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Hi, I'm Stef!
I am a registered Acupuncturist, Energy Medicine practitioner, and Channeller.
I work with the body's subtle energy field to help you release blocks, trauma and pain and help you reconnect with your energy.
I am a certified Naturopathic Coach and specialise in gut health.
I am a Traditional Chinese Medicine and Five Element Acupuncturist. I am a member of the Acupuncture Association and registered with the Acupuncture Regulatory Authority (ARA).
My Methods
I use a wide variety of methods including energy healing, reflexotherapy, energy coaching and more, however my work always focuses on two main steps:
1. help you to re-gain balance across the board
2. Teach you/support you to learn how to connect with your own energy and stay in balance/heal and obtain results with no-nonsense easy but powerful techniques.
Find out more about My Methods.
My Story
I was born in Italy and am blessed to have an amazing mother who brought me up feeding me nourishing, delicious homemade dishes, made with natural, organic, local foods. She passed down this knowledge to me and taught me how to live well, following Nature's way and good 'old' common sense.
I attended Waldorf school, which profoundly deepened my spiritual connection, intuition, awareness of myself, and creativity.
I spent my life living in close contact with nature and learning for myself just how powerful and important this connection is.
I was blessed to meet (and work with) some incredible Medical Doctors who 'strayed' from the conventional way and put me on the path of Energy Healing, Homoeopathy, Classical Chinese Medicine, Naturopathy and, generally, natural Medicine.
I spent many years finding and healing myself, and I now wish to share my knowledge, experience and guidance to help those who feel ready, or a need, to move away from suffering and step into happiness and well-being.
How I came to become a Healer
"From Script to Healing" Looking for Meaning
Since being a child, I felt pulled and fascinated by many subjects. I would spend my time filling notebooks with writing (even before I learnt to write...so imagine lots of gorgeous scribbles!), then pretending to be a doctor and giving unsuspecting house guests 'wellbeing treatments' in the form of massages and other pampering activities!
I also loved being on stage, so I'd not only organise little theatre productions at home but also engage the local playground and community centre to let us use the stage and put together a show for the neighbours. I remember this being an incredibly happy time!
But, as we all do, years went by and amidst some pretty intense traumatic experiences like loosing my father when I was only 14, I found myself having to decide what to do for a living.
A pohoto of me when I was a child
I moved to England and, under the influence of an important friendship with a fellow emigrated Italian, I decided I wanted to become a screenwriter. Before that, I had done lots of writing, winning awards, and writing a novel at the age of 17, but felt I wanted to take my words to the screen.
Long story short, I moved to Bournemouth, joined Bournemouth University and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Screenwriting. As I graduated, however, I made my first real-life encounter with the idea of 'restricted freedom'. I thought I was going to write movies, and instead, I found that writing for the screen wasn't how I imagined it: I'd have to write what others expect me to and have to answer to a 'big boss' called a Producer. So what did I do? I decided to move into Producing - this way, I'd gain 'control' over the creative process and 'do what I want'. I thus gained a Master in Producing for Film and Television. The ordeal, however, was far from over.
As I got to know the 'show biz' a bit more, I met my partner and Life Companion, who happened to work in filmmaking too. As a 'freshling' out of uni, I was looking for meaning, adventure and purpose. The more I observed what he and his colleagues had to deal with, alongside my direct experience, the more I concluded that this wasn't for me. But..I needed money, so I decided, 'I'll get a job in marketing' the closest 'sister' to what I had studied so far.
It was a struggle. But something inside me wasn't ready to let this go. So while I was still studying for my Masters, I found myself a job at a local business that worked in Renewable Energy & Sustainability. I loved the idea because I could finally see some purpose, something that aligned (a bit more) with what I was looking for in life, and would allow me to earn some money while I figured the rest out.
During this corporate life time, I quickly raised through the ranks and gained a profitable and respectable position as Marketing Manager, leading their marketing function internationally.
Back to my Heart
While all this was going on, however, the deepest and most authentic part of myself was in grave distress. My heart was longing for meaning, even more than when I started my journey.
I have always been a deeply spiritual person. Although from a Catholic background, as a child I talked about speaking with my Guardian Angel and (despite this frightened me) could feel spirit around me, and often see it. Being Catholic, however, meant I was not only afraid of talking about it, but also scared of what that meant (i.e. am I going to meet/see the Devil!??)
One of my Angel paintings
However, I have always felt a strong, deep, comforting presence around me, at all times. I can only describe it as a warm, comforting glow, a 'best friend' who will never let me down. The light amidst darkness.
While I was busy 'making money' and 'climbing the ladder' this feeling of 'heartache' kept growing stronger. It was my Soul's calling, and during this time, I actively began my research into the mystic arts and mysticism. It was a rather excruciating time. A part of me was pulled into the direction of 'common sense' and work, the other towards what really interested me. The more I kept on, however, the more I felt I wanted to leave the corporate world, and dedicate myself to my spiritual journey only. The struggle, however, was that I could no longer see a way out. I felt I was too deep into the choices I had made.
Nonetheless, I joined several spiritual circles and began to meet amazing people who introduced me to the world of healing. During this time due to all the stress I experienced while studying and working, I started to suffer from a debilitating case of insomnia, severe gut problems, anxiety and panic attacks.
This is when I met an amazing Medical Doctor, who is also a healer, acupuncturist, homoeopath and in general, natural medicine specialist. She literally rescued me from the depths of darkness. This meeting, alongside others of this nature, 'initiated' me along my path of natural & energy medicine. My mind kept going back to one 'simple' idea: I want to feel good, and I think there is more to this, more that I don't know. And I knew that's where I was going to find the answer.
I began my self-healing journey. The more I delved into it, the more I felt a profound sense of wonder, relief and joy. I began 'un-pealing the onion' and finding out what was REALLY behind the suffering, and why, the more I achieved, the more I felt I was falling behind.
I began studying Energy Medicine, following the school of Barbara Brennan. I learned healing and started to attend a spiritual circle, where I was 'initiated' to channelling. This is when I deepened my relationship with and understanding of Spirit. The pieces were starting to come together. What I had learned from my mother, the doctors I met, what I studied, and what I began to experience first-hand as my confidence grew, and fears disappeared.
As I made my commitment to my heart and my path, I managed to leave the corporate world and decided to dedicate myself to what really matters to my heart. So here I am now, dedicated to sharing all the knowledge, learning, embracing Life and connecting with others who are on the journey of healing and finding themselves.
Doing this work changed my life, it rid me of all the heaviness, stereotypes, false ideas, and trapped emotions, feelings, and trauma. It also helped me to transform my health, starting from a point of feeling completely depleted and ailed by several health issues, anxiety and stress.
Learning it all for myself also proved to me that there is no 'recipe' - that this work isn't just for the 'few chosen ones', that we ALL can access this 'superpower'. Why? Because that's who we are! We all have these innate skills, we have just 'forgotten' that the answer is indeed within ourselves...in OUR ENERGY.
I believe there is certainly a 'mystical' aspect to life and healing, but the more I delve into the subjects of Energy Medicine, the more I begin to realise that actually, just like nature is simple and to the point, so is this.
We can all learn how to heal ourselves, how to deepen our spirituality, knowledge and understanding. I'd love to accompany you on this journey!
Contact
If you'd like to connect with your energy, I'd love to connect and help you to do just that.
(+44) 07808 082 049