I’m Helen. I love creativity, nature, and helping people to take action on things that matter to them.

I’ve worked for charities and social purpose organisations for over twenty years, including seven as Executive Director of Art & Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo). My work has focused on community engagement and participatory arts, as well as leadership and management roles. I’ve been lucky to work with and learn from a huge range of people and communities- from indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon, to refugees in the UK and Malawi, to local communities in Sheffield.

More recently, a desire to spend more time in nature led me to train as a practitioner of Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing/ mindfulness in nature). I hold a Forest Therapy Guide Diploma from Nature and Therapy. Learning ways to connect mindfully with nature has been super useful for me as quite a hectically brained person, and I really enjoy offering this to others. Mindful nature connection can be a very positive compliment to more clinical mental health interventions. I’m very clear that I am not a therapist or councillor, and as a certified Mental Health First Aider where needed I signpost to professional mental health support services.

I’m a freelance facilitator and consultant, and enjoy working with groups of people to find ways forward on knotty challenges.