About Jackie
I came to this work through years of clinical practice, working closely with people who were doing their best to look after themselves – yet still felt anxious, exhausted, flat, or disconnected.
As a physiotherapist, I was trained to assess movement and address pain.
But over time, it became clear that symptoms were often part of a much bigger picture.
Something deeper was asking for attention.
My work expanded beyond traditional physiotherapy into neuroscience, functional medicine, and brain-based rehabilitation – as my understanding deepened through both professional practice and personal experience.
I began working not only with adults, but also with children and families, and saw the same patterns show up in different ways – whether it was fatigue, anxiety, behavioural challenges, or difficulty keeping up with daily life.
My clients needed understanding, integration, and a way to make sense of what their body was responding to.
Jackie
I began noticing a pattern
People weren’t broken.
Their bodies weren’t failing them.
They were living in environments – internal and external – that their nervous systems couldn’t fully adapt to.
I saw this in adults, and in children too – just expressed in different ways.
Pain, fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, behavioural challenges, and loss of direction weren’t problems to fix.
They were signals.
That realisation changed how I practice.
Instead of asking “What’s wrong?”
I started asking “What is the nervous system responding to – and why?”
How I work
My work sits at the intersection of:
- movement and the brain
- nervous system regulation
- functional lifestyle foundations
- self-reflection, meaning, and purpose
This means we don’t just work on the body.
We work with how the brain processes information, how the nervous system responds to stress, and how daily habits, environment, and inner narratives shape health.
Because the body doesn’t exist in isolation – it responds to the life around it.
Who I work with
I work with people who:
- feel tired but wired
- struggle with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, or brain fog
- feel disconnected from their body or purpose
- have tried “doing all the right things” with limited results
- sense that their symptoms are part of a bigger picture
- notice challenges with focus, coordination, behaviour, or regulation (in themselves or their child)
- have a diagnosis – or resonate with traits – such as ADHD, autism, or dyslexia
This might be you, or it might be something you’re noticing in your child.
If you’re reading this and thinking “this sounds like me” – you’re in the right place.
What I believe about health
- Health is adaptive – the body and brain are always responding to the environment they’re in
- Symptoms are signals, not failures
- The nervous system sits at the centre of how we move, feel, think, and cope
- Sustainable change comes from understanding, not force or discipline
- Healing requires participation – insight alone isn’t enough
- Purpose, meaning, and personal responsibility matter just as much as physiology
This work is informed by science, shaped by experience, and grounded in respect for the body’s intelligence.
A final note
Health isn’t about fixing yourself.
It’s about removing the noise that’s been pulling you away from yourself.
If you’d like to explore this work further, you can learn more about Brain Based Physiotherapy here
