Robert taught for ten years, working with a range of students, including those with complex needs and trauma histories. He volunteered for Mind, running weekly music classes for users of mental health services and also for the Norwich International Youth Project, teaching English to unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the UK. Since 2014 he has dedicated his energies to healthcare services, training as an RMN and working in a medium-secure forensic mental health unit in Leicester. His primary clinical interest remains the impact of psychological trauma and its various effects on the body, mind and behaviours of those it touches.