Who & How We Are

Thich Nhat Hanh and InterBeing

Our name, InterBe, is inspired by the Order of Interbeing, founded by Thich Nhat Hanh, the late Vietnamese Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet, and peace activist.

We share his belief in the interconnectedness of all.

In our experience, transformation never occurs in isolation.

When we move, everything we see around us alters. This is change.

Similarly, when the people around us change, we inevitably change because their relationship with us is inextricably linked with what we think and how we feel about them and so, how we are with them. This is our way of being, and it is as fluid as the tides.

Our work with organisations, and groups of people, pays particular attention to importance of relationships. Our connections - and disconnections - with others are created by the stories we tell, to both ourselves and others, and the contact and conversations we have.

Our focus on relationships, and our narrative approach to experience, is based on the understanding that people and organisations can change things and it makes a difference but when relationships change, transformation can occur. 

We practice triple-loop learning as a foundation for transformational change.

Albert Einstein said: 'Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted'.

We agree, and working in this way allows for transformation.
 

I am committed to freedom, to people being free and fully self expressed. I stand for people fulfilling their potential. I believe that we are all constrained by aspects of our past, that we unwittingly limit ourselves and create a limited view of the future and what is possible.

My style can be spontaneous and unstructured, flowing in the conversation, being present, listening, being alongside. At the same time my facilitation is informed, carefully judged, and simultaneously deeply attentive to the group as a whole and to the individuals within it. I am truthful, unapologetic, and authentic and I encourage others to be so too. 

Narrative Transformation is my methodology. As people discover their limiting beliefs, and learn how to defy the self-imposed restrictions that hold them back, they discover, not only a new freedom, but new abilities to live with uncertainty, and how to allow the same for others.

For 25 years, I have worked with organisations to deliver innovative and professionally-rooted leadership development and coaching programmes. My main area of expertise is Organisational and Personal Transformation, with a particular focus on authentic leadership and narrative approaches to communication and conflict transformation.

I originally trained as a clinical psychologist. I have a BA in Psychology, an MSc in Clinical Psychology and a second Masters degree in Creative Conflict Transformation through the Arts. I am currently completing a PhD in Solo Autobiographical Theatre at the University of Plymouth.