Hi, I'm Helena Walsh

Helena Walsh Empowerment Studios is an internationally respected hub for transformation in acting, voice, and human empowerment. Founded by Helena Walsh—an acclaimed coach, creative leader, and visionary in human potential and artistic expression—the studio is a space where art and healing meet.

With over 30 years of experience, Helena has developed a groundbreaking methodology known as The Creative Path™. This system weaves together the creative mind and body in relationship with others, the natural world, and the deep intelligence of the nervous system. Through daily guided practices, individuals are invited to heighten their sensory awareness—what they see, hear, and feel—laying the foundation for authentic expression, imagination, and conscious living.

Helena’s work encourages people to observe their thoughts, sensations, emotions, and imagination not as obstacles, but as essential tools for living and creating in the present moment. This embodied awareness fosters relational intelligence, emotional resilience, and a deeper ability to engage with others and the world with trust, intimacy, and authenticity.

Through The Creative Path™, Helena has established creative hubs in London, New York, and Dublin—spaces where artists gather to support, challenge, and champion one another’s creative processes. These hubs empower actors to write and tell their own stories, reframe cultural narratives, and reimagine a society that reflects the values and visions of the next generation. By fostering bold, collaborative expression, these communities encourage risk-taking and the challenging of status quo thinking—placing creative agency back in the hands of the artist.

Helena's unique approach!

Central to Helena’s approach is a shift from problem-centered models to life-centered empowerment. Over the past seven years, she has deeply immersed herself in the clinical application of Organic Intelligence® (OI) and Neurosystemics™—two pioneering, science-backed approaches to personal and collective well-being.

Organic Intelligence®, developed by Steve Hoskinson, offers a revolutionary perspective on trauma resolution and human development. It shifts the focus from pathology to the natural intelligence of the nervous system, guiding clients through subtle, observable physiological states toward coherence and self-organization. This process transforms nervous energy and anxiety into grounded, creative expression, enabling freedom not just from suffering—but for vibrant, authentic living.

Neurosystemics™ expands this lens by addressing not only the individual but the interconnected systems we all live within—relational, cultural, ecological, and societal. This mindfulness-based, non-pathologizing approach helps people meet life’s challenges with curiosity and creativity, unlocking “prosilience”—the capacity to grow through adversity rather than merely bounce back. Helena supports clients in exploring the often-unnoticed signals of the body and mind, cultivating deeper meaning, insight, and belonging.

In her work with actors and creatives, Helena fuses these approaches to help individuals self-regulate, co-regulate, and remain fully present under pressure—while expanding their expressive range and imaginative freedom. Her pioneering integration of somatic science and artistic training has redefined how performers prepare, practice, and thrive.

As co-founder of The Actor’s Practice with Benjamin Mathes, Helena has supported countless artists in establishing sustainable, daily rituals that nourish both their artistry and well-being. She is a certified Organic Intelligence® HEART™ Coach and Moderator, a Neurosystemics™ CARE Training Mentor, an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework®, and holds a Certificate in Roy Hart Voice and Body Training. Her interdisciplinary background bridges the performing arts and the somatic sciences with deep integrity.

At the core of Helena’s mission is the belief that transformation is not just personal—it’s collective. Her work invites difference, paradox, and conflict as generative forces for connection, creativity, and growth. Whether working with actors, leaders, or changemakers, Helena empowers people to live, create, and lead with presence, depth, and resilience.

Helena Walsh holds a B.A.Honours in English Literature & The Classics from University College Dublin, Ireland. She has further augmented her professional qualifications with certifications in various areas, including:

Organic Intelligence® HEART™ Coach
Organic Intelligence® Certified Coach
Organic Intelligence® End of Trauma™ Moderator
Neurosystemics™CARE Training Mentor
Certificate in Roy Hart Voice and Body Training from the 'Centre Artistic International, Roy Hart,' France
Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London

Meet our Guest Teachers

Acting & Career Masterclass Maestro

Ben Mathes

Has been inspiring the actors who come to my studio for years now. The energy, wisdom and constant originality of imagination and thought he offers in his teaching empowers the individual actor to have more agency, clarity, purpose in their life and art.

Head of Singing and Character Voice Operations

Ruth McGill

is the embodiment of all that is creative about a life deeply felt and lightly touched with humour, curiosity, joy and love. These past months she has worked with the actors on the “ Art of the Human Voice” weekly, in singing and character voice for animation.

Acting & Voices for Animation Alchemist

Chris Edmund

His teachings bring each actor to a whole new level of embodying the story.
He creates a fun and easy space for actors to risk and go deeper so the nuance, paradox and complexity of the story emerges from the actors versatile and flexible use of the moments of the story.

Chief Compassion Officer

Steve Hoskinson

is a true leader for collective change and guest teacher on The Art of Leadership. He is a world renowned trauma therapist and resiliency expert Steve Hoskinson, MA, MAT & Organic Intelligence® founder

Resiliency & Empowerment Forum

Boaz Feldman

is the cofounder of NeuroSystemics, a psychosocial methodology for resiliency & empowerment. As well as being an experienced psychologist and trainer acting for worldwide positive change.

Meet the Studio Team

Head of Operations & Director of Marketing, Graphics & Web Designer

Christina McMahon

Christina is originally from Mayo, now living in Clonakilty, Ireland and the invisible genius behind the scenes. She steers the ship through the seas of marketing, online courses and social media An incomparable imagination with a treasure chest of characters that sprinkle and sparkle through all our days. She is a gifted VO actress, chacracter actress, comedian and moves as only a comedian can in her own unique and stylish way from one role to the next.

Studio Administrator

Rachel Defontes

Rachel is originally from sunny Southern California, now living in (not-so-sunny) London, following her travel bug throughout Europe & beyond for her work as an actress, writer and producer.

As our Studio Administrator, Rachel is one of the first points of contact for our clients, connecting one on one to discuss their interest and questions in our retreats, courses, workshops and 1:1 sessions with Helena. She supports the work that Helena and Christina do at the studio, organising the calendar and handling logistics for course offerings present and future.

Rachel began working with Helena as an actor in the studio, still taking part in ongoing Scene Study.

She is the Founder & Director of Murmuration Studios with productions in NYC, Edinburgh, Dublin, London and Los Angeles. She directs and writes for film as well as theatre and also enjoys teaching the Junior Professionals (8-12 y/o) at the Young Actor’s Theatre in Islington, London.

She has dearly loved working and growing alongside wizardesses Helena and Christina as well as getting to know and support the incredible members of the studio's Creative Hub.