I help overwhelmed children and young people, parents, and professionals build confidence, emotional resilience, and direction.

As a young person, moving to upper school left me feeling isolated and unsure of myself. I became quieter, endured bullying, and lost all sense of who I was. I was a shell of who I had been. That followed me into adulthood (I was great at masking!) and this eventually surfaced as panic attacks which forced me to stop and really listen to what was going on beneath the surface.

Voices urged me to stay small, be cautious, and question what I could do. At the time, they felt like guidance; in hindsight, they were limiting my growth. Learning to listen differently, to my intuition and the quieter parts of myself, changed everything. That perspective shapes my work today.

Having worked with children and young people all my life in various settings, I knew what was needed was proper time out to talk without strings attached. In schools, that time out usually looked like a ‘pass card’, two minutes chat in an office with people kicking the door in, and then back to the classroom supposedly better. In youth work settings, we could stretch time as we needed and I’d have conversations that lasted all night with some young people.

Following my own collapse at work from stress (trust me, I know what working in schools is like!), I wanted to refocus my energy on blending the creative conversations and methods I was employing in youth centres to drive engagement and happier, more confident children with the balance that comes from tight time restrictions from school timetables.

Today, I create safe spaces where children and young people, and those who support them, can better navigate their own stresses and anxieties, bring about change, and step back into their strength with renewed confidence. Sometimes it’s in my own practice room, sometimes it’s in schools, I’ve coached on walks around the local park, and even in people’s homes. We’ve had to be clever with meet-ups to tie in with reduced timetables, full timetables, clubs, and parent workloads.

The ability to be our best selves is there inside each of us. Sometimes we need an impartial smiley bald man to help us find it though. I strive to help you feel seen, understood, and supported because growth happens naturally when we feel safe enough to question the old stories that no longer serve us, and to create a more grounded, alive way of being. 

This isn’t about creating a new version of you, just a truer one!

If this feels right, the next step is yours.