A little more about how I may be able to help.
Animal Empath · Animal Communicator · Pet Bereavement Counsellor
Animals have been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember.
Even when I was very young, I felt there was something different about the connection I had with them. There was an understanding between us that didn’t seem to need words. Over the years that connection has grown through my own experiences, through studying, and most of all through everything the animals themselves have taught me.
I live in Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, and these days I work with guardians all over the UK by Zoom and telephone, and in person at my retreats and classes.
A little about my journeyA connection that began long ago
From a very young age I knew there was something a little different about the way I felt around animals. I carried a kind of knowing: an intuition, an awareness of how an animal was feeling, often before there were any obvious signs. I didn’t have a word for it then. I just knew that when I was with them, there was a quiet communication going on that didn’t need any explanation.
I still believe that now. Our animals are communicating with us all the time, not through words but through feelings, images, thoughts, sensations and the subtle impressions we pick up when we’re paying attention. Most of us have felt it at some point: that moment when you just know what your dog or your horse is trying to tell you.
What I’ve spent my life doing, really, is learning to become still enough to listen.
How my work developed
I went on a two-day introductory course in Animal Aromatics, which is also called Zoopharmacognosy. It’s a way of letting an animal choose, or self-select, the plant extracts and oils they need. I started using it with my own animals, and what I saw in them was more than I’d expected. So I kept going.
April 2006. The beginning of working professionally with animals and their guardians, mainly horses and dogs, though I’ve always worked with all animals.
I went with my two dogs. The changes I saw in them, and in myself, over that week were truly astounding. I knew straight away that I wanted to learn more.
May 2017. These experiences deepened my understanding of how physical, emotional and energetic wellbeing sit together, and they still shape what I do.
My communication work has kept growing, with animals living and in spirit. And after losing Mylo, I trained and qualified as a Pet Bereavement Counsellor. I’ll tell you about that further down.
Twenty years of learning
Over the years I’ve worked with hundreds of animals, and I can honestly say I’ve learned something from every one of them. They’ve taught me about presence, about trust, about unconditional love and the importance of simply being in the moment.
We’re all individuals. Every animal has their own personality, their own feelings and their own way of communicating, and I try never to forget that. After all this time, they still surprise me. I hope they always will.
Mylo’s continuing influence
I cared for Mylo through the last six months of his physical life. The watching, the hoping, the not knowing how long you have, and trying to make the right decisions without ever being sure. I grieved for him before he went, and I grieved for him afterwards, and I was surprised by how deep it went, even after all my years of working with animals and their guardians.
I believe Mylo told me when he was ready to go. And I believe he is still with me in spirit, still nudging me in the direction he thinks I should be going. It was Mylo who nudged me towards bereavement counselling. I trained and qualified so that I could offer other guardians the kind of compassionate, understanding support that matters so much.
That’s my belief and my experience. I won’t tell you it can be proven, and I won’t promise that everyone will feel the same connection.
What I believe
When someone comes to me for help, I’m not there to judge them. Every animal is different, and every guardian has their own experiences and circumstances. My role is to listen, to understand, and hopefully to help create a better connection between them.
Everything I offer is centred around compassion, connection, understanding and respect. And after all these years, I’m still learning.
For every animal and every guardian, whatever brings them to me.
Nobody should feel criticised for decisions they’ve made or difficulties they’ve had.
We’re all individuals. No two animals, and no two guardians, are the same.
What you share with me about your circumstances and your animal is treated with care.
I don’t have all the answers. I listen, and I keep learning.
My hope is that you leave understanding your animal a little better yourself, not depending on me.
Communication never replaces veterinary care. Health concerns belong with your vet.
I’m very blessed, and I’m very grateful, for everything the animals have given me.
My approach to animal communication
I don’t go into a communication with answers. I become quiet, I connect, and I’m open to whatever your animal wishes to share: feelings, images, thoughts, sensations, impressions. Sometimes it’s something very simple. Sometimes it’s something deeply meaningful. Every animal and every communication is different.
I respect each animal as an individual, and I respect you as their guardian. I won’t tell you what to feel, and I won’t make you dependent on me.
Animal communication sits alongside proper veterinary care, never in place of it. I don’t diagnose or treat medical conditions.
The animals have brought so much into my life, and I’m very grateful for everything they’ve taught me. If you’d like to know more about my work, or you feel I may be able to help you and your animal companion, please do get in touch. I’d be very happy to hear from you.
