2000-date
Psychotherapist - Own Private Practice, Self-employed

• Self-employed psychotherapist, in own private practice, working closely with clients presenting with a wide range of concerns
• Assisting clients with various issues from relationship difficulties and addictions to dealing with grief and depression
• Working in a collaborate and empathic relationship with clients to explore issues, develop coping strategies and alleviate distress
• Having excellent listening and questioning skills, the ability to establish a rapport and the confidence to assist clients in tackling painful areas

1999-2004
Placement Psychotherapist (p/t), Men's Maximum Security Prison

• Working as a counselling psychotherapist, one day per week, on the prison's Lifers' Wing dealing with high category prisoners such as murderers, rapist and paedophiles
• Assisting in addressing a range of problems including post traumatic stress disorder, anger, denial and difficulties arising from segregation from the rest of the prison population
• Contributing to the establishment of a bereavement counselling service within the Chaplaincy branch

1994-1999
Artist Liaison, MTV Europe & MTV USA

• Acting as Artist Liaison for the annual European MTV Music Awards and in 1997 the VH1 Fashion Awards and American MTV Awards
• Identifying availability, booking and coordinating artist arrangements, then once on site, liaising effectively with artists, presenters & performers along with their entourages
• Undertaking an intensive work schedule in the lead up to the shows, during arrivals, rehearsals and dress rehearsals, the show itself and also being involved in after show events & departures Working in a variety of cities including Berlin, Paris, London, New York & Rotterdam, Milan & Dublin

1997
Consultant Researcher, Dreamchaser Productions

• Consultant Researcher, working on a complete retrospective - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1996
Artist Liaison, Brit Awards

• Responsible for identifying and booking all the presenters, liaising effectively with people at all levels

1994
Artist Liaison, Rolling Stones

• Artist Liaison for the South American leg of the Rolling Stones 'Voodoo Lounge' Tour.

1994
Consultant Research/Associate Producer, Channel 4/Fragile Productions

• Associate Producer for the reggae documentary 'Stir it Up' for Channel 4

1992-1993
Production Coordinator - Europe, USA & South America, Paul McCartney New World Tour

1993
Video Co-producer (Long Form), Dire Straits 'On Every Street'

1993
TV/Video Co-producer (Live Satellite), Guns n' Roses 'Use Your Illusion' Tour

1992
Artist Liaison, Wembley Live TV & Video - Freddie Mercury Tribute

1991
Consultant Researcher - 'Time Will Tell' 10th Anniversary film commemorating Bob Marley, Polygram

1988-1990
Manager, Lippman Kahane

• Overseeing office of LA based company managing top record producers & George Michael

1983-1987
Producer , MGMM/Overview New York

• Producing rock videos and coordinating the management of Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones

1981-1983
Personal Assistant to Sean Connery

• Based in Spain, working mostly in French, running the day to day affairs of an exceptionally busy actor including researching scripts & key aspects of a High Court case

1980
Producer's Assistant for an eight-hour TV series - 'Churchill the Wilderness Years'

1979
Producer's Assistant
'Richard's Things', Southern Pictures

1978
Production
Assisting with Bob Marley Live at the Rainbow Film & Video for Blue Mountain Films

< Back