I started my career working in HIV education and counselling.

Through that I met my mentor and friend, David Patient, who was a pioneer in understanding how mental health affected the immune system.

In those days, there were no ARVs and an HIV diagnosis was effectively a death sentence.

Through working with David and qualifying as an Applied Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) Practitioner, I was able to help patients to accept their diagnosis and be “positively positive”.

Their attitude, the focus on their health and making lifestyle adjustments significantly affected their prognosis with higher CD4 counts and lower viral loads.

 

Thankfully an HIV diagnosis is no longer catastrophic.

With many more years of experience and learning, I use PNI, anxiety management and polyvagal techniques to help clients with chronic illnesses, pain and allergies to better manage their symptoms, boost their immune systems and deal with anxiety related to their condition.