UK certified Shadow Work Practitioners, Coaches and Facilitators
Every shadow work practitioner listed below has qualified after undertaking the demanding Healing the Shadow Practitioner Training Course. (You can read more about this here.)
Healing the Shadow (HTS) is an organisation which offers an extended training scheme devoted to certifying women and men as coaches who have demonstrated real competence and sensitivity in working with clients using the tools of shadow work. Shadow work is a profoundly effective form of counselling and therapy which gets results fast. Here are our certified practitioners:
Marianne Hill – Shadow Work Coach and Facilitator
I have been working deeply with the shadow with individuals, couples and groups for the last fifteen years. Before this I worked as a relationships counsellor and bodywork practitioner. In 2018, I founded Healing The Shadow and combined my three passions of shadow work, body work and relationship work to create the Healing The Shadow modality that I now practice and teach. I work as lead trainer on the two year Healing The Shadow training programme and I also work with individuals, couples and groups in my purpose built studio in Frome, Somerset in the UK.
I am passionately committed to providing a safe and deeply healing space for my clients. I work in an embodied and relational way, which enables us to explore together the roots of your trauma and to bring healing, care and understanding to that part of you. I work either in deep diving five hour sessions, or in regular weekly, fortnightly or monthly two hour sessions.
Website: www.healingtheshadow.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)1373 300 749
Email: MarianneHillShadowWork@gmail.com
Rod Boothroyd – Shadow Work Coach & Therapist
I like the expression “coach” because it sums up an important aspect of any therapeutic work: that the coach or therapist is only there to bring out what is already present in the client. And I believe this, the bringing out, is best done by providing a person centred, respectful and compassionate place where we journey together as equals on an exploration of what can unfold for you. Of course, techniques and tools are an essential part of this work, and I am fortunate to have discovered the tools, processes and coaching methods of shadow work after training as a psychotherapist.
So now, my approach to coaching in shadow work centers on several aspects of the shadow. First, we work together to heal the wounds of childhood in every Archetype. Second, I act as a companion and guide on an inner journey as you find, explore and express your hidden, repressed or denied power and potency in the world. And third, together we work on exploring your unconscious shadows, and then we find ways to heal them and strengthen the power and potency of your Sovereign, the leader within you.
I’ve worked with hundreds of men and women in groups and one to one settings over the past few years, in particular bringing my training in psychotherapy to complement my vast experience and training in working with the shadow.
Websites: www.takeyourpower.co.uk
www.thebalancedwhole.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)7788 502 902
Email: rod@takeyourpower.co.uk
Hi, I’m Frankie Turton.
I support people who feel caught in the same emotional patterns, relationships, or ways of relating to themselves, even when they understand why those patterns exist. My work is about helping you move beyond insight alone and into genuine, embodied transformation.
My own journey began through experiences of depression and disordered eating. Like many people, I spent years trying to think my way to healing. I understood my past, but understanding wasn’t enough. It wasn’t until I experienced shadow work that something truly shifted. Rather than simply analysing my experiences, I was able to meet, feel, and integrate the parts of myself I had spent years avoiding. The changes were profound, and I knew I wanted to offer that same experience to others.
Today, I guide people through immersive Shadow Integration sessions that create space for lasting change. Together we explore the unconscious beliefs, emotional wounds, and protective patterns that shape your life. As these hidden parts are brought into awareness with compassion rather than judgement, they begin to lose their grip, allowing greater freedom, confidence, and authenticity to emerge.
Alongside my private practice, I have spent my career supporting children, young people, and families, an experience that has deepened my understanding of how emotional patterns and coping strategies are often passed from one generation to the next. This perspective underpins my work, which is always grounded in curiosity, compassion, and a no-blame approach. We honour the ways your mind has learned to protect you while creating space for new possibilities.
I hold a degree in Social Policy from the London School of Economics, am a qualified Shadow Guide through Healing the Shadow, and an ICF-certified coach. I have also trained in the Solihull Approach, a relationship-based model that explores attachment, emotional regulation and connection within families. My work combines professional training with lived experience, creating a grounded, relational, and deeply human approach to personal growth. I’m committed to ongoing growth and learning, allowing my practice to evolve alongside me.
