I discovered my calling to train as a therapist in my early twenties, having found healing in my own journey after many years of suffering and unsuccessful treatments. My awakening was supported by spending time with people, in places and doing things that really nourished me; I reconnected with a belief in the love and light in this world, and a powerful motivation to be well enough to appreciate this in its fullest. I was guided to a holistic programme of recovery and, following some incredible transformations in my life, I realised I didn’t want to become a famous actress after all. I wanted to share the gift of healing with others.

Over the next ten years as I continued learning through my own experiences, I studied the mind and therapeutic approaches. I took a bachelors in psychology, and trained in yoga and meditation. I knew I wanted to combine the expertise of research-based Western psychological approaches with the wisdoms of holistic, Eastern approaches. I took a masters in developmental clinical psychology at the Anna Freud Centre, and fell in love with psychoanalytic approaches to understanding the unconscious, healing through safety in relationships, and working at early intervention with children and parents. After starting my own psychoanalysis and a few years more trainee work across nurseries, schools and clinics, in 2018 I began a doctoral training in psychoanalytic child and adolescent psychotherapy, and full-time work within the NHS. I continued practicing yoga, though teaching less frequently, alongside this work.