About Me

My path to relationship coaching began when I succeeded in transforming my own marriage from a conflictual one to a profoundly loving one.

 
MayaV-020.jpg

The insight I gained from this experience ignited in me a keen interest in the psychology of relating.

My desire to understand what leads to dysfunctional relationships and what is needed to restore emotional connection, led me to study and train extensively in some of the most successful models in couples and relational therapy including Dr. Heller’s NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM®) and Dr. Sue Johnsons Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) . I integrate both these approaches in my work with individuals and couples to support emotional safety, self-awareness, and authentic connection.

IMG_0948.jpg

My therapeutic practice is grounded in the belief that all human pain and reactivity make sense in context. I draw on both my professional expertise and my own relational healing journey to facilitate transformation and support clients in finding deeper connection to themselves and others.

The combination of my own personal healing journey and the research, training and practice I have engaged in to date, has given me the tools to successfully guide my clients into transforming their relationship to self and to their intimate others. As a licensed holistic body therapist with over 25 years experience, I am also fascinated by the mind-body connection and the importance of embodied healing.

I am the Founder Director of the Trauma Training Institute (TTI) UK, set up to offer professional training courses to mental health practitioners across the UK and Ireland in NARM® - a model I firmly believe to be the most comprehensive and precise model for working with the impact of painful childhood experiences on our capacity to lead healthy fulfilling lives.

I am an Associate Member of the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFTC), The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT) and The Complementary Medical Association.

I’m a multi-cultural Londoner with Jewish, Nigerian, Cherokee and Scottish bloodlines. I live in north London with my husband (of 20 years) and my three daughters.