About Dez

Dez is a Freelance Facilitator, trained Transformational Coach, and Nature-Integrated Therapist with extensive experience delivering training across mental health, safeguarding, neurodiversity, and inclusion. With over ten years’ experience as a Level 5 Safeguarding Lead and support worker for young people aged 16–25, Dez brings both frontline expertise and compassionate insight to his facilitation.

Dez has delivered training in LGBT+ awareness, inclusion, gender diversity, neurodiversity, and ADHD awareness, and mental health and diversity training for organisations including Ernst & Young and the Department for Work and Pensions. He is known for creating engaging, psychologically safe learning environments that encourage reflection, participation, and practical application.

Alongside his facilitation work, Dez is the founder of ‘Relax Rewild’, where he supports individuals through outdoor nature-based therapeutic coaching and wellbeing practices. His approach couples evidence-based knowledge with warmth, authenticity, and a strong belief in the transformative power of inclusive, person-centred learning.

Dez, this was a really wonderful course, and it has given me so many things to reflect on... thank you so much!Taye Training Delegate