Background

I originally come from Northern Ireland in the UK and now live in Basel, Switzerland.

As a certified coach with a broad business and communications background, I started my career in Public Relations and Communications, working for a number of companies and organizations in Scotland and England before moving to Basel, Switzerland with my husband in 2003.

During my varied business career I have lived in many different locations and gained a great deal of experience working in corporate, private sector and public service industries covering pharma, airports, healthcare, leisure, housebuilding/construction, higher education, agrichemicals and consultancy.

In 2011, I made a conscious decision to change track and follow a new direction. This was triggered following a reorganization in the company I was working for – I was made redundant for the second time in my career. In truth, a change had been ‘brewing’ for a while (sounds familiar?), but I didn’t have the energy or courage to make it happen until the reality of losing my job struck.

At that point I felt stuck, undervalued, disillusioned, overwhelmed, lacking direction and lost. However, what I did know was that whatever I chose to do next, I wanted to discover my passion and purpose.

What followed was a period of exploration, learning and transition – exploring options and possibilities that eventually brought me to coach training with the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and subsequent training in somatic coaching, and then in Somatic Experiencing which supports people in all work and life situations who have gone through overwhelming, traumatic and painful experiences.