About Paul McAllister
Pharmacist. Nervous system specialist. A person who has been where you are.
Where this work began
I spent over a decade working across hospital pharmacy, addiction services, mental health, and complex medication management. I became a lead pharmacist. I understood these medications inside out.
And then I lived what my clients live. I have personally navigated depression, emotional numbness, and long-term antidepressant and benzodiazepine use. I know the confusion between withdrawal and relapse — that frightening uncertainty about whether what you're feeling is the medication leaving or the original problem returning. I know the fear of coming off psychiatric medication. And I know what it is to function outwardly while struggling internally, to feel disconnected from yourself, and to wonder whether healing is actually possible.
Healing did not come from another prescription. It came from slowing down, listening to the body, and rebuilding safety from within. That experience shapes every session I hold — clinical understanding alongside lived empathy, and zero judgment.
Clinical background
As a Lead Pharmacist in addiction and mental health services, I supported thousands of patients through complex medication regimens. That work exposed critical gaps — over-reliance on long-term prescribing, no structured deprescribing support, and an almost complete absence of trauma-informed care. This is why Soul Script exists.
Complex acute care medication management across inpatient settings.
Supporting patients through benzodiazepine, opioid, and psychiatric medication dependency.
Lead pharmacist for complex antidepressant, antipsychotic, and mood stabiliser regimens.
Direct patient care — the full arc of medication use from prescription to lived experience.
Long-term medication management for patients with multiple, complex health needs.
Understanding medications at their point of production — how they are made, not just prescribed.
The foundation of the work
As a pharmacist, I bring deep expertise in how antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and psychiatric medications work — and what happens in the body and nervous system when they are reduced or stopped. This is clinically informed support, not generic advice.
Healing is not cognitive alone. It happens through safety in the body, through regulation of the nervous system, through expanding emotional and physiological capacity. Somatic work is not an add-on — it is the foundation.
You are not broken. Your system has adapted intelligently. My role is to help you understand your body, make informed decisions, and rebuild trust in yourself — at your own pace, always in collaboration with your prescriber.
Training & modalities
Training & modalities
Somatic Alignment, Somatic Release Therapy, Fascia Release Therapy, Trauma & Emotional Release Bodywork, and Tantric Bodywork — working directly with the nervous system through the body.
Breathwork facilitation for nervous system regulation, Reiki Master practitioner, expanded-state and retreat facilitation, and Bliss Bodywork.
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Clinical Hypnosis, and Timeline Therapy — supporting behavioural change, pattern interruption, and subconscious integration.
Specialist clinical screening for those on psychiatric medication or with complex health histories. Master Kambo Practitioner. Safety, clinical awareness, and ethical responsibility.
A decade of clinical pharmacology, evidence-based deprescribing, and lived experience — brought together to support safe, informed, personalised tapering.
In their own words
Today's workshop was exceptional. The safety and collective energy within the room let me reach parts of myself I've been holding onto for years — and release them. I'm so grateful to Paul for holding the space so beautifully. No egos, no rigid structure, just pure authentic healing and energy. Fantastic from start to finish.
Breathwork workshop
Thank you so much Paul for the beautiful journey you guided us through with your breathwork classes. Each week was so different and so equally powerful. Your knowledge and ability to hold such a beautiful and safe space is phenomenal — I had so many deeply rooted emotional shifts and releases. Thank you for helping me reconnect with myself.
Breathwork programme
This is probably the best I've felt in a year. My mind is focused and I've been seeing things really clearly. I feel energised — moving my body, stretching every day, walking, listening to inner guidance, making better decisions for myself. Thank you Paul, your work has helped me so much.
Ongoing work
You don't have to walk it alone
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