About
Stress support is often framed as slowing down, scaling back, or avoiding anything that feels demanding. I don’t work that way.
Life is challenging. It asks a lof of us. It brings pressure, uncertainty, responsibility, and moments that stretch us yet it can still be enjoyable, ambitious, meaningful, and full.
Managing stress isn’t about living small or eliminating challenge. It’s about having the capacity to meet life as it is, without being pulled under by it.
My work supports individuals and organisations who want to stay engaged with life rather than retreat from it. I don’t treat stress as something to eliminate or aim for constant calm. Stress is part of being human. The issue is what happens when it starts to run the system- affecting sleep, mood, focus, behaviour, and enjoyment without the tools or understanding to bring things back into balance.
My Approach
I work with stress across the whole system: thoughts, emotions, behaviour, and the body. These don’t operate separately, especially under pressure, and real change rarely happens by focusing on just one.
I help people understand what stress is actually doing for them and to them, and how patterns develop over time. From there, the focus is on learning how to resource yourself in demanding moments, recognise when you’re tipping off course, and respond in ways that are steadier and more effective.
This isn’t about fixing yourself or pushing through at all costs. It’s about building internal steadiness with enough clarity and self-respect to meet stress without shame, self-blame, or collapse.
Featured on:
Caroline Foran’s ‘Owning It: The Anxiety Podcast’ to discuss exam anxiety.
‘A Moment of Calm’ at Shona Presents Shine Festival
How I Work
My background is in education, which shaped my belief that understanding creates real change. I later trained in psychology, and I combine both in practical, accessible work that people can actually use when the pressure is on.
I’m never going to tell you that need to be calm every minute of the day but it is important to know how to switch off and recover when it’s time to rest but also how to step forward with confidence, energy, and focus when life demands it.
I work through:
workshops and training for organisations and schools
keynote speaking and talks
online sessions and events
one-to-one support
longer-term partnerships and retainer-style work with organisations
The aim is always the same: for people to leave feeling understood, clearer, and more capable of being their own source of steadiness and strength whether they’re facing everyday pressure or a particularly demanding season.