About Me
At age 2, following my father's murder, my biological mother abandoned me by setting our hotel room on fire with me inside. I was rescued and adopted into a loving family, but the early trauma had already shaped my psychological operating system in destructive ways.
The turning point came through an almost instantaneous awakening - a moment when I realised I could choose to understand my patterns rather than be controlled by them. At 25, with no GCSEs and a history of destruction, I made a decision that would change everything.
I pursued education relentlessly, completing GCSEs, A-levels, BSc Psychology (2:1), and MSc Forensic Psychology in consecutive years whilst working full-time in NHS crisis intervention and raising my son. I won the Graduate Excellence Award as the only student in my cohort to receive this honour.
My research journey began with investigating the value of believing in free will and its effects on decision-making, establishing foundational expertise in how beliefs shape our choices. This led to my MSc research into hostile attribution bias and attachment trauma, revealing how early experiences create the cognitive frameworks that control adult behaviour and decision-making patterns.
During my 5+ years in NHS psychiatric intensive care units, crisis response teams, and as a specialist mentor for the probation service, I worked with individuals in acute psychological crisis. This experience, combined with my research into decision-making mechanisms and attachment patterns, gave me unique insight into how psychological beliefs and early experiences shape the choices people make under pressure.
Now conducting PhD research in behavioural and evolutionary psychology, I'm investigating how early-life stressors create behavioural patterns through dynamic psychological pathways, building on my foundational work in decision-making psychology.
This journey from extreme adversity to academic excellence isn't just my story - it's proof that understanding psychology can fundamentally rewire the human operating system. I've lived the transformation I now teach, combining rigorous academic credentials with an authentic understanding of what genuine change requires.
At E.P.I.C. Psychology, I use this unique combination of lived experience and academic expertise to help individuals and organisations optimise their psychological performance and decision-making capabilities.
Real Experience | Real Psychology | Real Change.
About E.P.I.C. Psychology
Psychology Built for Performance, Not Just Processing
E.P.I.C. Psychology exists to transform how high-performers think, decide, and execute. We work with individuals and organisations who've outgrown traditional approaches, leaders, founders, executives, and ambitious professionals who need measurable psychological upgrades, not open-ended exploration.
This is psychology as a performance tool. Evidence-based, outcomes-driven, and built for people who operate at the highest level.
Why E.P.I.C. Exists
Traditional therapy wasn't designed for high performers. It focuses on processing the past, exploring emotions, and understanding personal history. That approach has value, but it doesn't deliver what ambitious professionals need: upgraded thinking patterns, behavioural precision, and decision-making frameworks that work under pressure.
E.P.I.C. was created to fill that gap.
While therapy looks backward, E.P.I.C. looks forward. While therapy seeks relief, E.P.I.C. drives transformation. While therapy explores feelings, E.P.I.C. rewires operating systems.
How We Work Differently
Psychology as an Operating System
At E.P.I.C., we treat psychology as something you can understand, optimise, and upgrade, like software running your behaviour, decisions, and performance.
Instead of asking "How did this make you feel?" we ask "What pattern is driving this behaviour, and how do we change it?"
The work is:
Structured — Clear frameworks, not endless exploration
Direct — Mechanism-level interventions, not surface-level advice
Outcomes-driven — Measurable change, not just insight
Evidence-Based Interventions
Every approach we use is grounded in peer-reviewed research and clinical evidence:
Schema Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Polyvagal Theory
Metacognitive Therapy
We don't use generic coaching frameworks or corporate buzzwords. We use psychological science, the same interventions proven effective in NHS crisis settings, adapted for high-performance contexts.
Measurable Results
We track what matters:
Emotional regulation capacity
Cognitive flexibility
Decision-making accuracy
Behavioural consistency
Performance outcomes
Example client outcome: 71% reduction in frustration reactivity and 167% improvement in self-evaluation, in three weeks.
This isn't therapy. It's psychological optimisation.
Who We Work With
Individuals
Founders, executives, leaders, and ambitious professionals who need to operate with clarity, confidence, and control. People who want to upgrade their psychological operating system, not just understand it.
Organisations
SMEs and corporate teams (10–200 employees) seeking measurable behavioural change and performance transformation through evidence-based training in:
Collective intelligence
Emotional intelligence
Decision-making under pressure
Trauma-informed leadership
Attachment and workplace dynamics
The E.P.I.C. Difference
Academic Rigour Meets Real-World Application
PhD researcher in behavioural and evolutionary psychology (University of Lincoln)
5+ years NHS crisis intervention experience (PICUs, crisis home response, multidisciplinary teams)
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)
Graduate Excellence Award recipient
Crisis-Tested, Performance-Focused
Not Therapy, Not Generic Coaching
We don't provide clinical therapy (we refer clinical cases appropriately). We don't use vague coaching frameworks. We deliver evidence-based psychological training that changes how you think, behave, and decide.
What You Get
Clarity to think better — upgraded cognitive patterns, reduced bias, enhanced metacognition
Structure to behave better — behavioural precision, emotional regulation, sustainable systems
Confidence to decide better — decision-making frameworks that work under pressure
This is psychology for people who want results, not just reflection. It's the difference between understanding your operating system and upgrading it.
Ready to Upgrade?
Whether you're an individual seeking psychological optimisation or an organisation looking to transform team performance, E.P.I.C. Psychology delivers evidence-based interventions that create measurable change.
Let's discuss how we can help you as an individual
Evidence-based programs for teams and leaders
Based at University of Lincoln Business Enterprise Centre, Lincoln, UK | Serving clients UK-wide and remotely