Hello
I'm Chris.
I am happily married with two adult children and a gorgeous dog who shows me every day how to live in the moment and find the joy.
I absolutely love to travel. I have a campervan and love van life in the sun.
I have lots of tattoos that all have very special meanings for me.
I love music and can often be found barefoot sitting a round a firepit.
I truly believe that life is a gift and that we shouldn't waste a moment of it being troubled, unhappy or in pain.
My Story
Hi. I'm Chris.
I am passionate about showing you how changing your mind can change you life.
I believe that our emotions are signposts to the thoughts that aren't working for us.
I know this to be true, because I've spent years working on my mindset as I've transformed from an anxious girl, struggling with toxic relationships, living with a trauma conditioned perspective, to a confident women. A woman who is happy in her own skin, knows her worth and lives in alignment with the things that are important to me.
I know how these experiences lead to comparing yourself to others and the impact that has on confidence and self esteem because I have experienced the stress and overwhelm of living like this.
The difference now is that I know how to manage it so that it no longer controls my life.
Things changed for me when I discovered Mindfulness and began to take responsibility for my life because I started to understand that I could control my thoughts and emotions and this was a huge turning point.
My life changed so much and if I can do it, you can too.
My clients say that they choose me because I have the ability to see the heart of the issue and can create the right therapy plan for them .
I have over 25 years experience of supporting women , I have worked in education, the criminal justice system and coached refugees seeking asylum. I also offer support for improving wellbeing both at home and at work.
I knew that I could help people, so I trained as a Trauma Informed Life & Mindset Therapist. I have a background in special needs and holistic therapies and I believe in an holistic approach to wellbeing.
I specialise in helping you to manage anxiety, heal from toxic relationships and recover from trauma, because I know that dealing with the things that they bring up can free you from the the pain, lack of confidence, depression, anger, burnout, overwhelm, overthinking, substance misuse, weight problems and phobias that they can cause.
As an Holistic therapist, I soon realised that while my clients were enjoying their treatments, it was the opportunity to talk about the things that were bothering them in a safe space, without judgement that they really enjoyed. So I trained as a Life and Mindset Coach.
I then began to understand that it wasn't what was happening to them that was causing the problem, it was how they were thinking about it that was the issue. So I trained as a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Therapist.
It then became clear that some clients had trouble with letting things go and needed an effective tool that could help them to find a release. So I trained as an Emotional Freedom Technique practitioner.
When it became clear that some of my clients held deeply rooted beliefs and habits that were buried deep in their subconscious. I trained as a Hypnotherapist.
That's how my Life and Mindset Therapy was born.
Life and Mindset Therapy is my unique blend of: Trauma Informed Coaching and Counselling Skills – Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) – Clinical Hypnotherapy- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) so that I can help you to heal at every level.
I am accredited by EMCC at Senior Practitioner level and I am a member of the Complementary Medicine Association (MCMA).
I look forward to working with you.
Chris.