Robbie studied microbiology at Queen’s University Belfast and went on to do a PhD in molecular microbiology.

Robbie has been working in complementary health for 25years.  This has taken in him into Chinese Medicine (practice and education), clinic management,  humanistic psychotherapy, and in the fast few years ecopsychology & ecotherapy.

Robbie has taken his bodywork and psychotherapy practices into private, corporate and NHS settings. Over the years he has developed a profound understanding of the complexity of the integration of body, psyche and environment in every sense.

In recent years he sought to integrate his love of  nature and his outdoor experience with his professional practice through the study of ecopsychology.  In 2014 he co-founded Ecotherapy Kernow.