Philippa Braund, Audiologist and Coach

Pippa graduated from the University of Southampton, England, UK with a Master’s degree in Audiology (MSc) in 2003 and began work as an audiologist for the National Health Service (NHS), specialising in hearing assessment and rehabilitation. A few years later she started experiencing chronic dizziness symptoms and was diagnosed with chronic vestibular migraine. She was largely unable to work for the next nine years and her life was very limited during this time. After trying many medications, vestibular rehabilitation exercises and diets with limited success, she began to read chronic pain research and books about new approaches to treating chronic conditions and started applying them to her dizziness. She was able to recover fully and get back to leading a normal life without symptoms in 2016. She returned to work as an audiologist and has since successfully used the techniques she used to recover to help people with chronic dizziness (caused by Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness, vestibular migraine and Mal de Debarquement Syndrome), hyperacusis, and problematic tinnitus. Pippa is certified as a Holistic Life Coach, has studied vestibular rehabilitation with Hypatia Training and is trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy as well as completing the Freedom From Chronic Pain course. She is trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), and has completed Level 2 training in this. She currently sees people for private, online video appointments whilst continuing to work part-time for the NHS as a specialist Audiologist.  She is passionate about helping others who are struggling with chronic dizziness, tinnitus and hyperacusis to recover from these debilitating conditions. She lives in England with her husband, two children and two cats.