Néo was born under the luminous skies of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She spent most of her childhood in the United States, and now lives in North Lincolnshire where she raised her son, and continues to live with their cats and chickens, in a cottage that nestles into the banks of the Humber river. She holds two Master’s Degrees, one in Visual Theories and the other in Practice-Based Play Therapy (with distinction), and a B.A. honours degree in Fine Art. Néo is an accredited play therapist, holding a PG Dip in Play Therapy (with distinction) as well as a PG Cert in Play and Creative Arts Counselling Children and Young People, is trained in Filial Therapy, DDP 1, and is a certified Clinical/Creative Supervisor. Néo holds a Sivananda Yoga Vedanta teaching diploma.