A therapist who never planned to be one — and the client called Cat who changed his career.

I never imagined this would become my career.

When I first trained as a hypnotherapist, I never imagined that my life's work would become dedicated to helping people with Misophonia and Misokinesia. Like many professionals at the time, I knew almost nothing about these conditions.

I was building a general practice — anxiety, depression, PTSD. Then I met a client called Cat Hazard. Cat first came to see me for help with PTSD and Complex PTSD. As we worked together, she also shared her struggles with Misophonia.

Listening to her experiences opened my eyes to just how devastating the condition could be — and how little understanding or support was available anywhere.

She had a Misophonic response to someone clicking a pen. After 40 minutes she was clicking a pen at me, and I was clicking a pen at her, and we were both laughing.

Misophonia chose me.

That single session with Cat was the start of a ripple effect. Her friends came. Then their friends' Facebook posts about my work started to spread. Before I knew it, my name was being mentioned on Reddit, on Facebook, on Misophonia support sites all over the world.

I hadn't gone looking for this. It found me.

I became determined to learn everything I could about Misophonia and the nervous system — combining emerging research with my clinical experience to develop an approach centred on regulation, understanding and practical strategies. What began with helping one client gradually became a mission.

Every family I help is part of Cat's legacy.

Cat sadly passed away.

But I have never forgotten the part she played in shaping my career. Without ever intending to, she set me on a path that has allowed me to help thousands of others.

Every family that has found understanding, every client who has regained hope, every person who has discovered they are not alone — is, in some small way, part of Cat's memory.

Cat … in your selfless eternal legacy. xx

Thousands of clients. Over 20 countries.

Over the years, I have had the privilege of supporting thousands of people around the world — through one-to-one therapy, educational resources, support groups, and now the MisoGo Online Programme. My work has also expanded to include Misokinesia, recognising that many people experience both conditions together.

I am a Clinical Hypnotherapist (Diploma to Distinction, regulated by the GHR — General Hypnotherapy Regulator) and a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner. But I would describe my approach as very much HypNOtherapy — non-clinical, non-formal, and often full of laughter.

There is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone gain greater understanding, confidence and hope. My passion is making complex neuroscience simple, practical and validating.

Why I built MisoGo Online.

For years, I could only help the people who could reach me — those who could book a 1:1 session, take the time off, and afford the private rate. That never sat right with me.

MisoGo Online is the culmination of everything I've learned. The same framework, the same techniques, the same order — but self-paced, video-led, and available anywhere in the English-speaking world.

My mission remains the same: to make compassionate, evidence-informed support accessible to anyone living with Misophonia or Misokinesia — so that no one has to face these conditions alone.