Coaching for Experiencers & Family Carers
Experiencers
If you are currently experiencing a spiritual crisis, non-ordinary state or difficulties that may have received a diagnosis of psychosis, I offer one-to-one coaching rooted in lived experience.
We begin with an introductory session to explore your situation and discuss whether my approach feels appropriate for you.
If we decide to continue, we can then work together through a structured series of practice-based sessions focused on emotional regulation, nervous system support and recovery.
From there, we can discuss ongoing support and participation in my regular online classes.
Family Members
Supporting someone you love through a spiritual crisis, psychosis or another non-ordinary experience can be emotionally exhausting and isolating.
These coaching sessions provide a space to explore your situation, strengthen your own resilience and develop practical ways to support your loved one.
Together we can discuss approaches that help both you and the person you care about navigate the challenges you are facing.
Working Together
Wellness Coaching: I am offering 'wellness / life coaching' sessions as an 'expert by experience'. I am not a regulated psychotherapist or counsellor. I have professional training and up to date insurance to work with individuals as a Mindfulness teacher, a Bodywork therapist and as a Tai Chi teacher.
Legal & Professional Disclaimer: What you take from a session and put into action in your life is your personal responsibility. By engaging my services, I will assume you understand and accept this.
Personal Responsibility: I encourage individuals to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and recovery wherever possible. My role is to offer support, guidance and practical tools, but I cannot take responsibility for another person's life or decisions.
In situations where a person is unable to take responsibility for their own safety or wellbeing, support from family members, carers, clinicians or mental health services may be necessary. Mental health services continue to play an important role in society when a person requires a level of support that cannot safely be provided elsewhere.
Psychiatry: I believe people should have access to a wider range of options than are currently available. Psychiatric care has an important role to play for some individuals, particularly where safety is concerned. At the same time, I believe there are others who may benefit from more recovery-oriented approaches that place greater emphasis on meaning, mindfulness, embodiment and personal growth.
Dangers: I am not naive about the dangers that can accompany non-ordinary experiences. At times they can be frightening, disorientating and potentially harmful both for the individual and those around them. At the same time, I do not believe fear alone is a helpful response. Together we will discuss both the risks and the opportunities these experiences may present.
If a situation requires a level of support that cannot safely be provided through coaching, family support or community support, then additional clinical or psychiatric care may be appropriate.
Trauma & Suffering: In my experience, emotional distress and non-ordinary experiences often have meaning and context within a person's life. Exploring these themes can sometimes be an important part of recovery and integration.
Having travelled through my own difficult experiences, I have developed a capacity to sit with suffering in others without immediately trying to fix, suppress or explain it away. Sometimes that process is challenging. At other times, we may even be able to find moments of humour and lightness within it.
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