I was born in Australia and lived in Hong Kong, Canada and Germany before deciding to settle in the UK.

I trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and worked in radio drama before becoming a radio presenter at Xfm in London. I was Head of Speech and Drama at the London Academy of Media, Film and TV,  where I specialised in vocal performance. During this time, I coached the TV continuity announcers on BBC1 and BBC2.

Ten years ago, I was invited to join the coaching team of the Professional Support and Wellbeing Service in Oxford as a communication specialist. I loved the work and embraced the world of medical education. 

I am regularly referred doctors who face a wide range of difficulties in their careers. All of these issues have their complexities but are capable of being resolved. I continue to enjoy my work with this remarkably important medical support unit.  

I have The Professional Certificate of Coaching from Henley Business School, the Psychological First Aid Certificate from the Johns Hopkins University, am a Practitioner in the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and hold a Post Graduate Diploma in Trauma Therapy from the NAOS Institute in London. I am a registered member of the National Council of Integrative Psychotherapists (NCIP). I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.