Expert Coaches

Humanistic in our design and approach but data
driven in our method.

  • The trust, belief and quality in the coach-client relationship is most important for long term willingness to improve behaviour for wellbeing and health.
  • Optimus health coaches provide expert professional guidance, structure and accountability to give you the best chance reaching your goal in the domains of nutrition, fitness, sleep and wellbeing/life coaching and psychological wellbeing-cognitive behavioural therapy.

Our Fitness coaches

Marc Devereux

Marc 
													Devereux

My clients say I have a unique ability to inspire people to be the best that they can be. I use scientifically proven techniques to help each individual achieve lasting change.

Specialist Areas:
  • Health
  • Longevity
  • Fat Oxidation
  • Habit Building
  • Sport Performance
  • Mind & Body Strength
  • Sustainable Shape Change
Accreditations:
    Qualifications and experience:
  • Level 3 Personal Trainer for 17 years
  • MMA Coach & Semi Pro Fighter
  • Gold Personal Trainer and Team Leader at Fitness First

Leon Squires

Leon Squires

My aim is to help as many people as possible reach their dream body goals whilst maintaining a healthy mindset. Together we can create new habits to help you become your best version of yourself, physically and mentally!

Specialist Areas:
  • Mindset coaching
  • Habit formation
Accreditations:
  • Level 4 diploma in Personal Training
  • Accredited Life coach

Alex Moura

Alex Moura

Ever since I was young I have been passionate about fitness. As I have grown I have discovered that fitness means a lot more to me and now I love to help people to achieve their own fitness goals. For me fitness is not just about getting in shape, it’s connecting your mind to your body and getting mentally strong so you can achieve your physical goals. I’m a level 3 PT/ First UFC Coach certified in Europe and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu jitsu. I have always been into exercise and keeping fit, running, football and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Being an ex-firefighter helped me move towards a career in full-time fitness, as it helped me build my love for fitness!

Specialist Areas:
  • Fitness through martial arts
  • Total mind-body wellness
Accreditations:
  • Level 3 Personal Trainer
  • UFC gym certified coach
  • Brazillian Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt

Our Nutrition coaches

Tai Ibitoye

Tai Ibitoye

I’m a Registered Dietitian and a Researcher in Food & Nutritional Sciences. I have experience working in different sectors such as in the NHS, public health, non-government organisations and academia and am the current new Chair of the BDA Freelance Dietitians Specialist Group.

Specialist Areas:
  • Nutrition support
  • Public health nutrition and weight management.
  • Women’s health
  • Nutritional status of minority ethnic groups.
Accreditations:
  • PhD candidate in Food & Nutritional Sciences
  • PGDip Dietetics & Nutrition (Distinction)
  • MSc Human Nutrition (Merit)
  • Maggie Sanderson Prize for best performance in academia & dietetics.

Dr Rachel Holmes

Dr Rachel Holmes

Hi I’m Dr Rachel Walsh, a nutritionist and research analyst with a PhD in Nutrition. I have over ten years experience working within the field of Health and nutrition. I believe that we have the power to influence our own health and well-being through improved nutrition, and my expertise can help you do so.

Specialist Areas:
  • Nutritional support
  • Weight management
  • Public Health Nutrition
  • Food bioaccessibility and bioavailability
Accreditations:
  • BSc Honours degree in Human Nutrition
  • PhD in Nutrition

Dr Asif Munaf

Scott Bingham

Hi, I’m Asif, a qualified personal trainer and full-time NHS medical doctor with a special interest in performance nutrition. I have worked in elite athletes at Loughborough and appeared on BBCs Dragons Den with my specially-formulated meal replacement smoothie. My areas of expertise are sustainable weight loss, clean bulking as well as general wellness optimisation through diet. You are what you eat so If you want to look the best version of yourself this decade, don’t hesitate in contacting me.

Specialist Areas:
  • Weight loss
  • Intermittent fasting
  • Keto and low carbohydrate diets
Accreditations:
  • Level 3 Personal Trainer
  • Medical Doctor
  • Masters in Public Health

Our Life coaches

Arevik Hayrapetyan

Arevik Hayrapetyan

I am a TEDx and Disrupt HR speaker, professional coach with over 5 years of experience and the co-founder of Kaizen Mastery People Development Institute. Coaching with me is a transformational experience, which brings forth tangible results and significant changes in my client’s life. Over the years I have worked with people from various walks of life and have helped them cultivate the necessary skills in order to create fulfilling relationships, a meaningful professional path and thriving life. Each session together is a journey of diving deep and having a rendezvous with my client’s greatness, both as a professional and as a human being. I create a safe, non-judgmental space for my clients to be themselves AND I compassionately challenge them to see their excuses and lack of integrity, their limiting beliefs and patterns and make a positive change. I am the Coach, who makes sure that my clients are being & living, creating & performing to their fullest potential. You deserve to THRIVE and I am here to guide you in the process.

Specialist Areas:
  • Relationship Coaching (personal & professional relationships)
  • Mindset Coaching for Athletes and High Performers in business
  • Career & Leadership development coaching
  • Wellbeing coaching
  • Parenting coaching
  • Confidence and Self-love coaching
Accreditations:
  • Registered Coach and Accredited Trainer at PCA - Professional Coaching Alliance (2017-2018)
  • LEAP Leadership Development Programme Diploma (Stockholm Resilience Center and Swedish Institute)
  • Masters in Marketing Sheffield University.

