About

Hi, I’m Michelle Wooderson—a musician, therapist, community gardener, and community herbalist based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

I am a classically trained flautist, having studied performance at Sheffield University and a master’s in music therapy from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. My specialism is palliative care, trauma, and mental health. I also have a private therapy practice located on an allotment in Belfast, where I offer individual therapy sessions and clinical supervision.

In addition to my therapy work, my deep love for the natural world has led me to train in aromatherapy, forest school facilitation, horticulture, and community herbalism. I work part-time as a community gardener and herbalist with Grow NI at The Larder Community Food Hub in East Belfast. I also facilitate Ecotherapy groups and individual ecotherapy sessions through Wave Trauma Centre.

As a musician and composer, I create under the name Starlyng. This work originally began as a duo with Belfast violinist and composer John Fitzpatrick, who sadly passed away a few years after we met. A Little Herbal Hymnal is a book and a collection of songs I wrote and recorded between 2023 and 2024 following John’s death. It’s a love story that reflects my journey through loss, finding wonder, comfort and companionship in the natural world.

You can purchase the book on this site, along with some of the herbal remedies and teas mentioned within its pages.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope the book touches your heart.

With wonder, curiosity, and love.

x Michelle