I studied Psychology, and Social Sciences at Aston University. I have training & qualifications in Clinical Trauma trained by Clinical Psychologist and leading voice in the healing of PTSD and Complex Trauma, Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT.
I also have training & qualifications in Brain-Body Therapy, Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy Model, Advanced Conversational Therapy, Counselling, Therapeutic coaching, Trauma Informed Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)/ Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Parts Integration Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Relational Trauma Therapy, and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery.
I have had in-depth training in healing Trauma and PTSD and CPTSD using clinical hypnotherapy to help people eliminate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms (PTSD). And in depth training in specialising in helping military personnel, and first responders.
A list of some of the therapists I have trained with, who are some of the best therapists worldwide:-
- Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, a clinical psychologist, internationally sought-out teacher, therapeutic yoga instructor, and leading voice in the healing of PTSD and complex trauma. Dr. Schwartz is an accomplished teacher who guides therapists in the application of somatic psychology, parts work therapy, and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of trauma and complex trauma.
- Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW, world-renowned trauma expert. She has been a practicing psychotherapist and body-psychotherapist since 1976.
- Janina Fisher, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and a former instructor at Harvard Medical School. And a international expert on the treatment of trauma.
- Frank Anderson, MD, is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation, brain-based psychotherapy.
- Alexia (Lexi) D. Rothman, PhD, is a IFS trainer and has received extensive training in Internal Family Systems Therapy from IFS developer Dr. Richard Schwartz. She has assisted in multiple Level 1 and IFS trainings around the country, as well as serving as a professional consultant for IFS therapists. Dr. Rothman received her PhD in clinical psychology from UCLA,
- Gabor Maté, MD, is a Canadian physician and author. He has a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development, trauma and potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health including autoimmune disease, cancer, attention cancer, attention deficit hyperactivity, Dr Maté is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development.
- Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, NCC, DCMHS, LMHC, is a psychotherapist specializing in training therapists about narcissistic abuse, gaslighting, & anxiety.
On May 5th 2023 GHP announced the mental health award winners, and I was awarded “The Best Emotional & Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Therapist 2023 (UK).” https://www.ghp-news.com/winners/demi-coaching-therapist/
I am also an Accredited Break-up, Separation, and Divorce Coach, trained personally by one of the UK’s most sought after authorities in break-up, separation, and divorce.
And I am a Reiki Level 1 & 2 Practitioner, and a Reiki Master & Teacher.
I am somebody with a trauma history myself. And suffered for many years with symptoms of CPTSD and PTSD, due to experiencing trauma in both childhood and adulthood.
In my adult life I found myself in abusive relationships. One of which involved psychopathic abuse, involving me being psychologically abused and violently abused physically on a daily basis for 6 years at the hands of a Malignant Narcissistic Psychopath. Which as a result of being in that abusive relationship I was also abused and trapped within in his violent criminal world of Dark Triads. (Dark Triad is Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Sadism and Psychopathy). In simple terms, a world very much like the “Krays”.
A good few years later I found myself in another abusive relationship for 2 years where I became the victim of Covert Narcissistic Abuse at the hands of a NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder).
As a child at the age of 9 I struggled on a daily basis with panic attacks, social anxiety (symptom of CPTSD), isolation, and low self esteem, And due to the social anxiety not being treated back then it went on to develop into Social Phobia and Agoraphobia. (symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
At the age of 21 I was told by my doctor I’d had a nervous breakdown and was suffering with Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
Symptoms such as flashbacks, startle reactions, panic attacks, hyper-vigilance, dissociation, low self-esteem, feelings of isolation and loss, fear, and phobias, extreme vertigo, emotional flashbacks, IBS, emotional dysregulation, as well as being trauma bonded to the abusers. (which I had to break free from psychologically, after having found the courage and strength to eventually physically break free from).
It was then after doing my own healing and recovery from narcissistic abuse, psychopathic abuse, PTSD and CPTSD, childhood trauma, and relational trauma, and gaining my qualifications that I have today. That made it possible for me to help others, and allow me to set up my own business specialising in CPTSD and PTSD, helping people to heal, break free, and recover from narcissistic abuse, psychopathic abuse, trauma bonds, heal and recover from Trauma, Childhood Neglect, Relational Trauma, and eliminate PTSD & CPTSD and all associated symptoms. And also help women going through the challenging time of early menopause, and perimenopause the transition leading up to menopause. As well as helping those women going through the particularly difficult time during perimenopause and menopause who have a history of trauma, PTSD and CPTSD, and their PTSD and CPTSD symptoms. As both PTSD and CPTSD can worsen menopausal symptoms and increase the likelihood of early menopause, and have a impact on the menopausal transition. As well as vice versa, as hormonal changes during perimenopause can trigger or intensify CPTSD symptoms, such as flashbacks, hypervigilance, and difficulty with emotional regulation.
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