EDUCATION

MAEd Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Seattle University, Seattle, WA  2026

Certificate in the Foundations of Transpersonal Counseling and Psychotherapy
Centre for Counseling and Psychotherapy Education, London  2023

MFA Experimental Film
Kingston University, London  2016

PhD Film Studies
Birkbeck College, University of London  2013

MA Film Studies
Birkbeck College, University of London  2009

BA (Hons) Visual Theories
University of East London  2007

BA Art History
The Open University London  2006

WORK EXPERIENCE

Mental Health Counselor Intern
Talk Heal Thrive, Seattle, WA 2025-2026 (over 800 clinical client hours)

Programme Leader / Assistant Professor in Film & Curation
BA (Hons) Film and Screen Studies, London College of Communication, University of the Arts London 2022–2025 

Visiting Artist & Mentor
Hart School: Championing Neurodiversity in the Arts 2022

Assistant Professor in Media
Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of London 2019–2022

Assistant Professor & Programme Leader in Film Practice / Research Fellow
Faculty of Media and Performing Arts & Centre for Art, Memory and Communities, Coventry University
2016–2019

CONTINUING CLINICAL & CREATIVE ARTS TRAINING

Lifespan Integration (Level 1 & 2)
Lifespan Integration USA, Seattle, WA September - November  2026

EMDR Basic Training: Weekend One
EMDR Institute, Seattle, WA September - October 2026 

Integrative Performance Arts Summer School Intensive
Seven workshops in Integrative Performance Arts and Healing (mask, shadow work, dreamwork), arthaus.berlin, Berlin, Germany, August 2026

Flash Technique for Trauma: Rapid Trauma Processing using EMDR, CPT, DBT, CBT & IFS
PESI July 2026

Esther Perel's Transformative Approach to Couples Therapy
PESI June 2026

The 10 Principles of Effective Couples Therapy: Julie Schwartz Gottman & John Gottman
PESI June 2026

Youth and Adult Suicide: Recognition, Assessment & Treatment of Suicidality
Cascadia  January 2026

TeleBehavioral Health 101 Series
Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center  February 2025

Yoga Teacher Training
Down To Earth Yoga Foundation Course June 2023