Neels is a lived experience practitioner and an international trainer. Her areas of interest are therapeutic  communities, relational care and practice, peer and mentor  support, and co-producing creatively  themed therapeutic spaces to include green care,  art, journaling,  poetry and music. 

 

She enjoys collaborating with mental health practitioners as a group facilitator and family and relationship counsellor and engages especially well with people who have been given a diagnosis of complex emotional trauma. 

 

Having lived through her own challenges, Neels is adept at supporting people to grow through the therapeutic process and develop an understanding and awareness for themselves, rather than be stuck in the cycle of being over-medicated, seeking a diagnosis, or getting caught up in the revolving door process of unhelpful services. 

 

She says: “My mission is to help others accept and come to peace with past trauma, and to support services to develop compassionate,  therapeutic environments where people feel safe and can heal.”