Roy is a qualified Life and Business Coach, NLP Practitioner, and Youth Worker with over 20 year’s experience supporting children, young people, and their families. Based in Oxfordshire, he specialises in helping those facing emotional or wellbeing challenges that affect engagement with education, and supporting the families around them.
Roy has a background in theatre, with early training at the former Vera Legge School of Performing Arts and Pegasus Theatre’s young technician’s group, working with the Oxford School of Drama and various touring companies. He has performed at The New Theatre, Oxford, and with local community drama groups, and has workshopped with Small Nose Productions, the RSC, and KAPOW! As a creative writer and published author, Roy has produced small pieces of theatre for local groups and his own debut production was staged at The Unicorn Theatre, Abingdon to critical acclaim.
With a background in media and the moving image, Roy was a freelance journalist in Oxford, and a radio broadcaster for 15 years, earning a national award for his presenting.
He has developed, launched, and led successful youth and community programmes, often saving them from closure, and in 2023 received the High Sheriffs’ Award for his outstanding contribution to young people in Oxfordshire.