Spring to Life is a small company of professionals concerned with the emotional well-being of people, of all ages and from all walks of life, and their communities. We are:
Philippa Allenby
Philippa is a qualified therapeutic counsellor in Transactional Analysis with ten years experience. She works in an inner-city secondary school and also with private individuals helping them to make positive changes in their lives and relationships. She has a passion for emotional well-being and hopes to teach and promote this concept with all ages and in different communities. She firmly believes well-being is achievable when there is a desire for positive change, when we gain more awareness of our situations, when we gain more truth about ourselves and others, and when we learn to value ourselves and others.
Liz Peake
Liz has taught music to primary & secondary aged children for over 20 years and worked with children who have special educational needs. She is a qualified teacher also trained in Emotional Literacy, an Authorised Provider of The Listening Program and an Educational Kinesiology (Brain Gym®) Consultant with additional training in Primitive and Postural Reflexes. Liz works mostly with children but uses creative & playful activities to help people reach their goals, whatever their age or learning needs. She envisages establishing a network or community of people who will offer one another support for their mutual well-being and for those they care for.
Hannah Greenwood
Hannah is a consultant for organisational effectiveness, group facilitator and trainer of trainers, using the Technology of Participation®. After graduating in Latin American Studies, she worked for several years in Guatemala, managing a small not-for-profit organisation and coordinating internationally funded projects. She also coordinated a project that brought together elements of the voluntary sector to increase their impact through cooperation. As these roles suggest, she is passionate about helping people, groups and organisations to achieve their full potential and impact. Now back in the UK, she has joined the Spring to Life team to help develop its strategy for growth, as well as inputting into programmes to encourage personal, organisational and community well-being and effectiveness.
Jude Greenwood
Jude specialises in life coaching and Human Givens therapy, building on previous experience in counselling. She is passionate about people growing in potential and leading abundant lives, and wants to enable that process by helping people to understand their emotional needs and work towards making sure they are met. With a background in the NHS, implementing and commissioning public programmes, she also has an MBA from Warwick, and is a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs. A founder member of Spring to Life and currently an associate, she is now focussing her attention on the Ladywood area of Birmingham with All Being Well, a project set up through partnership between Spring to Life and Karis Neighbour Scheme.
Linda Isgrove
Linda, a leader with Riverside Church, is involved with counselling and pastoral work. She has done a variety of training over many years and is currently studying for a MA in missional leadership. Involvement in the development of a new youth organization is an expression of her passion for training and developing young adults. Her desire to see emotional and spiritual well being in all people, and a commitment to quality courses, underlies her support of Spring to Life.
Helen Davies
Helen lectures in a local higher education college, having taught in primary schools for 15 years. She is particularly interested in the early years and giving children a positive start in their lives as well as those who work with them. She is also interested in how adults learn and helping them to overcome barriers to learning.
Hilary Halliday
Hilary has extensive experience of working in the public sector and engaging with a diverse community to meet social, recreational and information needs. She is particularly interested in promoting and equipping individuals with the tools for building satisfying and effective personal relationships through improved communication skills.