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My wellbeing associates

“Connection is why we are here, it gives us purpose and meaning to our lives.” – Brene Brown.

My wellbeing associates are wonderful compassionate people so please read their full bios to grasp the professional support they can offer you!

Surrounding yourself with compassionate people

Joanna Waddell

BA Hons DipCouns MBACP
 
Joanna is a qualified and registered Counsellor with 25 years experience. She believes that you are the expert in yourself. Sometimes we can become lost , conflicted, confused and troubled or we may have unexplained symptoms and pain. In these times it can be helpful to enter into a trusting, supportive therapeutic relationship where you can expect Joanna to offer her full authentic presence, empathy and acceptance.

Joanna helps you to feel connected to your true self; to be able to act from a more embodied and boundaried sense of who you are and what you want. Deeply nature connected herself, she can weave connection with something bigger into your work. Joanna is also trained in breathwork, somatics and EFT/Tapping and can gently help you work through past trauma, build a supportive sense of presence and help you remove blocks to the future you want.

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Ann Parkinson

Fatigue & Pain Specialist Physiotherapist & Integrative Somatic Therapist

Ann is a compassionate, trauma-informed practitioner and the founder of Unity Physiotherapy & Wellbeing.  She understands the importance of being heard and works in partnership with each person, offering a space that is compassionate, collaborative, respectful, and responsive to individual needs and capacity.  Her work is grounded in compassion, trauma–informed principles, nervous system regulation, somatic awareness and embodied presence.

She specialises in supporting people living with persistent pain, fatigue-related conditions, and nervous system dysregulation, as well as those experiencing chronic stress, trauma, or seeking personal growth and improved wellbeing. This includes people with ME/CFS, Long Covid, fibromyalgia, PoTS and FND.

She shares her work through one-to-one sessions, workshops, and writing, creating spaces for people to settle, reconnect, and remember their own innate inner wisdom and connection to the wider whole.

Ann integrates specialist physiotherapy with somatic and embodiment practices, mindfulness-based and compassion-focused approaches, coaching, functional breathwork,and contemplative approaches.  Her work focuses on working with the whole person and what is important to them, alongside cultivating awareness, compassion, and nervous system regulation, including building capacity and resilience.  She draws on a strengths-based approach to support a growing sense of compassion and trust in the body.

She is passionate about empowering people to do more of what matters most to them, whilesupporting them to embody compassion and develop a personalised toolkit of practices and strategies to help navigate challenges and move towards thriving.  Ann is also committed to ongoing learning, evidence-informed practice, and bringing both professional expertise and lived experience to her work

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Dr. Sandra (Sands) McCutcheon

Founder and principal facilitator at Mindfulness Skills4Life and Head of Mindfulness for Champion Health, a global wellbeing organisation.

Dr. Sands is an accredited meditation & mindfulness teacher and Compassionate Mind trainer. Her clients appreciates that she seamlessly integrates neuroscience with mindfulness-based approaches to support their self-awareness, emotional regulation, stress reduction and resilience. At the heart of her work is enabling you to live with greater balance, a more settled mind, contentment of life, self-kindness & care.

She offers mindfulness courses and drop-in sessions for small groups, bespoke 1:1 sessions (online and in her beautiful wellbeing studio), workplace wellbeing programmes, and retreats. She also facilitates community-based creative workshops (including mindful Zentangle and clay) and nature-led mindfulness sessions.

Clients consistently describe her as warm, exceptionally knowledgeable, grounded, non-judgemental, and deeply kind and compassionate. Her approach is highly personalised, meeting people where they are with sensitivity, insight, skill and care.

She has held a Visiting Research Fellow position at the University of Lincoln, contributing to research on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, including the Mindfulness-Based Living Course, on psychological and physiological wellbeing.

Prior to mindfulness full-time, she spent 18 years in neurobiology research at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute, researching neurodegenerative disease. She collaborated with the UK Department of Health policy advisors and has consulted for the World Health Organization (WHO) and featured in BBC TV and Radio.

Sands’ training is accredited through the Mindfulness Association (UK), the Compassionate Mind Foundation, and the Mindfulness in Schools Project. She adheres to BAMBA professional standards and maintains ongoing supervision and continuing professional development.

Personal reviews of her services are on Google

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Kind words, from kind people

Maggie has the most beautiful way of making you feel heard and at ease in session. Whether online or in person, Maggie ensures that there’s space to settle and acknowledge what’s happening for you as a human first.

The reflective practice for client work is always insightful, Maggie has a wealth of knowledge and always encourages me to be curious. Her support in gently unpicking therapeutic work is invaluable. Supervision is one of my favourite times of the month, a space to explore my practice, ethics and my own development within an incredibly compassionate space.
Female Supervisee Age 36
Maggie is bursting with compassion. Her warmth and kindness creates such an accepting space and genuine energy. Maggie helped me to find my own path and live more truly to me and my values.

I learnt more about myself, how to be kinder to myself, as well as how to respond to others and have better relationships with those important to me. Sessions with Maggie have been so significant to my self care and getting through many tough times. Thank you Maggie!
Female Client Age 30
I selected Maggie as my supervisor due to her expertise in CFT and the warmth I felt from her during my initial consultation. I learnt a huge amount from Maggie as I began my private practice and felt supported at every turn.

Her knowledge, resources and encouraging attitude make her a great supervisor for anyone!”
Male Supervisee Age 32
I have been working with Maggie for a few years, and our sessions have become an invaluable part of my professional development.

She creates a safe and supportive space where I feel able to explore my client work openly, including the more challenging aspects. Her compassionate approach encourages deeper self-awareness and thoughtful reflection. Through her experience and insightful questioning, I have grown in confidence not only professionally but personally as well. I always leave our sessions feeling supported, heard, and better equipped in my practice'.
Female Supervisee Age 33
I have known Maggie for a number of years and have found her to be outstanding in her field. She has both a broad and in-depth knowledge of topics concerning mental health, stress and anxiety. This combined with her natural empathy and kindness enabled me to feel comfortable talking to her on a very personal level right from our first session.

Over the years her compassion and skill base has been invaluable to me as it has improved my mental health and given me excellent coping strategies to deal with low moods. Therefore without hesitation, I highly recommend Maggie to anyone seeking counselling /therapy.
Female Client Age 73

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