Helping your ancient brain thrive in a modern world
Performance psychology, clinical expertise and leadership consulting for individuals, leaders and teams operating under pressure.
Under pressure, the brain defaults to survival. That gap between what you're capable of and what you actually deliver - that's what this work is about.
Our nervous systems were shaped over hundreds of thousands of years - calibrated for a world of movement, tribe, unpredictability and rest. The demands of modern leadership, high-performance environments and complex lives place extraordinary pressure on systems that were never designed for them.
My work helps people understand that system and build the cognitive, regulatory and psychological skills to work with it, so they can think clearly, lead steadily and perform consistently not just when conditions are comfortable, but precisely when they are not.
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Teams & OrganisationsKeynote speaking
Half-day workshops
Full-day workshops
Series & Programmes
Team Workshops & Speaking
Science-backed workshops and keynote talks that help leaders and teams think more clearly, communicate more effectively, and perform consistently under pressure. Grounded in clinical and performance psychology, not generic resilience training.
Every session is tailored to your team's context. People leave with tools they can actually use.
Corporate Leadership Teams
HR & People Teams
Whole-Team Workshops
SME Founders
Conferences
Athlete Programmes
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Leaders & OrganisationsPeople & Culture
Team Dynamics
Leadership Advisory
TV / Film / Theatre
Psychological Consulting
A thinking partner for leaders, organisations and creative teams navigating people challenges, performance and the human side of how work gets done. I bring psychological expertise into the room to help make sense of what's happening and what to do about it.
Project-based and scoped to what you actually need. A single session, a short advisory engagement, or ongoing input over time.
Founders & CEOs
HR Leads
Education Senior Leaders
TV & Film Producers
Leadership Teams
Coaches & Sport Directors
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IndividualsPerformance Psychology
Clinical Therapy
EMDR
Online & in person
1:1 Performance Psychology & Therapy
Individual work for professionals, leaders and adults who want to understand what's driving their stress, shift patterns that are holding them back, and perform - and live - more clearly under pressure.
Integrating clinical psychology, performance psychology, trauma-informed practice and EMDR. The approach is always tailored - what works for one person doesn't work for another.
Leaders & Execs
Competitive Athletes
Performers & Creatives
Founders & Business Owners
Professionals
Adults Seeking Change
IN THEIR WORDS
What People Say
"The EMDR is like surgery - I could feel it fixing me from the inside."
- CEO, Tech Startup
"A sign of great training is when you're engaged throughout the day and leave full of wonder and a wish to tell others. This did just that."
- Workshop Participant"Dr Slavin is a sensitive professional who read the room and led the conversations with intelligence and respect."
- Executive
"These sessions have had a transformational impact on my life. I can honestly say that."
- Senior Leader in EducationThe Ancient Brain Newsletter
Real psychology,
written for real people
Ten years of clinical practice, distilled into your inbox. Most of what gets written about psychology is either too clinical to be useful or too simple to be true.
In The Ancient Brain, I write about the ancient instincts shaping modern lives - stress, regulation, identity, connection, performance, and what it actually means to function well in a world our brains were never built for.
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