Welcome and thank you for visiting! A little about me and my journey to this point so that you can decide if I am an appropriate therapist for you.
I started my working life as a state registered nurse (SRN) and absolutely loved the work, was trained to care for people as I would want my family cared for. I mainly worked in a cardiac & diabetic ward and latterly at a Marie Curie Hospice. I then trained as a midwife which suited me better.
As I progressed as a midwife working in my local hospital birth unit and then in the community, I encountered various situations for which I felt ill-equipped. Therefore in order to support my clientelle better I studied at the University of Hertfordshire in Client Centred Counselling.
In my early twenties I visited a homeopath who successfully resolved my long standing health problem that allopathic approaches could not resolve. I was so impressed by the result that it made total sense that I consult him throughout my two pregnancies.
Homeopathy has helped me with the journey of motherhood as it has helped my children through their childhood ailments and teenage phases.
Being impressed by how homeopathy not only helps with physical ailments but emotional ailments also, I became convinced that it was right for me to train as a homeopath. This I did in 1994 and haven't looked back since.
I am passionate about my work and totally committed to my patients; for 17 years my practice in St Albans has been thriving and busy, where I return to monthly.
Having experienced the benefits of hypnosis myself in 2004, I trained at University College London (UCL) to complement my counselling expertise. With this newly acquired skill, I began a hypnobirthing group.
In 2009 I was invited to write a chapter on Hypnosis for Childbirth in The Handbook of Contemporary Clinical Hypnosis: Theory and Practice.
Having relocated to Hampshire from St Albans in Hertfordshire I am embarking on creating a new clinic in Emsworth which also covers Westbourne, Bosham, Chichester, Havant and Portsmouth.
Along with my expertise in childbirth I specialise in infertility , IVF, phobia resolution and PTSD, weight management and stopping smoking.
Please do keep your eye on the news page to see courses and opportunities. This will give you the chance to get to know me and enable me to enhance your well-being.
With warmest wishes
Diana