My Journey: From Living with Pain to Helping Others Heal
Chronic pain had been a part of my life long before 2020. For years, I struggled with ongoing spinal pain and mobility issues that slowly took more and more from me—my energy, my independence, and eventually, the career I had worked so hard to build in the utility services industry. I loved my job and took pride in it, but the physical nature of the work became unsustainable as my pain worsened.
Despite multiple rounds of facet joint injections, my symptoms continued to escalate. In early 2020, after exhausting all other options, I underwent spinal surgery. The procedure revealed that a nerve in my spine had been impinged for quite some time—damage that might not ever fully recover.
After the surgery, I held on to hope. For a while, it felt like I was making progress. But following one final round of injections, my symptoms began to spiral. What had once been mostly localized pain expanded into widespread nerve pain, intense muscle spasms, and increasing mobility issues. I found myself barely able to get out of bed in the morning, and eventually had to give up work altogether. The impact on my mental health was profound—I felt isolated, misunderstood, and defeated. Medication seemed like the only option, and even that came with fog and frustration.

A Turning Point—and a Diagnosis
A lifeline came when I was referred to a pain management course at King’s College Hospital. There, I began to learn practical strategies to live alongside my pain rather than feel consumed by it. But more than that, it was the first time I felt truly heard. Following the course, I was finally given a diagnosis: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
FND is a condition where the brain and nervous system have trouble sending and receiving signals properly, which can lead to a wide range of symptoms—pain, fatigue, mobility issues, spasms, and more. It’s a complex and often misunderstood disorder, but having a name for what I was going through helped me make sense of what was happening to my body and mind.
Armed with new tools and understanding, I took a job in the care sector, driven by the need to help others in the way I had been helped. Around the same time, I discovered NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) therapy, which played a pivotal role in shifting my mental and emotional state. It gave me the skills to challenge my negative thought patterns and feel more in control of my future.
Over the next few years, I focused on healing—not just physically, but emotionally and mentally. I practiced the therapy techniques daily, worked through my mental health challenges, and eventually made the decision to come off all my pain medication. With a clearer mind and renewed perspective, I began to feel like myself again.

Why I Became a Therapist
My journey led me to a place of purpose. I knew I wanted to help people who were facing what I had faced—people stuck in pain, overwhelmed by their health, and unsure how to move forward.
I trained to become an Accredited Life Coach and a Practitioner of NLP, CBT, and Clinical Hypnotherapy, and I'm proud to now offer therapy rooted in both professional training and real-life experience.
Through Pain to Peace Therapy, I offer support to those living with chronic pain, FND, and other long-term conditions, as well as those facing struggles with anxiety, phobias, smoking, and life transitions. This isn’t just about therapy—it’s about partnership. I’ll walk alongside you, offering tools, empathy, and guidance to help you reclaim your life.

If you’re feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed—I’ve been there. You’re not alone, and there is a way through.
Let’s take that first step, together.