I am a clinical psychologist and the Founder and CEO of In Your Corner. As a boxer and boxing coach, with lived experience of adversity and mental health difficulties, I have developed a special interest in mental health interventions which use movement and focus on body-mind links to improve emotional wellbeing. In particular, I am interested in the neurological, physiological and psychological benefits of group sports, delivered in accessible community settings, for people who have experienced trauma or adversity.

The purpose of my Fellowship is to research embodied approaches to working with trauma and mental health difficulties which use sport and movement. I will visit academics, clinical practitioners and sports projects to deep dive into this area in the USA and Canada.

I hope to be able to bring back knowledge to share within clinical psychology, mental health, boxing and sports domains, in order to support workers in these areas to innovate so that people who have experienced trauma or are experiencing mental health problems are able to access interventions that support them to feel safe and well-regulated in their bodies and minds.