About
Hi, I’m Lucy
My commitment to living in a more embodied way guides me and I am still on that journey. I meet you as a fellow traveller, offering to witness, be with you, and hold your hand as you courageously meet the deepest parts of your experience.
My trainings in yoga, playfight, NeuroAffective Touch, and Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy all centre around experiencing ourselves as embodied and interconnected, and in being fully met in our complexity.
I share the practices that have allowed me to come home to myself, to feel more alive, joyful, creative and free, and to guide you in your own work of exploration.
I have always been drawn to the energy of transformation. My background is in social work (child and family, addictions, and mental health), team development (most recently in my role as Therapeutic Lead for the Fathom Trust), and in ethnographic research into change. Alongside my work as a psychotherapist, I work with diverse groups through assisting legal psychedelic retreats with Alalaho and facilitating Playfight sessions and movement sessions that expand embodied awareness and our sense of connection in the world. I trust that in supporting you to meet yourself deeply, you will feel better able to step out into the world, with awareness, compassion and connection to your life energy.
Qualifications
NeuroAffective Touch Foundation Training
With Dr. Aline LaPierre, in progress
Mindfulness-Based Core Process Psychotherapy PGDip
The Karuna Institute, in progress
ESRC Social Work and Sociology PhD
Cardiff University, 2017 – 2022
Cardiff Yoga School
Yoga Teacher Training, 2021
Social Science Research Methods MSc
Cardiff University, 2016 – 2017
Social Work MA
Cardiff University, 2012 – 2014
BA International Relations with European Study
Exeter University, 2006 – 2010
Psychospiritual Training
Alongside my formal qualifications I continue to engage in experiential training. I am interested in ways in which expanded states of consciousness can support our healing.
I am currently an Advanced Student of Core Process Psychotherapy. I have my own weekly psychotherapy, and I have regular psychotherapeutic supervision to support me to work safely and with integrity.
Recent work has included a Vision Quest (2022), non-dual movement trainings in Embodied Yin (2022), Shake the Dust (2021) and Embodied Yoga Nidra (2023), Tasting the Essence of Vajrayana Tantra (2023 - on-going), and primal connection training in Playfight facilitation (2024).
Professional Memberships
I have professional memberships with the UKCP, BASW, and the Yoga Alliance, and adhere to their codes of ethics and conduct for my work as a psychotherapist, social worker, and yoga teacher respectively.