If you choose to work with me, I want you to know that I see us as equals – you’re the expert on your own life, and I’m here to walk alongside you. At the same time, I bring my experience, care, and presence to hold the space so you can feel safe to explore what’s been hidden and discover what’s waiting underneath. Together, we can notice the patterns shaping your life, meet the parts of yourself that have been silenced, and open the door to new ways of being.
I currently offer face-to-face sessions in Frome (soon to be in Bristol), as well as online sessions for clients everywhere. If you’re ready to explore your inner world and begin transforming the patterns holding you back, book a free discovery call today.
Kenny Whitelaw-Jones
Areas: Dubai, UK, online
Telephone: +971 55 352 0609
Email: kenny@deepprocesstherapy.com
Website: deepprocesstherapy.com
Kenny Whitelaw-Jones spent twenty-five years building businesses, founding several before training with Healing The Shadow as a Deep Process psychotherapist. They work with business leaders and professionals on the parts of themselves they have disowned in order to succeed, as well as with issues around gender, sexuality, childhood sexual abuse, and the disorientation of midlife when old identities no longer fit. Their forthcoming book The Shadow at Work will be published in late 2026. You can read the Shadow at Work Substack here: theshadowatwork.com
Hannah Johnson
Healing The Shadow Practitioner
Area: London and online
Telephone: 07470 822512
Email: hannah@heldandhealed.com
Website: www.heldandhealed.com
Richard Martyn
Healing The Shadow Practitioner
Areas: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, South Wales, Bristol and West Midlands.
Telephone: 07816310803
Email: richardmartynhts@gmail.com
Website: richardmartynhealingtheshadow.co.uk
Since becoming a certified Shadow Work practitioner in 2021, I have been guiding clients in exploring their shadows, helping them unlock the profound benefits this work brings. I am adept at fostering a safe, nurturing environment and creating a connection where even the most vulnerable parts of ourselves can emerge and be held. I offer in-person sessions at my home in Gloucestershire, as well as in Frome and the Bristol area. Additionally, much of my work is conducted online, where I’ve found that it’s still possible to create a deep connection and work effectively. Please visit my website above to learn more about me and the services I offer.
Conroy Harris
Healing The Shadow Practitioner
Area: Oxford
email: conroy.harris@hotmail.com
Telephone: 07867 785809
Conroy Harris has a background in mental health, working in the voluntary sector for over 25 years. During that time, he trained as a group facilitator running Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) groups, he also became a renowned trainer of various courses within the voluntary sector covering topics such as equality, inclusion and diversity, challenging behaviour, and CBT and managing depression. Conroy then went on to train as a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) teacher, trainer and supervisor with Oxford Mindfulness Centre which is part of Oxford University.
Conroy is the former Chief Executive Officer of abandofbrothers, a role he held for four years, leaving at the end of 2024. This position enabled Conroy to bring influence and direction to an organisation that works within the criminal justice system, providing a Rites of Passage based mentoring programme to young men aged 18-25.
Conroy is now working with Olivier Mythodrama as a Coach, is trained in shadow work psychotherapy with HealingtheShadow, and is currently developing a new and innovative approach to Equality, Inclusion and Diversity training, which has been a lifelong passion.
Laura Stoddart
Healing The Shadow Practitioner and Trainer
Areas: South Devon
Telephone: 07854 374 130
Email:laurashadowhealing@gmail.com
Website: shadowworkdevon.co.uk
Francisco Cabeza West
My keen interest is helping people to light up, feel energised and fully alive — which tends to involve making peace with their unresolved past.
Dan Hartley
It’s both humbling and a privilege to support people through the practice of shadow work; I’m passionate about supporting people to live their best lives. I have a background in youth and community work and have been involved in men’s work for over 15 years. I’m currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer for the UK charity abandofbrothers and am a qualified men’s coach. I am proud, through this work, to mentor and support younger men to make positive and lasting changes in their lives. I see shadow work as one of the best modalities for helping people let go of limiting beliefs, heal old wounds and transform the conditioning and stories that hold them back from fully claiming the life and relationships they deserve.
