A few words about who I am and what I do.

I am, among other things, an author, a lecturer and public speaker.

In October 2008) I was delighted to made a life-long Honorary Fellow of the Association for Professional Hypnosis and psychotherapy

I enjoy mixing and melding different models and theories e.g. the Enneagram, NLP, Hypnotherapy, TA, EFT, Reversal Theory, ACIM, Attachment Theory, Co-counselling, re-presenting them in ways that have meaning and impact and, most importantly, are of practical use in the real world outside the rarefied atmosphere of the training or counseling room or supervision session.

Even though I know that we are so much more than a series of geometric shapes, a list of attributes, or the sum total of the answers to a questionnaire, I appreciate and use models or theories, such as those listed above, to make sense of the nonsensical things we are all capable of saying and doing.

Working with people at all levels of status and experience; I train and consult for many organisations in the private, public, voluntary and not-for-profit sectors.

For almost 30 years, I've been a management consult, supervisor and business trainer and, for about a dozen years, I've been a clinical supervisor with various counsellors, therapists and hypnotherapists. My clients are either in private practice or working for various agencies e.g. The Westminster Drug Project and the Parent Mentoring section of the Crime Reduction Initiative.  

Much of what I currently believe, and think I know about our incredible ability to bounce back from terrible, traumatic experiences, I learned during the eight years or so that I ran an adolescent therapeutic unit in North London. What I learned from the 150 or so young men who lived with us during the period I was in charge continues to be a source of inspiration and motivation.

My professional involvement with the world of adoption and fostering, in particular with the Post Adoption Centre in London, has continued for about 24 years, as a Counsellor, Consultant, Trainer and Lecturer. I continue to work with clients and professionals for various adoption and fostering agencies and for many Social Services.

I write books, articles for magazines, journals, blogs, lyrics and poetry, some of which is available on this and other sites (more on the way).

I was consultant editor on The Nurturing Potential journal, basking in the reflected glory of its wonderful editor and dear friend, Joe Sinclair, with whom I co-wrote Peace of Mind is a Piece of Cake.

More recently, I have been developing the principles and practice of Crafty Listening