While symptoms and medical labels differ, many chronic conditions share common underlying patterns – such as stress responses, nervous system sensitisation, fear cycles, and learned protective responses in the body.

I focus on understanding how symptoms are being maintained, rather than on the label attached to them. The symptoms may be different from person to person, but the underlying processes often overlap.

Your experience is always treated as individual – the approach is tailored to you, not just your diagnosis.

What matters is understanding the patterns that keep symptoms going and how to work with reducing these patterns. I don’t need to have personally experienced every symptom to work effectively with it.

I have supported people with a range of conditions, and while the symptoms themselves vary, the principles for reducing fear, calming the nervous system, and shifting unhelpful cycles are often similar.

Our work focuses on your lived experience – not mine.

Absolutely not! All symptoms are real symptoms because we experience them. A mind-based approach to recovery doesn’t invalidate real symptoms and experiences.

I am not offering a cure. However, I can give you the knowledge and tools to recover. It is my sincere hope that you will recover fully.

Clients usually cover all the materials in one foundation session and 5-7 follow up sessions, so 6-8 sessions in total. Clients then have the knowledge and tools to work independently. I also offer check in sessions to discuss progress, difficulties and successes. We are all different, so I offer both single sessions and a package of 5  follow up sessions.

This is up to you and your circumstances. Usually clients choose to have sessions every two weeks. As one client said “two weeks is long enough to really digest and put [tools] into practice but not too long that you don’t start it straight away”. 

I understand – I couldn’t do 60 minutes without stopping for a rest when I was ill. If 60 or 90 minutes sounds daunting, we can schedule in breaks for rest, breathwork or meditation to make it more manageable.

You don’t need to be convinced, you just need curiosity and an open mind. We can discuss your questions and concerns in a no pressure clarity call.

I have completed training as a Freedom from Chronic Pain practitioner, as a coach and as a breathwork and mindfulness instructor. I have an MSc in Psychology and, as part of that, I undertook research into how people recover from chronic fatigue syndrome. I take part in regular clinical supervision. I have also supported many clients through this work. Importantly, I bring lived experience, which means I understand this process from the inside – not just in theory.

I’m clear about the limits of my role. I’m not offering medical treatment or therapy, I don’t replace healthcare professionals and I am clear about the limits of my expertise.

It’s completely natural to want to help someone you care about who is living with a debilitating illness. When you’ve found something that makes sense to you, it’s hard not to want to share it. At the same time, this kind of work only works when someone is personally open to exploring it.

Many people feel strongly attached to a particular explanation of their illness – often a purely biomedical one – and that’s understandable. Letting go of a framework that feels safe can take time.

If they ever become curious, the information will be here. Until then, the most supportive thing you can do is respect their autonomy and continue being there for them.