Gem (they/them)

Self Care Coach

I started in tech in 2012 as a digital support agent. I was mostly after a job that allowed me to help people but also allowed me to be seated and paid more than my pharmacy wage. I then fell onto software testing, and over the years progressed to Principal Quality Engineer. Alongside this, I started working on and talking about my own mental health and how it affects my work in tech. This grew into me sharing talks, workshops, and resources. I started training to be a therapist alongside this. In 2023 I was made redundant and decided to give self employment a shot. I work in wellbeing in tech, offering talks, workshops, and consulting on wellbeing programs. I'm still training to be a therapist with a aim to set up my own therapy practice serving queer people in tech.