Beth Burgess is a fully-trained coach and qualified NLP Practitioner, as well as an alcoholic in recovery.

Specialising in Addiction Recovery, Beth has also been sought out to help people overcoming serious illnesses, mental health problems, redundancy, divorce, bereavement and eating disorders, among other issues.

As someone who has herself recovered from alcoholism, social anxiety disorder, bulimia, self-harm and Borderline Personality Disorder, Beth has an empathy and insight that allows her to reach people in the darkest of places.

Beth is the author of two forthcoming books on Addiction Recovery and has also published an ebook, What is Self Esteem? How to Build your Self-Esteem and Feel Happy Now.

Beth has written articles for The Royal Society of the Arts, The Big Issue and various other publications. She writes her own 'Mind Mentor' blog as well as posting on Wired In, Ecademy and various guest blogs.

Beth's areas of expertise include Alcoholism, Addiction & Recovery, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Recovery Coaching, Stress Management and Overcoming Obstacles.

Beth has a unique way with words, which she uses to touch, inspire and educate. She regularly shares her thoughts on social topics, such as addiction, alcohol, criminal justice and mental health as well as what it takes to live a healthy, happy life.

Beth lives in North London and runs her own business, as a Life & Recovery Coach at Smyls.

Qualifications, Training & Research

Beth has been studying Neuro-linguistic programming for eight years and is a qualified NLP Practitioner (IBPDA).

She received a Distinction for her Theory and Principles of Indirect Hypnosis, Ericksonian Psychotherapy and NLP Diploma (British Hypnosis Research).

Beth has been fully trained in Coaching and Mentoring, and also trained in Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy through the NHS.

Everything else, she has an in-depth knowledge of due to personal experience, study and employing the principles in her life. She lives and breathes Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

Beth has been on an ongoing quest to understand addiction for over a decade. Having beaten her own serious addiction to alcohol, she continues to explore the causes of addiction and effective methods of recovery.

Career

With a previous background in Journalism, Beth's life experiences led her into Social Care, supporting recovering addicts to attain their education and employment goals for a major charity.

After seeing so many addicts held back by their own beliefs about themselves, she started her own Recovery Coaching business, Sort My Life Solutions (Smyls). She uses a unique system of therapies to help clients overcome their limitations and achieve amazing recoveries.

Beth has always been a talented writer, and has used that skill to write ground-breaking books on beating addiction and being happy in recovery.

Her other projects include writing articles, running workshops and consulting.