In my professional role I work with individuals and organisations helping people identify and address key health and well-being issues. Having spent many years in the area of pre-hospital care, providing training in the skills needed to cope in an emergency, now my work is based helping those dealing with the stress and trauma resulting from such work. I also work with people facing issues such as chronic illness, pain and anxiety. Much of my work is as a coach and ecotherapist, especially using nature based mindfulness techniques to help build effective wellbeing strategies.Working with organisations, my experience ranges from ensuring the success of international projects to managing a diverse and remote team. I understand the organisational and development issues faced at all levels.As a mindfulness practitioner I deliver programmes involving nature based activities. I have also been a senior trainer with Breathworks C.I.C. for more than 14years, leading a range of courses from 2 day Health Care Professional programmes to one week mindfulness teacher training retreats. I was a member of the team leading the development of the UK Mindfulness Teacher Guidelines and then the guidelines for those involved in training mindfulness teachersI served as one of two UK members of the Adventure Therapy International Committee (ATIC) and have addressed conferences and held seminars in Manchester, London, Johannesburg, Geneva and Kuala Lumpur.I gained my Doctorate from the University of Lancaster, for research into the effects of nature based mindfulness activities on chronic illness.As a volunteer I run mindfulness programmes for staff and patients at hospitals in the Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS TrustI volunteered as a medic on adventure races, including world series events such as the Adidas Terrex Sting and I am also cascare trainer with mountain rescue.Specialties: Ecotherapy, Life Coaching, Pre-hospital Care, Managing health, Strategic and contingency planning. Mindfulness for chronic illness, Mindfulness in Nature, Mindfulness at work.