About Me | Retreat to Advance

For me, it is a privilege to be able to offer my skills and experience to help others find their authentic self and learn to thrive in life rather than just survive.

I left an extremely dysfunctional and abusive home life aged 16 to join the Parachute Regiment of the British Army. I never knew my father and had been raised by a psychopathic mother. At the time, it was a decision which saved me from a life of gang culture on the streets and most likely death at a young age. As a person of mixed-race, life in the Army was not easy and I experienced significant traumas both on and off the battlefield. The result of a life of trauma left me mentally and emotionally scarred and damaged, which led to a complete mental health breakdown in 2017. This breakdown ultimately became my break through, and receiving a diagnosis of PTSD and CPTSD gave clarity and understanding to the difficulties I had battled with all my life.

When I reached my darkest point, had I not asked for help and been able to access specialist trauma therapy, then I most certainly would not be where I am today. I received my therapy from one of the UK’s top trauma therapists, and it was she who encouraged me to study to become a qualified psychotherapist and psychotraumatologist, and use my experiences to help others.

My desire now is to inspire, help and support others to come back from the deepest depths of despair and learn to thrive. If anything on this website resonates with you, then please do get in touch and let's start your journey to thriving together.

If you are interested in ordering a copy of my book, it is available online from Amazon and various bookstores.