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Tara P.

Whether you’re looking to honour the past, shape better communities, or find support to live your best life, let’s talk about how we can create something extraordinary together.

Multidisciplinary consultant and practitioner with 20+ years’ experience across heritage, health, technology, and public service. I combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, bringing together systems insight, human understanding, and creative execution.

My work is grounded in real-world impact, whether supporting wellbeing, strengthening organisations, or shaping cultural understanding. I offer a values-led, outcome-focused approach to complex, cross-cutting projects.

My Work Experience


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Proprietor

WyldRoots is the home for all branches of my work, UTherapy, WyldWell, Histopia, and the WyldRoots store. Each strand has its own focus, from clinical wellbeing to heritage consultancy to ritual practice, but they’re all connected by the same approach: thoughtful, grounded, and creative. Whether through products, projects, or partnerships, WyldRoots brings these ideas together under one name.

It’s also the name of the online store, where you’ll find a curated selection of resources, tools, and handmade goods from across all three branches, each one designed to support meaningful work, reflection, or personal growth in its own way.

  • Candles (Signature blends + seasonal / themed collections)
  • Ritual Kits / Spiritual Tools
  • Meditation Music & Audio
  • Ebooks & Downloadable Guides
  • Online Courses (Wellbeing, Dreamwork,
  • Heritage) Jewellery / Artisanal Pieces
  • Artwork
Therapist / Trainer

UTherapy is my integrative wellness practice, offering one-to-one therapy, fitness support, and a growing collection of digital resources. Drawing on academic expertise in psychology and mental health, alongside qualifications in physical training and spiritual practices, I take a whole-person approach to wellbeing, mental, physical, and spiritual. Whether through personal sessions or online tools, UTherapy is designed to meet people where they are and support meaningful, lasting change.

  • 1:1 Therapy & Counselling (hypnotherapy, talk therapy, CBT-informed support)
  • Fitness & Nutrition Coaching (with Personal Training focus)
  • Digital Self-Discovery Tools (e.g. UTherapy Wellness Quiz)
  • Guided Meditations & Hypnosis Downloads
  • Habit Formation / Behavioural Support
  • Programs Courses (e.g. Mind-Body Self Regulation, Emotional Eating, Sensory Language)
  • Wellness Reports & Personalised Profiles
Principal Consultant

Histopia is my heritage consultancy and creative studio. I work with individuals and organisations on research, strategy, interpretation, and creative content, helping to explore and communicate the stories that shape people and places. With a background in both academic heritage practice and digital design, I support projects that range from historic environment reports to multimedia exhibitions and tools.

Bridging traditional and digital heritage; creative and strategic support for historic projects in two branches:

  1. Traditional Consultancy
    • Heritage Research
    • Historic Environment Reports
    • Strategic Planning & Business Plans
    • Funding Support (e.g. NLHF applications)
    • Policy & Community Engagement Advice
  2. The Studio
    • Website Development & Coding Projects
    • Database & Digital Infrastructure for heritage assets
    • Graphic Design / Branding / Multimedia
    • Creative Documentation (e.g. digital interpretation, storytelling)
    • Traditional Art & Crafts
Advocate

CareSocial is my ongoing advocacy project following the preventable death of my mother while under council-commissioned home care. It focuses on system-level accountability, using structured evidence and lived experience to highlight failures in safeguarding, complaints processes, and regulatory oversight. Through a public-facing case archive, policy analysis, and sustained challenge, the project aims to expose procedural neglect and contribute to meaningful reform.

Proprietor

WyldWell is a wellness space that blends scientific insight with symbolic tradition. Grounded in psychology, physiology, and reflective practice, it presents practical tools for mind, body, and spirit, wrapped in the rhythms of lunar cycles, elemental themes, and esoteric symbolism. Designed for those drawn to history, mystery, and meaning, it offers structure and depth without losing the sense of magic.

  • Self-Discovery Tools 
  • Guided Ritual Practices 
  • Courses 
  • Wellness
  • Audio & Meditations
  • Mystical Tools
Senior Heritage Officer

Led the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the historic environment through a dual-focus role spanning site management and building conservation. Oversaw strategic projects, funding bids, and stakeholder engagement to deliver heritage outcomes aligned with council policy and legislation. Gained hands-on experience in budget planning, procurement, and cross-departmental coordination. Represented the council’s heritage brand in public forums, delivered talks and media content, and built strong relationships with community groups, property owners, and national heritage bodies.

Museum Heritage Assistant

Played an active role in exhibition delivery, public engagement, and collections care within a busy regional museum. Provided flexible support across interpretation, visitor services, and curatorial operations, ensuring a high-quality visitor experience and smooth day-to-day running.

Various Roles
  • GirlGuidingUK, Leader
  • Directory Enquiries Operator
  • Museum Volunteer
  • Citizens Advice Volunteer
  • Museum Volunteer
  • Blue Badge Tour Guide
  • Welcome Host
  • Learning Support Assistant

My Skills, Qualifications & CPD


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Qualifications & Training

  • PhD Candidate
  • MSc Conservation of the Historic Environment
  • BA (Hons) Heritage Studies
  • City & Guilds Further & Adult Education Certificate

Continuing Professional Development

Applied Public History: Places, People, Stories

University of London • 2025

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Transforming Urban Mobility: Introduction to Transport Planning for Sustainable Cities

University College London (UCL) • 2025

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Skills

BIM & 3D Modelling Historic Landscape Analysis Heritage Statements Conservation Area Appraisals Impact Statements Mapping & GIS Graphic Design Strategy & Action Planning Grant Administration Funding & Fundraising Statutory Reporting Tourism Management Data AnalysisCommunity EngagementLegislationPolicyEvent Management

Tools

PhotoshopQGISVisyal Studio

Methods & Experience

  • iIntegration of intangible heritage into planning outcomes

  • Strategic alignment of historic character with community identity

  • Use of cultural value in stakeholder consultation

  • Understanding of planning consultation cycles and regulatory framing

  • Narrative-informed planning submissions (linking place memory to planning policy)

  • Balancing preservation and economic development in townscape design

  • Place Based Analysis

  • Balancing preservation and economic development in townscape design

Thematic Strengths

  • Intangible heritage

  • Cultural value frameworks

  • Landscape narrative

  • Community memory and place attachment

  • Heritage-led regeneration

Qualifications & Training

  • PhD Candidate
  • MSc Conservation of the Historic Environment
  • BA (Hons) Heritage Studies
  • City & Guilds Further & Adult Education Certificate

Continuing Professional Development

Management of Successful Arts and
Cultural Organizations

University of Maryland • 2025

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Skills

Audience Development Event Management Business Management Planning Heritage Strategy Marketing Fundraising

Qualifications & Training

  • PhD Candidate, MSc, BA (Hons), DHP Acc.Hyp, DPLT

Skills

Hypnotherapy Counselling Mind-Body Integration Spiritual Growth Fitness Coaching Yoga & Pilates Goal Setting Behavioural Change

Qualifications

Accredited Diploma in Hypnotherapy. (DHP Acc.Hyp) Diploma Past Life Therapy (DPLT) NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills Active IQ Level 3 Award in Nutrition for Exercise and Health CIMSPA Level 3 Diploma in Gym Instructing & Personal Training NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) MSc in Psychology (Mental Health and Wellbeing) AAFA Yoga Instructor AAFA Practical Pilates
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Continuing Professional Development

Aging & Muscle Mass

NASM • 2025

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Functional Yoga for Athletes

NASM • 2025

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The Impact of Movement on Mental Health

NASM • 2025

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Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology for Fitness Professionals

NASM • 2025

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Metabolic Makeover

NASM• 2025

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Motivational Interviewing for Coaches

NASM• 2025

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Qualifications & Training

  • PhD Candidate, MSc, BA (Hons)

Continuing Professional Development

Microsoft Data Visualisation Specialism

Microsoft • 2025

Introduction to Embedded Systems

University of Colorado • 2025

C Programming with Linux

Dartmouth University • 20025

Skills

Machine Learning  Data Processing Embedded Systems Mapping & GIS Hardware Arhitecture C (Programming Language) Git (Version Control System) Deep Learning Database Design Data Modeling Statistical AnalysisVisual BasicPythonLinux

Tools

Microsoft Office Microsoft Power BI WordPress C Programming Blender Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator Photoshop InDesign After Effects Premiere Pro Ableton

Projects

Adaptive Fitness Planning Tool

Customisable health-tech interface developed for UTherapy (WyldRoots Ltd)

Designed to provide personalised fitness guidance using a dynamic intake system, this project merges therapeutic insight with conditional logic to deliver client-specific plans without the overhead of traditional 1:1 coaching. Built using Tripetto with future extensibility in mind (API, JS logic, or LMS integration).

Qualifications & Training

  • PhD Candidate, MSc, BA (Hons)

Continuing Professional Development

Adobe Graphic Designer Professional Certificate

Adobe • Date

Qualifications & Training

  • PhD Candidate, MSc, BA (Hons)

Continuing Professional Development

The Power of Data in Health & Social Care

University of Strathclyde • 2025

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Creative Problem Solving: Design Thinking in Health and Social Care

St Georges, University of London • 2024

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Leadership in Personalised Care

NHS England • 2024

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Working with People and Communities to Improve Health Outcomes

NHS England • 2024

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