Our Mindfulness coaches

Rebeka Jade

Rebeka Jade

Hello everyone my name is Rebeka Jade! I am a certified yoga teacher and trainee doctor based in South London. Yoga came into my life as an aid for relaxation to manage the stress of a fast-paced environment. Over time, it has developed into a powerful tool that has supported many areas of my life. Rebekah’s coaching style is accessible and down-to-earth. She uses a balance of strength, mobility and relaxation techniques to create sessions that benefit your physical and mental wellbeing. Her training in medicine, fitness and yoga come together to provide a unique understanding of the mind, body and soul. Rebekah is trained to coach vinyasa, yin and restorative yoga. You’ll often find elements of breathwork, mindfulness and anatomical teaching interwoven through her sessions.

Specialist Areas:
  • Stress management
  • Yoga
  • Mindfulness, meditation and relaxation
Accreditations:
  • Yoga coach ( Vinyasa, Yin and Restorative)
  • Medical degree
  • Physiology BSc(Hons)
  • Level 3 Personal Trainer

Sade Olaiya: Qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Sade Olaiya:  Qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Hello my name is Sade and I am an experienced and qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.If you ignore your feelings they will get your attention in other ways! Are you feeling overwhelmed, struggling and don't know what to do, maybe you're anxious and energy levels are low. I offer a supportive environment to discuss whatever's troubling you. I tailor my counselling approach to each client dependent on the material presented. I'm an advocate for creativity and try to incorporate it into my sessions while helping you work towards your goals. I provide a safe, empathic, non judgemental space with a warmth often associated with the Humanistic Approach. I'm generally easy going and believe the key to any progress within the therapy room is the relationship between the counsellor and client. I specialise in relationship issues, anxiety, depression and bereavement. I truly believe there's strength in vulnerability! I understand the pressures people put on themselves which can lead to unhelpful coping strategies. I find a lot of the clients I work with struggle with boundaries, self- love and finding their voice. Your needs are just as important as anyone else and it's important to live the best version of your life.

Specialist Areas:
  • Stress management
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Mindfulness
Accreditations:
  • Life coach
  • Health Psychology BSc, Msc(Hons) Nottingham University

Auralia Delacroix

Auralia Delacroix

Establishing the brain is a solutionist, which uses the accumulation of past emotional experiences to develop habitual and predictive patterns of behaviour, was the first step in a long journey of discovery from a state of mental illness to wellness, and the creation of my Dominant Thought Pattern technique to resolve the state of psychological suffering induced by anxiety, fear, depression and stress. Subsequent studies into emotional disorders and neuroscience confirmed our core beliefs play an impactful role in the determination between a life or death decision whilst in a state of suffering, and through the expansion of those beliefs we may distance ourselves from a decision for death. Identifying the brain as a solutionist has predetermined my life's work, research and study.

Specialist Areas:
  • Resolving anxiety, depression and stress through Dominant Thought Pattern technique

Our Psychological(CBT) coaches

Sade Olaiya: Qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Sade Olaiya:  Qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist

Hello my name is Sade and I am an experienced and qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist.If you ignore your feelings they will get your attention in other ways! Are you feeling overwhelmed, struggling and don't know what to do, maybe you're anxious and energy levels are low. I offer a supportive environment to discuss whatever's troubling you. I tailor my counselling approach to each client dependent on the material presented. I'm an advocate for creativity and try to incorporate it into my sessions while helping you work towards your goals. I provide a safe, empathic, non judgemental space with a warmth often associated with the Humanistic Approach. I'm generally easy going and believe the key to any progress within the therapy room is the relationship between the counsellor and client. I specialise in relationship issues, anxiety, depression and bereavement. I truly believe there's strength in vulnerability! I understand the pressures people put on themselves which can lead to unhelpful coping strategies. I find a lot of the clients I work with struggle with boundaries, self- love and finding their voice. Your needs are just as important as anyone else and it's important to live the best version of your life.

Specialist Areas:
  • Stress management
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Mindfulness
Accreditations:
  • Life coach
  • Health Psychology BSc, Msc(Hons) Nottingham University

Arevik Hayrapetyan

Arevik Hayrapetyan

I am a TEDx and Disrupt HR speaker, professional coach with over 5 years of experience and the co-founder of Kaizen Mastery People Development Institute. Coaching with me is a transformational experience, which brings forth tangible results and significant changes in my client’s life. Over the years I have worked with people from various walks of life and have helped them cultivate the necessary skills in order to create fulfilling relationships, a meaningful professional path and thriving life. Each session together is a journey of diving deep and having a rendezvous with my client’s greatness, both as a professional and as a human being. I create a safe, non-judgmental space for my clients to be themselves AND I compassionately challenge them to see their excuses and lack of integrity, their limiting beliefs and patterns and make a positive change. I am the Coach, who makes sure that my clients are being & living, creating & performing to their fullest potential. You deserve to THRIVE and I am here to guide you in the process.

Specialist Areas:
  • Relationship Coaching (personal & professional relationships)
  • Mindset Coaching for Athletes and High Performers in business
  • Career & Leadership development coaching
  • Wellbeing coaching
  • Parenting coaching
  • Confidence and Self-love coaching
Accreditations:
  • Registered Coach and Accredited Trainer at PCA - Professional Coaching Alliance (2017-2018)
  • LEAP Leadership Development Programme Diploma (Stockholm Resilience Center and Swedish Institute)
  • Masters in Marketing Sheffield University.