About Me

I have been practising shiatsu since 1997. My initial shiatsu training was with the British School of Shiatsu-Do, and I have completed further training with Wellmother and the Shiatsu College. I am registered with the Shiatsu Society (MRSS) and with the CNHC.

I have a background in academic research. I have worked as a researcher at the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Salford, and I have published work around emotional processes in psychotherapy, counselling training, and experiences of shiatsu. I am a member of the Alternative and Complementary Healthcare Research Network (ACHRN), and the Research sub-committee of the Shiatsu Society.

You can read an overview or abstract of a research project into shiatsu with which I was involved.

I have higher education teaching experience in shiatsu, health studies and psychology.

I am the contact person/convener for an ongoing support group for  shiatsu practitioners - Manchester Shiatsu Practitioners' Circle. 

 

Qualifications

I have been a member of the register of the Shiatsu Society (MRSS) since 2000.

BA (Hons) Psychology - University of Sheffield (1993)

PhD. Psychology - University of Leeds (1997)

Diploma in Shiatsu - British School of Shiatsu-Do (1998)

Diploma in Holistic Care in Pregnancy, Birth and Babyhood -Wellmother (2001)

Postgraduate Diploma in Shiatsu - Shiatsu College (2008)

I would like to thank all my teachers, including Kate Burford, Linda Sharples, Andy Scott, Ray Ridolfi, Suzanne Franzen, Michael Barkham, Suzanne Yates, Nicola Pooley, Carola Beresford-Cooke, Paul Lundberg, Clifford Andrews, Dinah John, and Ya'Acov Darling Khan, among many others.