MeeT
Coenie
My story
I was born in South Africa and have been living and working in the UK since 2000. I hold a Master's degree in Osteopathy and have spent over 25 years working in movement, posture and alignment, including teaching Reformer Pilates.
Early in my career I worked the way most Osteopaths do: hands-on treatment, postural advice, exercises. I got good results with acute injuries. But with patients who had been in pain for months or years, the relief was always temporary. They would come back, and the pain would come back with them.
That pattern bothered me. I started looking deeper into the research on chronic pain, and what I found changed everything I thought I knew about how pain works.
The science is clear: in the majority of chronic pain cases, there is no ongoing structural cause. The pain is real, but it is being generated by the brain, not by a disc or a joint or a muscle. And if the brain is creating it, the brain can learn to stop.
My own experience of persistent pain confirmed what the research was telling me. I understood, from the inside, what it felt like to be told nothing was structurally wrong while still being in genuine pain every day. That is what led me to pain reprocessing therapy and the SIRPA programme. And it is what the No More Pain Programme is built on.
Qualifications and training
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Master's degree in Osteopathy
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Registered Osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council
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SIRPA certified practitioner (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association)
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Trained in Neuroplastic Pain Therapy
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ReCODE 2.0 The Breseden Protocol to reverse Alzheimer's
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Over 25 years of experience in movement, posture and alignment
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Certified Reformer Pilates instructor and Physical Therapist
My work is informed by leading pain science researchers and clinicians including Dr John Sarno, Dr Howard Schubiner and Dr David Hanscom, whose DOC (Direct Your Own Care) Method provides a structured approach to neural pathway retraining and the mind-body connection in recovery.
Why having a registered Osteopath deliver this matters
Most Neuroplastic pain reprocessing therapists come from a Psychology, coaching or physiotherapy background. As a registered Osteopath with a Master's degree and over 25 years of clinical experience, I bring a thorough clinical understanding of anatomy, the nervous system and how the body works, combined with a deep grounding in pain science.
That means I can help you rule out genuine structural issues, understand your pain history in proper clinical context, and guide you through the recovery process with confidence that what you are doing is right for your body.
Ready to find out more?
If you would like to understand whether the No More Pain Programme might be right for you, book a free discovery call. There is no obligation, just an honest conversation about your pain and whether I can help.
