I am a neuroscientist, psychologist, and therapist. I led landmark studies modeling human decision-making through neural networks, which evolved into a career in finance and behavioral-finance modeling. I directed research on anxiolytic and antidepressant medications’ effects on impulsivity and decision-making, and on the addictiveness and long-term neural impact of elevated fat and sugar exposure.
I combine rigorous, evidence-based neuroscience—memory formation, emotion generation, Default Mode (DMN), Central Executive (CEN) and Salience (SN) network dynamics, medication history, and significant life-event mapping—with psychodynamic insights drawn from Winnicott’s good-enough parent, Klein’s object relations, Jung’s animus and shadow, Frankl’s meaning framework, and attachment theory.
Areas of Expertise
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High-stake performance pressures: supporting individuals and couples under intense professional and personal demands.
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Depression, anxiety, and avoidant coping: integrating neurobiological and psychodynamic interventions.
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ADHD and executive-control support: optimizing DMN–CEN–SN balance to improve focus, self-regulation, and impulse control.
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Multi-generational addiction patterns: applying trauma-informed, neuroscience-based approaches to break cycles of self-medication.
My Approach
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Neuroscience-Informed Method
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DMN integrates hippocampal memories, body sensations, and self-reflection into an internal narrative;
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CEN drives goal-directed focus, planning, and impulse control;
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SN detects key signals and shifts activity between DMN and CEN
Reviewing medication history and mapping major life events—early caregiving disruptions, significant losses—reveals where: -
Memories remain unintegrated in the DMN (intrusive feelings);
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SN fails to switch to the CEN (“stuck” attention or impulsive responses);
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CEN resources are overtaxed (difficulty stopping behaviors once started).
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Affect-Informed Narrative Work
Build coherent life-timelines so past experiences are properly attributed, preventing old feelings from overwhelming present moments. -
Psychodynamic Integration
Uncover and integrate early internal objects, archetypes, and shadow elements to free authentic agency. -
Targeted Skill-Building
Deliver brief, practical exercises—daily reflections, executive-function drills, relational experiments—that reshape neural pathways and foster resilient, self-regulated living.
I guide high-achieving professionals and couples toward sustained well-being by basing all my work on peer-reviewed neuroscience and classical psychodynamic theory.
Qualifications
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BA Natural Sciences (Psychology), Cambridge University;
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MA Natural Sciences (Psychology), Cambridge University;
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Lead investigator in decision-making and addiction neuroscience;
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10+ years delivering neuroscience based workshops at banks, consultancies and law-firms in the City.