postgraduate trainings, allowing my practice to evolve into one that integrates therapeutic bodywork, muscular pain management, nervous system regulation, and holistic wellbeing. 

 

​My work in trauma recovery began while volunteering at Lighthouse Women's Centre in Suffolk in 2012, born from a deep commitment to support women recovering from the effects of domestic abuse and violence.

 

My ongoing interest in how to heal the nervous system from the effects of trauma  - having lived through domestic abuse, as well as how that expressed through the body, drew me to the pioneering work of Peter Levine, Bessel Van De Kolt, Stephen Porges and Gabor Mate. Then, through life's synchronicities as I was deepening my interest in the growing field of Fascia Bodywork, I came upon the work of Dr. Andrea Traldi and began his NSR Practitioner training with the Institute of Applied Somatics which equipped me with an evidence-informed, body-based approach that supported nervous system regulation, neuro myofascial understanding and the body-mind & spirit connection.

 

Then ​under the guidance of senior IEMT trainer Joanna Harper, I qualified as an Advanced Level Practitioner in Integral Eye Movement Technique (IEMT), a complementary approach that works with event memories, emotional processing, identity patterns and imprints, which can support people in further creating lasting change.

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My own journey through menopause led me to train as a coach in peri- and post-menopause education, enabling me to offer women valuable knowledge and practical tools to confidently navigate this powerful time of transition in their lives. 

 

​In 2023, I relocated back to Kent, to the Isle of Sheppey, where I opened The Temple Room - a therapeutic sanctuary offering sessions both in-person and online. Here, I support the local community whilst continuing to develop my creative work as a writer and poet. In 2025, I published my first embodiment-based workbook - The Body Calls Us Home through The Temple Room Press.

 

I am also the creator and founder of The Sacred Faces of Female®, an original body of work featuring 36 symbolic female archetypes, that invite women into deeper self-understanding, healing, and embodied transformation through story, poetry, conversation, and reflection.

 

​It my honour and privilege to volunteer with SATEDA, a Kent-based women's charity, where I co-facilitate both The Freedom Programme and The Phoenix Programme. And in 2026, I developed and launched Rebuilding Calm in partnership with SATEDA. This six-week programme further supports women on their journey of recovery from domestic abuse, by combining and teaching an understanding of the nervous system, with practical regulation techniques, gentle body-based practices and opportunities for self-connection. At its core is the belief that healing begins with understanding ourselves, reconnecting with our bodies and rediscovering our own capacity for calm, resilience and empowerment.

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At the heart of all my work lays a simple message:

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"The body is our sacred temple. It is both the vessel and the companion that we journey with throughout our lives. It deserves our love, care and tending - it is the gateway through which we can enter and grow a soul-aligned thriving life."

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Training & Specialist Training Qualifications (since 2005)

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VTCT Level 3 Diploma in Swedish Massage

Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) – Foundation

Advanced Manual Lymphatic Drainage – Pre & Post-Operative Care

Oncology Massage Training (Jennifer Young)

Pregnancy Massage

Myofascial Release Massage

Advanced Deep Tissue Massage

Trigger Point Therapy

​Advanced Practitioner in Integral Eye Movement Techniques (IEMT)

Nervous System Regulation Practitioner – Institute of Applied Somatics

Sound Therapy Practitioner

Vagus Nerve Practitioner

Breathwork & Grounding Practitioner

3rd Age Woman Menopause Transition (Burrell Education)

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Domestic Abuse and Violence (CACHE)​​

DAB Enhanced Cert

Safeguarding Adults & Children 

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