About Me
I’m a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) specialising in Polyvagal Theory (nervous system regulation) and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). I currently work as a Mental Health OT in the NHS, and due to the growing demand for deeper, more personalised mental health support, I founded my own private practice: Mirror Mind Therapy.
The Science - How My Therapy Works
Your Nervous System
While most Occupational Therapists focus on adapting the external environment to improve function, my approach is different.
I help people change their internal environment by regulating their nervous system, because the state of your nervous system is the lens through which you experience the world.
Your nervous system shapes:
the thoughts that arise
the behaviours you’re drawn to
your emotional capacity
how others perceive and respond to you
your ability to rest, connect, create, and take meaningful action
Until your nervous system is regulated, nothing in your external reality truly changes. But once it begins to heal and settle, everything shifts.
When we learn to understand, regulate, and befriend our nervous system states, it becomes possible to choose healthier habits, create supportive routines, and move through life with greater ease. This internal shift naturally improves emotional well-being, physical health, motivation, relationships, and your overall perception of what’s possible.
This creates an upward spiral, stronger self-belief leads to more aligned action, which leads to more internal regulation.
I call this turning point mental freedom.
It’s the moment your nervous system’s baseline shifts into rest and digest, allowing you to meet life with clarity, presence, and genuine possibility.
Healing your nervous system doesn’t just change your mindset, it transforms how the world shows up to meet you.
For many of my clients, the results have been profound.
When they release stored emotional tension and unhelpful patterns held in the body, they often experience:
a surge in self-belief
renewed motivation
meaningful changes in daily habits
improved mental and physical well-being
a more hopeful and empowered outlook
deeper, healthier relationships
Acceptance
Confidence
Compassion
Praise For Mirror Mind Therapy
Therapy that literally saves lives
"The impact of the interventions and support have not only saved me, but has Impacted my loved ones and extended family. My children have a father, my parents have a son, my sister has a brother."
"Ben has opened my eyes to endless possibilities and helped me transform my relationship with hardship and struggle."
"I want to share this with the world! This saved my life. Ben, you truly have a gift!"
"The impact of the interventions and support have not only saved me, but has Impacted my loved ones and extended family. My children have a father, my parents have a son, my sister has a brother."
"Ben has opened my eyes to endless possibilities and helped me transform my relationship with hardship and struggle."
"I want to share this with the world! This saved my life. Ben, you truly have a gift!"
GOING DEEPER
The STories We tell ourselves
In my 20s, I struggled with dating, work, and social confidence. I wasn’t just shy. I had no friends, no love life, and was even given disciplinary at work for lacking confidence. I tried everything. I read books, took courses, worked with private 1-on-1 mentors, and even learnt card magic to make me more social. But nothing worked. On the outside, I looked confident, but inside, it felt like I was constantly wearing a mask. No matter what I did, there was this lingering feeling that I did not belong, was not valued, and it was not safe to be myself.
The truth was, I was carrying a quiet story of shame and fear deep in my subconscious—a pattern in my nervous system I didn’t even realize was running my life. But everything changed when, at 25, I experienced a powerful embodiment meditation that helped me finally let go of that story and accept myself for who I was at my core. It was like a weight lifted off me. I stopped trying to be someone else and started showing up as myself.
From that moment, everything changed. I stopped hiding. I stopped performing. And instead, I started feeling and truly accepting who I was in my own skin. Conversations that once died on me became effortless. I no longer needed to impress or win anyone over… because I finally trusted that I was already enough.
Dating became less about ‘game’ and more about genuine connection. I attracted women who resonated with the real me, because… I already liked myself. It was as if that once critical voice in my head was now saying, “I like who I am, so why shouldn’t you?” And there was no need to overthink my every move or word. There was a calm confidence in knowing I could be vulnerable, open, and still deeply respected.
At work, things shifted fast, too! I stopped playing small. I started speaking up, not with arrogance, but with clarity and confidence that reflected my true potential. I brought more creativity, leadership, and vision into the room… and people noticed. I went from fearing criticism to actually welcoming feedback.
Money started flowing in ways that felt aligned with who I was, not something I had to hustle or suffer for. Sometimes I didn’t even know where it had come from. I just looked in my account and there it was!
And socially? I became magnetic. I didn’t try to be the most interesting person in the room… I just owned myself. There was no hidden agenda. Just presence. Old friends and even people who used to tease me back in school started asking what had changed. “You’re so confident now… what happened?”
The answer was simple: I let go of the story that I wasn’t enough. I dropped the roles. The rules. The exhausting need to prove something and protect myself against a threat that only existed in my imagination. And I reclaimed the freedom to just be me… In love, in purpose, and in life.
That moment was the beginning of what would become Mirror Mind Therapy, the same process I now use to help people like you uncover and release your limiting beliefs holding them back from self-acceptance and uncovering their limitless potential to live a meaningful life.
Free your mind... your life will follow
Get In Touch
Break free from the shackles of your mind and live the life you truly want.
If you think you’re ready to explore the world of freedom that awaits on the other side of your fear and stress… I’d love to talk. Book a free consultation call for a chat – No pressure, no expectations – just an honest conversation about the person you’d like to be.