My passion is seeing people fulfil their potential, enhancing their wellbeing and resourcefulness. I believe in helping people make a bigger difference in their world as they become more authentically who they are.
I enjoy working 1-to-1 with people whether in mentoring, coaching, spiritual accompanying, developing writing skills or academic support and supervision (up to PhD level). With organizations my desire is to see them become places where their staff flourish more fully as they become more aware as to what barriers may be that prevent this.
I am an experienced and creative educator, trainer, researcher, mentor, coach, author, editor and practical theologian and draw on all these experiences and skills in my freelance work. I have worked in higher education, with third sector and faith organisations and with the NHS.
I am customer focused working hard to provide a bespoke product for the particular context. I am skilled at raising awareness of issues and helping people see how to apply their new knowledge or skills into their situation.
I have particular expertise in practical theology, shame, Christian youth work and youth ministry, reflective practice and theological reflection, supporting learning in the workplace, collaborative ministry, spirituality, spiritual care and chaplaincy with children and young people, and qualitative research.
I have qualifications in teaching in schools and higher education and am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy as well as having a Masters degree in education. I am a practical theologian with two doctorates in practical theology, one youth work focused, the other on shame in the church. I am an Anglican self-supporting priest licensed to an outer estate church in Birmingham. I am a qualified Myers Briggs practitioner.
Outside of work I am passionate about sport particularly supporting Spurs, play golf, am a companion of the Northumbria Community, trustee of two charities, enjoy good coffee, dark chocolate and sourdough bread.