I live on the beautiful Norfolk Coast with my husband, daughter and Labrador and when not working can be found walking and occasionally running on the beach and through the sand dunes. I enjoy really good coffee, going to the theatre, and singing loudly in the car.

I previously worked in the public sector for over 35 years, holding a variety of senior leadership roles including the Head of Housing. I hold a professional qualification in housing and was a corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) for 30 years. In 2018 following a period of ill-health I made a personal decision to move to a different role. I had been experiencing intense anxiety, unable to sleep, unable to focus and all of the joy I had drained from my life. I accessed counselling, which led me eventually to hypnotherapy and NLP, where I learned how I could take control and reduce the impact of the symptoms on my mental health and finally move beyond the all-consuming fear. 

Having experienced the positive impacts of professional coaching during my career and then counselling and hypnotherapy I decided to retrain. I trained as a coach with the Institute of Leadership and Management qualifying as a coach and mentor in November 2020. I continue to develop my knowledge and skills through regular training and study, completing Time to Think Foundation and Thinking Partner courses in 2021, a Hypnotherapy Diploma and Neuro Linguist Programming (NLP) certification in 2022 and Counselling Skills training in 2023.

I have been practising as a coach since 2019, delivering coaching to colleagues in the public sector. In April 2023 I left the public sector to set up my own business as a coach and hypnotherapist. I value and invest in my own mental health to the same extent as my physical health. Keeping physically fit and active now goes hand in hand with looking after my mental well-being, which is why I have regular coaching and hypnotherapy