About me

I grew up on a council estate in the East-end of London and enjoyed my youth playing in a band and raving whilst working in the photographic industry. Being a bit disillusioned with my work, which was mostly for the advertising industry, I then travelled throughout Asia, particularly in India. My father was Anglo-Indian so I had a deep desire to experience and better understand Asian cultures. This led to an interest in spirituality and hence I became a student of meditation, prayer and theology, for a number of years. This entailed going back to college to complete a Baccalaureate in Philosophy in Dublin.

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After this I got a BA Degree in Psychosocial Studies and then a PhD in Social Psychology at Loughborough University. My PhD thesis is entitled Narrative, disclosure and psychophysiology: A mixed methods exploration of emotion.  I also then started formally training as a counsellor/psychotherapist at the Sherwood Training Institute in Nottingham. After I completed my PhD I worked as a lecturer at Nottingham University lecturing on MA Counselling courses. Since this time I have worked as an academic lecturing, researching, writing books and scientific papers related to psychotherapy, emotion, surveillance, mental health and social media.

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I have five published books the latest is concerned with  'Understanding Mental Health Apps'. My first book was entitled 'Social Psychology of Emotion' for Sage publications. I wrote this with a very good friend where we explored ideas and theories. We developed many of these ideas in a later book entitled 'Emotion in the Digital Age' for Routledge. 

 

I love research and teaching, but I am also particularly keen to continue to listen to other people's stories, journeys and experiences. I learn so much from working with people and of course I hope my expertise will play some part in helping people find their paths to a more fulfilled life.  

 

If you feel that you could benefit from therapy, I would also like to hear about your life journey. Whether you are highly academically educated or have your experiences from the University of Life, I am happy to work with people from diverse walks of life.

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