I'm a mediator and facilitator trained in Alternative Dispute Resolution, with a long-standing parallel practice in holistic wellness. The work I do today is the intersection of those two lives.
I am based in West Cork, Ireland at a wellness retreat property.
Professional journey
My professional career began in formal and informal dispute resolution, programming, training, and the structured back-and-forth of negotiated agreement. I worked in the policy realm of discrimination, harassment, and gender-based violence, as well as the prevention realm. My work took me towards healthy masculinity groups, facilitating agreements between parties, and more.
The policy training taught me how to hold a process. The work itself taught me how to hold a person.
Alongside this, I was training and practicing in sound meditations, facilitation of alternative medicinal spaces, and integration work for these spaces. What started as a personal practice became something I offered to others such as community medicinal sessions, sound work, integration support, and more.
It became clear that these two practices weren't separate. The same nervous system sat in the mediation room and in alternative spaces. Why was I serving it differently in each? Thus, this way of dispute resolution was born.
Qualifications & education
Specialised legal qualification in mediation, arbitration, and the architecture of non-adversarial resolution.
With an emphasis in Terrorism and Homeland Security.
Double majored in both capacities. Foundational training in ethics, justice system, and how a society chooses to respond to wrongdoing.
A 4 month certification to lead intervention programming, geared towards circle work and accountability.
Continuing trainings & practice
There is always more to learn, in conflict resolution and how to hold people well. These, plus more trainings and wellness work, are the studies that continue to inform this practice.
Where we gather
This is a beautiful retreat on the West Cork coast, which has been built in service towards respect for the land and rejuvenation of the human.
Visit Sona Retreat →My approach, in person
I have watched it happen many times, where conflict resolves durably when the body, the room, and the relationship are all attended to.
This is what is lost in this legal-centric world, which is the person themselves, and it's time to rectify that.
If you are weighing whether to work with me, the best first step is a conversation. There's no script and no obligation. I'd just like to hear what you're navigating.
Schedule an introductory call →