Welcome

As a qualified counsellor, I am trained in a philosophy of well-being that encourages what Maslow referred to as “full-humanness”.

As a trauma-informed educator who looks at wellness holistically, I include the dimension of spiritual health as a mechanism for healing, and discuss how difficulty – and wisdom – can show up in our dreams and sleep.

I teach based on a model that promotes safety, choice and transformation, and centre peaceful and purposeful living through nonviolent acts (such as assertive communication) as a catalyst for meaningful change. I have a particular interest in how spiritual health intersects with feminist and peace theory.

I believe in community collaboration, cohesion and care, and that human potential is limitless.

Read on for more details.

In the Media

In my book Answers In The Dark: Grief, Sleep and How Dreams Can Help You Heal, I talk about being raised in a predominantly spiritualist household, where we talked about dreams around the breakfast table; it’s been natural for me to include and welcome these discussions in my professional life.

For more than two decades now, alongside therapeutic work mainly with the bereaved, I have helped people unpack and explore their dreams, with several appearances on TV and Radio. You can read more about my media appearances here.

Spiritual Health

My conversations today are influenced by humanistic thinkers like Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow and others of their era, along with researched insights on spiritual intelligence. I value and appreciate pacifist values held by Quakers, have an interest in paganism and feminist theology (thealogy), and respect the moral code and way of life offered by Buddhist philosophy.

This broad view of spirituality sits with The Golden Rule of “Do No Harm” seen in all major traditions.

I encourage people to explore and recognise the value of meaning, authenticity, self-awareness, spirituality, compassionate social action and transcendence as keys to well-being.

We are all capable of great things, especially when motivated by “positive peace” not power.

Voluntary Work

In my spare time, I raise awareness of a cause close to my heart, having spoken, worked with and supported women subjected to, and families bereaved by, male violence, including domestic abuse. This work has included being an Independent Advisor to policing in an unpaid (by choice) capacity.

Delphi is just the tonic we needed.  Someone who knows their subject thoroughly but who is as down to earth as can be. She feels like one of us. Delphi doesn’t bring a lecture.  She brings an intimate experience full of respect and understanding. She gives space for all to contribute and demonstrates that she is listening. She has clearly worked with a lot of people who have suffered.

Frank Mullane, AAFDA (Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse).

Working Together

I have now retired from private counselling work, after more than two decades of supporting people 1-1, helping them ‘find their mojo’ and ‘get their sparkle back’.

However, I am available for media, speaking events, panel discussions and teaching workshops where my availability allows. If you’d like to discuss, you can get in touch here.