About Me

My Life

I was born into both jewish and islamic names, a steely lifelong commitment to mutual liberation and transformative common ground.

Later, I left four siblings and a one-bed council flat for a prestigious boarding school. In-between worlds, I saw how ‘reality’ is often a social construct.

Then 20 years ago I was diagnosed with my third chronic illness. An ecological alarm clock which inspired me into an often difficult but far deeper partnership with my body. We don’t own the earth, we partner with it.

My Work - ‘Work is love made visible’ - Khalil Gibran

I started work as a theatre-director, partnering with playwrights, actors and communities to explore how our perceptions shape us.

I went on to support social leadership development - working with civic leaders, international human rights defenders, politicians, social entrepreneurs, pioneering educators and young people. I see leadership as a skill not a birthright.

Now I draw on Process-Oriented Psychology, Peter Koenig’s Source Principles and Complexity Science to help people, couples, teams and communities to help themselves, each other and our wider systems - preferably in that order.

Training - ‘you cannot step twice in the same river’ - Heraclitus

I’m certified in Coaching (Association for Coaching) and Systemic Constellations (Jenny Mackewn), I’m an accredited Sourcework & Moneywork Practitioner, and I’m a long-term Diploma Student of Psychotherapy and Facilitation (ProcessWork UK).

I also have 20+ years practical experience across social change, a Level 4 Certificate in Advanced Personal Training and Nutrition (Active IQ), and an MFA in Theatre Directing (Birkbeck College and Drama Centre).