About Me
UKIHCA-RHC Integrative Nutrition Health Coach & Chef
Reiki Master & Sound Practitioner
I am fully registered with the UK & International Health Coach Association.
Being registered with this regulatory body, means I work in-line with the strict code of professional practice and requirements in the field of Health Coaching.
QUICK FACTS
GROWING UP & NOW
I grew up in the seaside town of Penarth, Wales, and now live across the water in Clevedon, Somerset.
WHO I AM
UKIHCA-RHC Integrative Nutrition Health Coach & Chef
NHS Health and Wellbeing Coach
Reiki Master & Sound Practitioner
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
Playing with my outdoor kitchen, cooking up and enjoying home comforts around our massive dinner table with family and friends, being outside, our childhood home!
FAVOURITE WAY TO EAT
A balanced wholefoods diet with a focus on healthy, seasonal, rainbow coloured and nutrient-dense ingredients…fermented foods included!
MY MISSION
To guide, encourage and empower overwhelmed professionals who struggle with low energy and high stress to find sustainable and consistent ways to eat, move and live well, so they can feel healthy, happy, and energised.
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MY PASSION & BELIEF
I have an undeniable passion for nutrition, lifestyle, behaviour change and energy healing.
I deeply believe when you increase self-awareness and understanding, integrate sustainable and enjoyable co-created steps, and feel supported through guidance and accountability, you become empowered and improve your health now and for the future.
MY VALUES
Health, Healing, Hummanness, Presence, Growth, Curiosity, Compassionate, Integrity, Authenticity
PAST HEALTH CHALLENGES
In 2012 I was diagnosed with melanoma cancer, depression, IBS and PTSD, and for many years suffered with chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, brain fog, migranes, insomnia, weight fluctuations and joint pain.
IDEAL HOLIDAY
Up in the mountains snowboarding with family and friends in the freshest air, and enjoying tasty food!
WHO I COLLABORATE WITH
NHS Primary Care Networks, Co-working business spaces including Origin Workspace, Scoop Wholefoods, Long Ashton Youth Club and Aim2be. I won ‘Best Entreprenuer’ with the UKIHCA for my Health Coaching collaborations.
YOU'D NEVER GUESS
My first-class bachelors degree is in Information Technology. I know, very different to what I do now!
MOST IMPORTANT TO ME
My family, friends and partner Dave!
DRINK OF CHOICE
Whitehole Springs water from the Mendip Hills. The only place in Europe where the water is naturally purifed through Tufa rock.
INTERESTING FACT
I trained as a Nutritional Chef in Sydney and Barcelona.
See my other Certifications here.
GET TO KNOW ME
Hi, I’m Laura, an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Chef and Reiki Master & Sound Practitioner with over 17 years of experience in the health and wellbeing sector, including professional roles in events management, the NHS and hospitality. My passion is creating a space where people feel truly welcomed, heard and supported in their journey towards better health and healing.
In 2011, after years of working long, stressful hours and neglecting my own wellbeing, my health began to decline. I was diagnosed with melanoma at 22, during a time I was also struggling with depression. By 24, I was living with chronic stress, anxiety, digestive pain, and PTSD. I experienced burnout, brain fog, migraines, insomnia, weight fluctuations, and joint pain – again and again.
I felt lost and overwhelmed, unsure where to turn for support. It was then that I knew I needed to take control of my health in a completely different way.
My health journey began at 25, in 2014, with a love of good food, sparked at a cookery class in Perth, Australia, and deepened through attending numerous nutrition classes that fuelled my fascination with how our bodies work. I fell in love with farmers’ markets, and learned one recipe at a time!
In my quest for deeper understanding, I trained as a Nutritional Chef at Matthew Kenney PlantLab in Sydney and Barcelona in 2017, expanding my knowledge of nutrient-rich, vibrant cooking that uses plants as a nourishing foundation within a balanced and varied way of eating.
Shortly after, I trained for one year in Health Coaching, nutrition, and lifestyle at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and graduated in 2017. Ever since, I’ve continued my professional development in Advanced Gut Health, Mental Health First Aid, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Healthy Weight Coaching, Trauma-Informed Coaching and Group Coaching deepening my understanding of effective, compassionate behaviour change.
Meanwhile, I have worked in the NHS as a Health and Wellbeing Coach, establishing a 1:1 Health Coaching service for patients at Highbridge Medical Centre, and setting up and leading a group health programmes for NHS Three Valleys Health PCN in Bath and North East Somerset, helping hundreds of patients build healthy habits and improve their long-term health.
Most recently, in 2025, I qualified as a Reiki Practitioner (Reiki Master Level) and Sound Practitioner after two years of training. This has allowed me to further support health and healing through a somatic lens – working with the body to gently unravel what is truly holding us back.
I practice Health Coaching online via Practice Better, and offer in-person Health Coaching and Holistic Reiki in a beautiful room at Nimble in Clevedon.
Immersing myself in learning and applying it all not only helped me reclaim my own health, but also ignited a deep passion for helping others do the same. I came to realise that true health is about far more than what we eat – it’s how we live, how we think, and how we connect with ourselves and others.
Today, I draw on my personal experiences and professional training to guide others through their health challenges, supporting them to feel healthier, happier and more energised. I offer my HEALTHY. HAPPY. ENERGISED™ 1:1 Health Coaching, Workplace Wellness, Holistic Reiki and Sound Baths.
I’m excited to continue empowering others on their journey to better health, while sharing the message of truly holistic wellbeing.
Are you ready to take the next step in your health journey?
Let’s work together to help you feel better and increase your energy, naturally.
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