Anne has a deep regard and empathy with all animals and knew from a young age that she wanted to spend her life living and working with them. After leaving school she was overjoyed to be offered a job in a veterinary practice which enabled her to study to become a Veterinary Nurse, a qualification she attained in 1984. Living above the veterinary practice as a student with two other nurses, she was allowed to have one cat. She carefully chose a black and white kitten called Figgy (pictured right) from a local rescue centre, and here began her deep love for cats.

Anne's healing work with animals began in 2001 when she was first introduced to spiritual healing. Her dream to become a professional animal healer was realised several years later when she became a full healer member of The Healing Trust and a Reiki 2 practitioner. During this time she also became an Aura-Soma® practitioner and learnt how to converse telepathically with animals. This way of communicating with them touched her deeply and she found that she was able to feel what the animals were feeling, as well as being able to understand their point of view. They sometimes shared their own difficult experiences with her which she could then pass on to their humans. This often led to a deep healing in their relationship.

Anne has learnt a lot from the animals she has worked with too. They have guided her on how best to help them and some have helped her to understand what has been happening in her own life too. Without their help she would not be able to work as effectively as she does and she feels honoured to be in such a trusted position.