I currently live in Buckinghamshire with my husband Matthew. Between us we have four older children who regularly visit between University and work. Early on in my career I became a behavioural and communications consultant and primarily worked with clinicians to help them improve their skills in managing very challenging and difficult conversations such as breaking bad news and finding the most effective way to help patients in time bound environments. I also have over twenty years of working with global blue chip companies helping their staff improve their communication skills. As for the company umbrella name, Cherry Tree is simply the name of the house we lived in when I was a young girl. The tree also has symbolic meaning of rebirth; life’s fragility; splendour; continuance; new beginnings; spring and health.

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In search of a deeper meaning in life, I built on the training and experience I had and qualified as an accredited integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, a career I had longed to work in and I can honestly say I have never looked back. There was a time where I desperately needed help and someone to talk to, and I simply want to offer that same listening ear to others in return.