Meet the practitioners

Suffering on and off with anxiety from a very young age, I was off school from 15 onwards with chronic fatigue. The anxiety persisted into my 20s and 30s — alongside OCD that quietly shaped much of my daily life — until I found this methodology and completely recovered. Since 2018, I have coached over 300 individuals, passing on everything I have learned to support their recovery. I have helped psychology students, healthcare workers, TV actors, finance managers, and even an Olympic champion to recover from anxiety and OCD. To learn recovery is to take the sting out of anxiety, to train the subconscious mind to reduce the fear sensation, and to live as yourself — in the moment, for good.

I'm a professional actor who suffered with anxiety for about 5 years — a relentless mix of Pure-O and intrusive thoughts, ROCD, OCD, agoraphobia, monophobia, depersonalization, derealization and chronic insomnia. Being an actor and working in a creative environment, anxiety is absolutely rife — many actors and creatives suffer in silence. After trying numerous therapies and prescription drugs, I finally found a structured recovery programme and my life was transformed. A CBT therapist had previously told me I would never recover from anxiety and would spend the rest of my life in therapy and on medication — but within 2 weeks of following that programme, I was completely anxiety free. The intrusive thoughts, the depersonalization, the insomnia — all of it lifted. I knew immediately that I wanted to become a coach and help others who were suffering as I once did. Today I support others through TRT Therapy.

Looking back, I think that I was born with anxiety, as I remember always being scared of the dark, afraid of men, feeling 'odd' — and these feelings continued for many years. When I was 15, someone asked me how I was feeling, and I suddenly realised the horrible feelings I had carried were gone. I felt elated and free — until they returned at around 30, this time with health anxiety, panic attacks, derealisation and depersonalisation. I was desperate for answers and scoured the internet, went to CBT, therapists — I saw them all and spent thousands trying to feel normal. Eventually I found a structured recovery programme, and for the first time, everything I felt was explained in simple words. I went to the retreat, met people of all ages who were just like me, and here I am today — fully recovered and dedicated to helping others through TRT Therapy.

I'm Lara, a working mum of 2 kids running my own business. For years, I struggled with health anxiety, panic attacks, ROCD and Pure-O — constantly wondering why I couldn't feel 'normal'. Today I am fully recovered and passionate about helping others find that same freedom. I bring both professional expertise and genuine personal understanding to every session. My own experience of Pure-O, ROCD, health anxiety and panic means I know exactly what it feels like to live with constant fear and worry — and I know what it feels like to be completely free of it. That's what I'm here to help you achieve.

My name is Caz and I am a mentor and coach with TRT Therapy. After years of crippling anxiety, I found a structured recovery programme and achieved full recovery. I now dedicate myself to helping others find that same freedom. My lived experience gives me a deep, authentic understanding of what you are going through — and what it takes to leave it behind for good. I bring warmth, patience and a genuine belief that recovery is not just possible — it is inevitable with the right guidance.

I'm Austin. After living most of my life with health anxiety and OCD, I found recovery through a structured programme. Today I bring that lived experience to my work with TRT Therapy. My full recovery has given me a deep, personal understanding that I bring to every coaching session. I know how exhausting and isolating these conditions feel — and I know, from direct experience, exactly how to move beyond them permanently. If you have tried other approaches and found only temporary relief, I understand your scepticism. I felt the same. And then everything changed.

My name is Helena and I'm here predominantly to help you — that's my goal. My own experience of anxiety and recovery means I truly understand what you are going through. I now support people through TRT Therapy, bringing compassion and patience to every session. You don't have to keep managing this — you can leave it behind entirely. Whatever your anxiety looks like, whatever you have already tried, I am here to help you find the way out.

I can't remember a time when I didn't suffer from anxiety. At first school I'd cry so much in the mornings I'd make myself sick, not really knowing what I was afraid of. At 18 I was put on antidepressants, diazepam and sleeping tablets after having to fly back from a holiday as my panic attacks were non-stop. I must have tried nearly every antidepressant going, as well as CBT, EMDR, hypnosis and talking therapy. Nothing cured me, and at times I felt like my life wasn't worth living. Around 11 years ago I suffered a mental health crisis — my anxiety was so severe I couldn't get out of bed and my two young children had to live with their grandparents. I was terrified and had reached rock bottom. Then I found a structured recovery programme. I went on a retreat and learned that recovery was possible. Today I am fully recovered and coach with TRT Therapy, bringing the same compassion and belief that someone once showed me.

After living with anxiety for many years, I came to understand that it wasn't a fleeting feeling — it was something that shaped every part of my life, especially my choices and my confidence. For a long time I felt trapped, overthinking, constantly vigilant, believing that this was simply who I was and that I could not change it. I tried to manage it, hide it, tried medication and anything I could find — but I was exhausted and disconnected from the outside world. Recovery came when I found the coaching programme through a friend who had just completed it herself. Through persistence, education, self-compassion and the courage to face what I had been avoiding, I reclaimed my life. I learned that anxiety, while deeply uncomfortable, was not dangerous or permanent — and that realisation alone began to loosen its grip. I now help others experience that same profound shift.

For as long as I can remember I have always suffered with anxiety in some form. In 2020 the global pandemic triggered a catastrophic spiral — leading to health anxiety and agoraphobia. I experienced many of the most frightening manifestations anxiety can present with: health anxiety, depersonalisation, derealisation, intrusive thoughts, tinnitus and panic attacks. In a desperate pursuit to feel normal again, I tried many management methods — only to later learn that some were actually detrimental to my recovery, as they failed to address the root cause. That's when I found a structured recovery programme. I wasn't the perfect student at first — my anxiety highlighted every doubt in my mind about whether recovery was even possible. Thankfully, I was connected with a wonderful Anxiety Recovery Coach who was absolutely pivotal and invaluable in my recovery. Having been fully recovered, I now support others through TRT Therapy.

Rachel Wood is an RGN MSc and former National Lead for Students at the Royal College of Nursing — one of the most distinguished professional nursing bodies in the world. Rachel brings clinical credentials and personal experience of anxiety recovery to her work with TRT Therapy. Her own experience motivates her to support others facing anxiety. Rachel brings a combination of lived experience and clinical rigour to her coaching. She understands, from the inside, what it means to be gripped by anxiety. Her medical background helps her explain TRT Therapy's structured approach, while her personal experience helps her relate to clients' concerns. As a former national healthcare leader, Rachel is experienced in supporting people through complex, sensitive situations with warmth, professionalism, and total discretion. She works with clients across all anxiety conditions — from generalised anxiety and panic disorder to OCD, health anxiety, agoraphobia, and PTSD — and is equally at home coaching adults, young people, and professionals under pressure.