My Bio
I am a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP) and a Registered Occupational Therapist specialising in assistance and therapy dog training. My work is grounded in force free, fear free, positive reinforcement training practices, informed by modern behaviour science and learning theory. I am committed to ethical teaching methods that prioritise animal welfare, emotional safety and clear communication between dogs and their guardians. I am an approved assistance dog trainer with MindDog and Assistance Paws International and I support teams across the full spectrum or assistance and therapy dog pathways including, assessment, training, skill development and certification. Through my work I aim to help people build safe, compassionate and effective partnerships with their dogs, using training approaches that strengthen trust, agency and lifelong learning. I am passionate about promoting best practice, humane training and supporting dogs and their people to thrive.