About Me

My path to relationship coaching began when I succeeded in transforming my own marriage from a conflictual one to a profoundly loving one.

 
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The insight I gained from this experience ignited in me a keen interest in the psychology of relating - why we behave the way we do in our intimate relationships and why we long for and at the same time fear intimacy.

My desire to understand what leads to dysfunctional relationships and what is needed to restore emotional connection, led me to study and train in some of the most successful models in couples and relational therapy including Dr. Susan Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Therapy. The combination of my own personal healing journey and the extensive research, training and practice I have undertaken since, has given me the tools to successfully guide my clients into transforming even the most stuck relationships.

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I am also clinically trained in The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) - a cutting edge and profoundly effective approach to healing complex trauma including relational and attachment trauma. I integrate this approach into my coaching practice and offer stand-alone trauma therapy sessions. As a licensed holistic body therapist with over 25 years experience, I am also fascinated by the mind-body connection and the importance of embodied healing.

I am an Associate Member of the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFTC), The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and The Complementary Medical Association.

I’m a multi-cultural Londoner with Jewish, Nigerian, Cherokee and Scottish bloodlines. I live in north London with my husband (of 20 years) and my three daughters.