Akasha is a highly effective and experienced executive coach, trainer, seminar speaker, author, psychotherapist, EAP counsellor and Interfaith Minister. She is a specialist in Emotional Intelligence and Stress Management, with a background in senior HR management and with wide business experience.

Her style is lively and stimulating. She is a strong, clear communicator, being both insightful, perceptive, empathic and supportive whilst remaining focused and direct. Her programmes and seminars are highly motivating.

Akasha’s work has included the following features

• Knowledge of and highly experienced in working with key EI competencies and delivering coaching programmes for senior and director-level managers in enhancement of EI to raise business performance
• Expertise in a wide variety of angles on Stress, including Stress Awareness, understanding of causes and symptoms, ways of dealing with stress, with an emphasis on EI
• Guest speaking and keynote contributions at business lunches, Chamber of Commerce meetings, team building, corporate events and motivational activities
• Author of "How to Do Life" (published by EP Books) 
• Media articles and contributions to journals, magazines and radio interviews including a regularly sought after contributor to the BBC.
• A point of contact for HR, Training and Development, media, business and professional enquirers for information, advice and help with emotional intelligence and stress management interventions in organisations
• Delivered a range of programmes in effective communication, including Authentic Communication, Assertion and Active Listening
• EAP Counselling as a “preferred” Corporate resource for off site counselling with major blue chip companies in North Wiltshire, Swindon and Berkshire.  
• Qualified and practising psychotherapist since 1985, both in private practice and as an NHS GP Counsellor from 1993 – 1998
• As an Interfaith Minister, she provides beautifully crafted personalised and heartfelt ceremonies to mark the special milestones of life  (eg. baby blessings, weddings, funerals, vow renewals, healing, spiritual counselling and worship services)  www.simplydivineceremonies.com
  

Her previous background was a 10-year career in Senior Human Resource Management until 1987, in Hotel/Leisure and Retail.

She is a member of the Professional Speakers Association and also holds memberships with the International Stress Management Association UK and the National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists. As an individual member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, she is bound by its ethical framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy and subject to the professional conduct procedure therein. She is in on-going supervision. She is also an Interfaith Minister.