I am an academic teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in health psychology, mental health disorders, exercise psychology, positive psychology, and mindfulness. I’ve been a lecturer for over 25 years in the Psychology and Sport & Exercise Science Departments of Northumbria University in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K. I have an undergraduate BSc (Hons) degree in Sport & Exercise Science, a Masters in Health Psychology, and a PhD in Social Psychology. I am also a founding member of the Newcastle Centre for Positive Living at Northumbria University, a research and consultancy centre focusing on furthering the understanding and application of positive psychology.
I’ve designed and delivered courses in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), positive psychology, and Mindfulness to the general public, coaches, trainers, teachers and health professionals. I’m interested in helping individuals understand the scientific research within mindfulness, positive psychology and ACT and assisting them in applying it to their everyday lives. My purpose is to help people live full and meaningful lives, whatever circumstances they find themselves in.
I am also author of the book 'Overcome Anxiety: A Self Help Toolkit for Anxiety Relief and Panic Attacks' and 'Overcome Social Anxiety and Shyness: A Step-By-Step Self Help Action Plan to Overcome Social Anxiety, Defeat Shyness and Create Confidence'.
When I started working for myself, I wanted to create a different kind of well-being and personal development business. I don’t use psychological marketing methods to increase sales, and all of the additional online material for my courses and books is free to access without the need to subscribe to my email list. I trust my work will speak for itself and create value for people and organisations. The work is born out of the desire to help people change their lives for the better, and from day one, I’ve built the culture around a set of four guiding principles that reflect this:
