Paul graduated as a registered nurse in 1994 and has worked as a specialist addiction nurse in prevention, treatment, aftercare, dual diagnosis, training and innovation in addiction treatment services in the Netherlands and the UK. His NHS online recovery project received a clinical excellence award and he coordinated an NHS alcohol outreach pilot project in London, became an independent nurse prescriber and somatic practitioner with a specific interest in trauma to support his clients better. Paul is focused on transitioning addiction services to become trauma-integrated. He was awarded certification as a global nurse consultant by the international council of nurses and was part of an international team reviewing the first universal nurses curriculum. He published “Shadow Dancing; embodied recovery for trauma and addictions” in 2023 and is the founder of the ERA-Institute. ERA stands for Embodied – Radical – Attunement and the institute’s mission is to create and support a culture that is trauma integrated. He currently resides and works in London in a drug and alcohol community service.