Area: East Sussex
Website: www.danhartley.co.uk
Contact: danhartley76@gmail.com
Ali Kirk
I offer personal development work and specialise in the exploration and transformation of inner conflict and difficulty. My approach is rooted in Depth Psychology, the Jungian concept of the shadow, and the way in which aspects held in shadow can have a huge influence on the way we experience and move through our day to day life and relationships. I’m passionate about helping men and women find inner peace and greater connection and truth within themselves and with each other. Although dialog is essential in any compassionate inquiry or exploration, in our work together we don’t just talk. You will experience aspects of yourself and your limiting patterns through embodiment of those aspects in facilitated shadow work and parts work experiential process, allowing you to access sub-conscious thoughts, feelings and emotions that are driving your patterns or behaviours, and experience those dynamics that are unconsciously playing out within you. You will be invited into relationship with yourself in a different way, and step into dialogue with yourself on a deeper level.
This process can be extremely shame-lifting as you begin to realise that the challenges that you experience are not because you are broken or flawed in some way, but because there is a part of you that needs your attention. I believe that there are no bad parts and that inner shifts come from transforming parts that are causing us problems through working with the burdens, responsibilities, beliefs and emotions that they carry. This work holds the potential for deep personal growth, and deep healing and you are welcome to use it as a component of your regular personal development, or as a place to dive real deep into difficulty and challenge, shame or guilt, your grief, fear or rage. The holding I offer you is both sensitive and strong, and you are invited to bring anything you wish to our work together.
Shadow work is a beautiful way of approaching your inner experience and working with those things you want to change. It is a deep, sensitive and safe way of working with all manner of issues even when you have no idea how or where to begin. Please take a look at my website where you can find out more about me, how I work and what to expect in a session. Sessions in Hereford & Abergavenny, and Online via Zoom
Website: www.inner-truth.co.uk
Phone: 07792 405 660
Email: ali@inner-truth.co.uk
Sue Rayner
I have seen for myself how shadow work can heal emotional wounds as I’ve been working with Marianne for some time now. I have recently completed a Certificate in Counselling Skills at the University of the West of England and am a fully qualified Healing The Shadow practitioner.
I am also a qualified teacher and taught Reception and Key Stage 1 children for seventeen years. I have been a freelance Education Consultant since 2011 and work with local authorities, primary schools and early years settings in the South West and South Wales. In September 2020 I became a Listening Volunteer for Samaritans and am now part of the Volunteer Support Team and a mentor for new Samaritans.
Area: Bristol
Phone: 07545 285655
Email: sue.rayner27@gmail.com
Individual Shadow Work in the USA & Other Countries
You can find a list of shadow work coaches and facilitators who work in the USA and other countries by searching on Google.com for “Shadow Work USA”, “Shadow Work Germany”, and so on.
What is shadow work?
The term “shadow work” has been used by many people over the years to refer to various kinds of coaching, therapy, and counselling. But we think of “shadow work” as most usefully describing the techniques used to explore and heal the hidden and repressed parts of ourselves which lie in the unconscious mind.
The word “healing” refers in this context to the therapeutic work we can do together to address the emotional “wounds” of childhood. These wounds are the life events which resulted in each and every one of us putting parts of ourselves into shadow, out of sight, in our unconscious minds. These parts of us, even in shadow, can impact every aspect of our life, and they can – and do – cause emotional, practical and existential difficulties of various kinds in our adult life. These are the shadows to which Carl Jung referred in his pioneering work on emotional health and well-being.
Over the years a number of practitioners and organisations have suggested that their individual approach to therapy and shadow coaching are what constitutes “shadow work”. However, the term shadow work is more generally regarded as a generic term for counselling or therapy which focuses on both the exploration of a client’s shadow side, and also on the work undertaken to bring those repressed energies back into balance so they can be expressed in a healthy and fully functional way.