What’s Your Therapy?

In this week’s episode I talk to Sarah Rusbatch who is a woman’s health and wellbeing coach. We discuss her journey to becoming sober and the powerful impact that she is now having on other women who want to walk a similar path. We discuss grey area drinking and the impact alcohol has on mental health. We discuss the nervous system and neurotransmitters and how we can make such a difference to our physical and mental health by making key changes and how community is so important in making these changes.

About Sarah:
Sarah is a certified Women's Health and Wellbeing Coach, an accredited Grey Area Drinking Coach and a Key-Note speaker sharing her journey to Sobriety and impact of alcohol on mental health to global audiences.

Website: www.sarahrusbatch.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahrusbatchcoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahrusbatch/

In this week’s episode I talk to Kerry Pilbeam whose therapy specialises working with young people. Kerry talks us through the difference between working with adults and young people, how to contract with a young person so that they are clear on confidentiality and also what has to be reported if they share. We discuss dealing with anger from young people and the broadness of that emotion based on the individual. Kerry also shares how she ensures that she looks after her own mental health working in this sector. 

About Kerry:
Kerry initially undertook an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Humanistic Counselling at Guildford College in 2002 which focused on Person-Centred Counselling, Existentialism and Gestalt.  During this course she commenced her placement with an NHS organisation called the Youth Counselling Service and loved it so much she never left.

Following a number of years of clinical practice within the Youth Counselling Service and volunteering for a couple of years with Cruse Bereavement Care, Kerry commenced her BA(Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Southampton University in 2008.  Latterly in response to recognising her therapeutic skills gaps, Kerry completed Dr Margot Sunderland’s IATE Certificate in CBT with Children and Young People, and then Compassion Focused Therapy with IPT, as well as a host of other courses.  Kerry considers CPD vital to her journey and in meeting the needs of the young people she’s fortunate enough to work alongside. 

Kerry keeps a small clinical caseload of young people and manages Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust CAMHS Intensive Intervention Team for South West Surrey as well as the Youth Counselling Service.

Website: www.mindworks-surrey.org

In this episode I speak with Emma Smallman who created Drum n Bounce, a fitness class with a drum and bass soundtrack. Emma talks to us about the impact of fitness on mental health and how important this became during the pandemic and also silent disco classes. We discuss the importance of inclusivity giving access to a wide range of people and her journey to studying trauma informed yoga and the prison yoga project.  Learn how trauma impacts your nervous system, how trauma informed yoga can support healing and the power of somatic practices. Emma’s energy is powerful and she has so much to share with us. 

About Emma:
Emma Smallman, based in Birmingham and originally from up north with a few strings to her bow. As a qualified Exercise to Music instructor she created ‘drum n bounce & dubstretch fitness’ back in 2012. Drum n Bounce is an uplifting dance fitness class to drum & bass music designed to bring joy to people, along with all the wonderful physical and mental health benefits of an exercise class. Over the last 10 years she has taught weekly fitness classes as well as taking drum n bounce to events nationally including music festivals such as Shambala, Nozstock, Bestival, Boomtown, Deer Shed, Wonderfields, Mostly Jazz, Lunar and Magical to name but a few. Emma’s passion is about bringing people together, creating joyful experiences and supporting people to connect with their bodies. In 2017 Emma qualified as a Real Flow Yoga teacher and last year added to that with a 200 hour Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher Training with the Prison Yoga Project. This Yoga, Social Justice and Leadership training enables her to serve an even wider range of individuals by offering movement to those in recovery from substance misuse, women who have experienced domestic abuse, people coming out of prison and also chair yoga to those who have mobility issues. Alongside this Emma is an actor and facilitator for Geese Theatre Company. She has worked for the charity since 2009 whose remit is to work within the criminal justice system and with social welfare issues using the arts as a vehicle for individual change.

Website: www.drumnbounce.co.uk
Instagram: @drumnbounce
Facebook: @drumnbounce

In the first episode of What’s Your Therapy I am so proud to introduce Sharon Maddy-Patel. Sharon is a Freedom and Fulfilment Coach and talks to us about her journey to becoming a coach via a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Sharon talks to us about life having meaning and purpose and supporting the people she works with to sit within a space of belief and possibility. We talk about how through coaching you can become seen and heard unapologetically and how it is possible to move from feeling stuck to an unstuck place. This episode will help you to understand what coaching is and the support and transformation it can provide. 

About Sharon:
Sharon is a Freedom & Fulfilment Coach.  She helps people overcome their own self-sabotage, so they can unlock their full potential in their career and life.  Sharon is super passionate about people striving for their dreams and overcoming the fear that gets in their way.  Sharon had a successful career in the Pharmaceutical Industry for 12 years before leaving to explore her own dreams.   She now runs her own successful coaching practice, helping people make the most of their lives.  She is a certified Co-Active Coach and a trained Positive Intelligence Coach.  Sharon spends her time coaching people one to one, running workshops and creating programmes, alongside exploring her many other passions and creative ideas.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharonmpcoaching

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonmaddypatel_coach/