I'm Dr. B - a PhD Health Psychologist, Researcher, Founder of Nutrigenomic Medicine & Creator of the THRIVEChild Programme. I'm on a mission to change the way we think about autism, and more importantly, what we do to help our children.

I didn't set out to create a global programme or reshape the way we think about child development. It started with a simple, presistent question: What's going wrong - and how can we do better?

& my life

A bit about me

Over the past 30 years, my work has quietly followed a path I didn’t plan but deeply believe in. I’ve spent decades immersed in the science of how people grow and adapt - starting with adults facing mental health challenges, and shifting toward children whose development has stalled or gone off course.

I’ve worked as a Clinician, a Consultant, a Contributor to research, and an Advisor in complex health systems - often behind the scenes - supporting families, clinicians, and researchers across the world in understanding what helps, what doesn’t, and why. 

Along the way, I’ve held fascinating roles in Global Health & Patient Reported Outcomes, contributing to evidence dossiers submission to Regulators like the FDA. I’ve lectured, reviewed and published scientific papers, worked on Advisory Boards and helped raise the patient voice in research. Always, I’ve tried to ensure that quality of life - not just numbers on a chart - are honoured, at the heart of real-world health decisions.

But none of that matters if it doesn’t help you and your child.

So, while I could tell you more about many fascinating aspects of my work, about my beautiful bees, my unruly garden patch, or my beloved family - what really matters is this:
I created the THRIVEChild programme because I was tired of seeing children’s potential overlooked. I was tired of parents being left to figure it out alone. And I believe with everything in me that children can heal, thrive, and grow far beyond what the system tells us to expect - when we meet their unique biology with the right kind of support.

That’s what we’re here to do. And it’s my privilege to walk beside you as we begin.