I am a GOsC registered osteopath and have been in practice for 25 years, qualifying in 1986 after a full-time four year course at the European School of Osteopathy (ESO).   I spent five years working in two busy central London multi-disciplinary clinics, two years tutoring at the ESO, and a year working at the Osteopathic Centre for Children.

I relocated to Bristol in 1991 and since then I have worked mainly with clients in the Clifton, Cliftonwood and Hotwells areas of Bristol.

I also tutor on postgraduate osteopathic courses run by the Sutherland Cranial College. 

Additionally, I work one day a week for the NHS in Barton Hill and its surrounding areas at Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, working with physiotherapists and chiropractors. Wellspring is a community building which is home to a whole host of other services to help improve your health and wellbeing, including a GP’s surgery, dentist, complementary therapies, arts project and learning kitchen.

I have recently completed the Foundation Course of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS) and use acupuncture to support and complement my osteopathic treatment.

Throughout my life I have had an interest in health, body work, biodynamics, the organic food movement and community-based enterprises.

Before my osteopathic training I gained a degree in Environmental Sciences, following which I undertook geological research and later studied Environmental Education at Prescott Centre College, Arizona, and worked in the outdoor programme of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, USA.

Over the years I have practised Pilates, yoga, Alexander technique, Qigong and Feldenkrais technique, and meditation. I apply and pass on what I have learnt from these disciplines to my clients. I am a keen mountaineer, walker, runner and cyclist.