About Me

I am not a therapist. I am not a healer. I am not a coach, teacher or practitioner. I am simply a guide. A third party witness to your Self and your parts, with one simple aspiration. To guide your parts home, to connect them to their loving essence of Self-energy. Because, in my experience, this connection is what truly heals.

I am trained in L1/L2 IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy and L1 EM (Effortless Mindfulness). But if I am honest, those trainings are not where I have learnt the most about healing. I have learnt the most about healing from my own suffering.

In my life, I have experienced multiple traumas. I truly know the deep pain of suffering in isolation. I was also born with wounds of shame and loneliness, that I inherited from my ancestors. These wounds are at the root of what modern psychology calls ‘OCD’ (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) or as I like to call it… my obsessive and compulsive defences.

Through many years of inner work, I have learnt how to be with and hold space for complex protective systems. And my parts have learnt to trust my loving energy when vulnerability arises, in myself and with others.

In our work together, I can offer you my authenticity and vulnerability, coupled with the skills I have learnt and the intuition I have learnt to trust. I would be honoured if you chose me to guide you but also want you to trust your intuition in finding the right guidance.

I also want to mention my Self-led Besties and Self-energy surrogates, Christine Dixon and Hallie Shapiro.  Christine has taught me so much about Self, parts and life in general.  She is truly unique soul, born to teach and help others in times of need, including myself.  She brings light and so many gifts to the world.  Hallie has taught me that loving presence is enough.  That I do not need to learn every technique or have any agenda when working with clients.  She is also a truly unique soul, with a sharp eye for nuance and an open heart of non-judgemental curiosity and kindness.

You can find me on the IFS Practioner Directory…

https://directory-uk.internalfamilysystemstraining.co.uk/practitioner/david-hilton/.

You can also find me on Instagram…

https://www.instagram.com/ifs_awakening/

And you can also find me on the Self-Led Besties Podcast (with the aforementioned Christine Dixon and Hallie Shapiro)…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdCMKvGylfg