Title: Counsellor and Therapist

Qualifications:

• Postgraduate Diploma in Music Therapy
• MSc in Counselling
• Certificate in Counselling Supervision
• Fellow in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM)
• Certificate in Music Breathing
• Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling

Description:

• Individual work in counselling/psychotherapy
• Additional specialities: music-based therapies (Music Breathing, Guided Imagery and Music). Please see general website (under ‘types of therapy’) for more information about these therapies or go to: musicandimagery.org

April’s approach is mainly psychodynamic, which means that she is interested in the things that may lie below the surface, and are a less familiar but important part of our inner lives. Her approach is explorative and non-directive. She is interested in the ways that our identity and relationships have been shaped by our early relationships with other people, and in the ways that we have been affected by our experiences. By gaining understanding of our patterns, relationships, and areas of vulnerability we can become more understanding and accepting of ourselves.

April’s initial training was as a music therapist, and for many years she worked within a wide variety of settings, including special education and NHS mental health. As a counsellor and psychotherapist, she has experience within voluntary agencies as well as in private practice. She has taught at postgraduate level in Music Therapy as well as in Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she continues to supervise trainees and practitioners in both disciplines.

Title: Art Psychotherapist

Qualifications:

• BA Hons in Fine Art Printmaking
• PG Dip. in Art Psychotherapy
• Professional Development Award in Supporting Adults with Dyslexia, and/or Specific Learning Difficulties in the Workplace

Clients:

• Adults, children or young people
• training therapists, counsellors, art therapists
• individuals

Issues:

• LGBTQIA friendly/allied.
• If someone is stuck in flight/fight/freeze/fawn they might need the support of a therapist to release themselves.
• Support through the grieving process.
• For someone who has experienced sexual trauma/abuse and needs somewhere safe to process that.
• For those who are struggling in relationships after experiencing childhood trauma.
• When someone is experiencing low self esteem due to relationship difficulties/early trauma.
• Supporting clients to let go of trauma and feel safe in their own body.
• For those who are neurodivergent, or suspect they may be.
• For those who want to explore their unconscious.
• Reconnect intuition.
• Panic attacks
• Dissociation
• Developmental trauma
• Loss/bereavement
• Attachment issues
• Identity issues
• Sexuality issues
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Anger

Modality:

Having used artwork as a therapeutic tool to tap into the unconscious, enabling others to use this wonderful resource is so important. Using the imagination to retell stories, reshaping the narrative can be so healing. It can be liberating, improve self-esteem, calming and a good way to express strong feelings in a safe way. Art Therapy can be cathartic and visceral or soothing and connecting.

Those who do not make artwork can bring dreams or images created through language or poetry.

Life balance is so important for mental health and wellbeing. The things that bring joy can be used to create feelings of safety, of being seen and appreciated. To connect with the self. With the inner child.

Career to date:

• qualified in 2003
• volunteer at Place2Be
• volunteer at Number 21 Counselling and Art Therapy Service
• Centre for the Vulnerable Child (NHS)
• Place2Be school project management
• Crossreach
• Private Practic
• schools- learning support
• 6 years at Wellspring

Title:  Psychotherapist  and Counsellor

• Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy
  (Edinburgh Gestalt Institute of Psychotherapy)
• Advanced Diploma in Psychodrama  Psychotherapy
  (The Northern School of Psychodrama)
• Diploma in Supervision
  (Relationship Scotland)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Community Theatre
  (Queen Margaret University College)

Gary has been practicing therapist for over 20 years, and a member of the Wellspring therapist’s team for 15years.
He works with adults, children and young people, couples, families and groups.
He runs regular Weekly Therapy Groups at Wellspring as well as occasional weekend workshops.
Gary is also a Supervisor for Trainees on placement at Wellspring.

Gary is a psychotherapist, supervisor and experienced group facilitator with over 30 year’s involvement in personal development work with both individuals and groups, including working with people with learning disabilities, adults on the autistic spectrum, an arts worker in mental health projects, teaching in further education and as a freelance community artist.

Gary Smith works within a humanistic and integrative approach that acknowledges the unity of mind, body, emotions and spirit and the natural tendency of individuals towards growth and development.

He places great emphasis on giving space for clients to bring issues at their own pace and explore what is nourishing and what is less satisfying in their lives.

Working within the therapeutic relationship, and through exploring personal history, Gary supports clients to achieve a greater awareness of how they relate and interact in the world to foster a sense of personal responsibility and autonomy. He offers a range of creative approaches, drawing on his experience of working as an artist and community artist.

Gary brings the depth and breadth of his life experience, and he is committed to his own creative and personal development, has practised meditation for many years, has an artistic practice, and is a founder member of a Playback Theatre company.

Gary abides by the code of ethics of UKCP, BPA, and BACP.

• Holistic Massage Therapist
• Myofascial Release

Jennifer Pickens is a native of the United States but is currently based in Edinburgh. She is trained in body work modalities such as Somatic Trauma Therapy, Holistic Massage, and Myofascial Release.

Jennifer’s main way of working is with the body through a therapy called Somatic Trauma Therapy.  She works with physical and emotional distress including trauma with symptoms such as the following:

• Deep Grief
• Numbness
• Emotional outbursts
• Rage
• Feelings of panic
• Being on high alert
• Anxiety
• Poor digestion
• Sleep disturbances
• Despair
• Inability to relax

Jennifer works from a relational perspective, believing that safety and trust are of utmost importance within the therapeutic relationship. She works from a relational approach similar to Gestalt Therapy, incorporating aspects of a Person-Centred approach as well as parts work. Jennifer’s main way of working is working with the body in what is called Somatic Trauma Therapy. In session, you learn how to observe and track physical sensations in your body that are often accompanied by strong emotions.  With the help of tools such as simple exercises you learn to observe, tolerate and/or reduce these physical sensations.  This helps to support the nervous system to regulate differently promoting optimal emotional and physical health.

Jennifer also uses Myofascial Release to help support the body to become “unstuck.”   Fascia is a web of connective tissue (a good example would be to visualize cling film) that runs throughout the body. When the body becomes stressed or has been through traumatic events, the fascia tightens and may cause pain or rigidity. By incorporating myofascial release into the therapy process it helps to support the physical body and regulation of the nervous system. By doing so this supports your emotional health and physical wellbeing.

This therapy is empowering and supports you to build a new relationship with yourself and your body as well as develop skills to support yourself.

Title: Counsellor (she/her)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (Interpersonal Dialogue)
• Master of Counselling
• Studying Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People
• BACP Registered Member

Clients:

• Adults, Children, and Young People

Issues:

• Anxiety
• Depression, Self-Harm, Suicidal Thoughts
• Bereavement
• Eating Disorders
• Childhood Trauma
• Sexual Trauma
• Neurodiversity
• LGBTQ+ Friendly
• Sex Worker Friendly

Lizzie offers an integrative approach to counselling, having been trained in the dialogue between the psychodynamic and person-centred approaches at the University of Edinburgh. This means she will always endeavour to offer you a therapeutic relationship characterised by the empathy, non-judgement and “realness” required to feel truly heard. She hopes to support you to speak about even challenging things in a comfortable way through working together collaboratively, compassionately, and creatively. Reviewing your work together often to help understand where you are in your story, and where you wish to go. Ultimately empowering you to feel like you.

During her counselling training, Lizzie gained experience of offering short-term and long-term therapy at Hope Park Counselling Centre and with NHS Lothian. She then joined Wellspring in 2021 and acquired further experience of working with children and young people through volunteering with Place2Be. Alongside Wellspring, she works as a school counsellor in Edinburgh, and is learning more about the relationship between physical and emotional wellbeing through studying Holistic Massage.

Title: Psychotherapist

• BA (Hons) Degree, Integrative Counselling
• Foundation Degree, Integrative Counselling
• Diploma Level 3 in Integrative Counselling

Do you feel overwhelmed by life? Does it feel like all your thoughts and feelings are like a ball of tangled spaghetti? Anxiety, Depression and lots of other issues could be entwined. Counselling can help you to un-tangle that ball, help you to understand your thoughts and feelings. I work with individuals and couples to help find a way to work through issues. I specialise in working with Domestic abuse issues, alongside many other issues.

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bereavement
• Eating Disorders
• Attachment issues
• Relationships
• Low self-esteem

My approach to counselling is based on the belief that healthy emotional well-being is created within a safe, nurturing and caring relationships. Often, difficulties within relationships arise from past traumas, ones that have been insufficiently dealt with. These traumas can often present in the form of destructive and unhelpful coping strategies such as addictions, eating disorders, habitual behaviours and intrusive thoughts processes. This can appear very frightening at times which leads to feelings of anxiety and an overwhelming sense of stress, pressure and sadness. Exploring these issues can help a client find understanding and acceptance, leading to a more healthier and peaceful future.

Psychotherapist at Wellspring

HTS Scotland Mental Health Support worker

Private Practice

Counsellor for Woman’s Aid

Course Director Access to Counselling level 3 Diploma

Title: Art Therapist

Thank you for reading about me. I work with everyone:

• Children and Young People
• Families
• Adults for Supervision

I am always learning and developing my knowledge. I know from my many years of post
qualifying experience that the clients in front of me know so much and that I will always learn
from them. My training in ‘therapeutic skills “ at the then Scottish Institute of Human relations
and further recent training at the Anna Freud Centre on Family based Mentalization have
enabled my psychodynamic and systemic thinking to grow. Dyadic work through level one
and level two of the Dan Hughes PACE (Playful Accepting Curious and Empathic) approach
has been enhanced by my many years working with families. The child protection certificate
in Dundee has been central to my safeguarding thinking and safe keeping practice.

I am accredited by the British Association of Art Therapist’s (BAAT) and the Health Care and
Professions Council and I am an approved BAAT Supervisor and Private Practitioner. I have
trained in supervision with BAAT, Shelter Scotland and NHS Lothian. I have been able to
supervise in many organisations and continue to do so. I will preserve their confidentiality
here.

I have worked within the context of homeless families in the community and clinic setting and
I work currently in a thriving Primary school, the Paediatric Psychology Service in NHS
Lothian based at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and I work in Wellspring
both in the private service but also their BBC Children in Need project. I continue to offer a
small service to Shakti Women’s Aid. Anxiety, non school attendance, self harm, suicidal
ideation and functional neurological disoder are common areas. Neurodiversity and LGBTQ+
are integral to the people I support.

I have worked in foster care, alcohol and drug services and in different educational settings. I
was an adult nurse prior to my therapy training and therefore bereavement and trauma
experience are embedded in my practice.

I am part of supervision groups and have my own supervision and it is important that I
evaluate my practice and offer the best service. I am very happy to have an initial
conversation to think about your hopes around supervision or therapy.

Dr Shari - Cohn-Simmen is an integrative therapist, working from person-centred, psychodynamic and transpersonal perspectives.

Central to her way of working is building a trusting relationship with each person and providing a safe environment with clear boundaries. Shari’s experience is that by working in the here-and-now with a client, on listening to what is said and not said, and working in symbolic ways, such as through dreams. Clients get more in touch with feelings, and often childhood issues which may have remained unvoiced and/or unresolved, but still affect them in the present. She places great value on allowing each individual to be heard, in helping them make insights, and fostering enhanced self-awareness and personal growth. Shari has experience working with adults with a wide range of issues.

Shari studied in the United States before completing her PhD in psychology from the University of Edinburgh. She is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and on the BPS Register of Psychologists specialising in Psychotherapy. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (University of Edinburgh); is a registered member of BACP, a practitioner member of COSCA, and a member of AHPP (UKCP). Shari is also a qualified supervisor (Diploma in Casework Supervision, Relationships Scotland).

Wellspring Supervisor

Shari is an integrative therapist, working from person-centred, psychodynamic and transpersonal perspectives. Shari trained as a supervisor with Relationships Scotland. She has supported trainee counsellors through their journey to becoming qualified counsellors/psychotherapists and has also supervised experienced therapists. At the heart of the way Shari works as a supervisor is providing a safe and trusting place for therapists to reflect upon and explore issues that arise from working with their clients, and to bring greater awareness to good ethical practice and the importance of self-care. Shari views supervision as a collaborative endeavour in which she tries to be fair, non-judgmental but also challenging, supporting therapists in their on-going development and growth as practitioners. Shari offers both individual and group supervision.

Shari qualified as a supervisor with Relationships Scotland (Diploma in Casework Supervision) and is on the Register of Supervisors for the University of Edinburgh and for Relationships Scotland. She also brings an interdisciplinary research background to being a supervisor, having studied in the United States before completing her PhD in psychology (University of Edinburgh). Shari is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and on the BPS Register of Psychologists specialising in Psychotherapy, has a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (University of Edinburgh), is a registered member of BACP, a practitioner member of COSCA, and a member of AHPP (UKCP).

Paul Redpath PTSTA

Professional CV

BA Hons English/ History of art

PGCE Secondary English

I was an English teacher working in London in the 90’s.

1990’s Therapy Training

Certificate in Humanistic Counselling

Certificate in Humanistic Psychotherapy

PAIRS couples’ course

Anger workshops.

The above training took place at SPECTRUM in North London…a therapy centre created by Terry Cooper, Jenner Roth, Rex Bradley and Maggie Mackenzie. In the 90’s they offered one of the most experiential humanistic psychotherapy trainings in the world. Lots of group process and I attended a lot of anger workshops with Maggie…

1998 – 2000

Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling at Vancouver Counselling Training Institute. This involved training on a daily basis for a year…practising counselling with clients with a supervisor listening behind a screen.

This training provided a good balance to the previous training  in terms of academic thinking.

I feel very warmly towards both trainings, they were rigorous and warm hearted and fun. In their different ways they both addressed the question of what it means to be human. Sadly, these institutions no longer exist, I am grateful to both of them.

BSW  ( Distinction) University of Victoria, BC , Canada   2000

2002 - 2014

I next trained in Transactional Analysis at the Counsellor and Psychotherapy Training Institute in Edinburgh, (now known as Physis Scotland).

Here I learned how to be a psychotherapist. The training was challenging in the best sense of the word. It involved training weekends that were monthly on top of which there was individual and group supervision. There were essays to be written and presentations and volunteer placements to be undertaken.

Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy)  2010

Which involved submitting a major written exam and an oral exam in front of a panel.

Provisional Trainer and Supervisor in Transactional Analysis. 2012

(I have been involved in offering training at Physis and in other locations in the UK…including Strathclyde University).

Guy Peled is a registered psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP), offering a broad and flexible approach to therapy.

With over 20 years of training and experience in various mental health settings, I work with individuals of all ages. My therapeutic approach predominantly utilises relational psychodynamic psychotherapy while integrating techniques from cognitive-behavioural and person-centred therapy. 

Whether you are dealing with a current issue that’s on your mind or a more persistent discomfort that has led you to consider counselling or therapy, I strive to find the path that best suits your needs.

Adam offers clients an Integrative approach.

I work in a way which utilises both the Psychodynamic and Person-centred approaches to therapy. For me, this means providing a space in which individuals can bring issues or personal problems which are affecting their daily lives and be heard. I work relationally and know that there is much more to being heard than having someone simply listen.

Always staying with you and your experiences, I reflect, wonder, question, and explore what your experiences mean to you personally. My belief from my experience is that through this relational process one can find new ways of approaching life’s problems, potentially alleviating symptoms and ultimately shaping a more fulfilling life experience.

My experience is mainly in relation to adults working with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, panic attacks, attachment issues, and relationship issues. Although this list can feel exhaustive and quite specific, I believe that therapy can be helpful if you feel fear, guilt, anger, or feeling overwhelmed or upset regularly. Not being able to understand why these emotions do not change can make daily life feel unrelenting and painful; like it has lost meaning or purpose. Sharing these issues in a relationship with an individual who empathises with you, does not judge you, and is genuine throughout can catalyse a healing process.

I completed the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Counselling at the University of Edinburgh and I am currently a member of BACP, abiding by their ethical framework.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Counselling – 2009

I work individually with clients experiencing a range of different issues including, but not limited to: depression, anxiety, loss, self-esteem, eating disorders and self-harm.

I have a particular interest in and does a lot of training around trauma.

I describe myself as an Integrative counsellor, with a solid base in Client Centred Practice and then also using a number of other modalities in line with what is useful for a client

Prior to working at Wellspring, I worked in a centre specialising in eating disorders and has done a lot of work, both counselling and support work with those experiencing homelessness.  I also work in both a women’s service and with young refugees and asylum seekers, alongside their work at Wellspring

Title: Counsellor and Psychotherapist

Qualifications:

• MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy from University of Strathclyde
• COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skill from Stirling University
• BSc in Speech & Language Therapy from Queen Margaret’s College
• Qualifications in Mind-Body work

Registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy)

Clients:

• Individual adults
• Young people

I Work with whatever the client brings: anxiety, depression, loss & bereavement, trauma, stuckness, relationship issues, dilemma of life, specific issues or generalised feelings of dis-ease.

Special interest in the connection between emotions and physical symptoms.

I provide a warm and safe space to explore any issues the client wishes to bring

I trained in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, a modality that aims to provide a space imbued with acceptance, warmth, presence and openness for you to explore whatever issue or problem you may bring. The client is at the centre of this approach where they are held to be the experts in their own lives.  I have also trained in a mind-body reconnect approach; how we notice, acknowledge and respond to what our body intelligence is saying.  My approach is also influenced by the work of Dr Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems which works with the “family of parts” that exists in all of us, Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal theory which gives us insight into what our nervous systems are doing and Peter Levines, Somatic Experiencing theory which helps us make the connection between our emotions and our physical responses.

I have previously worked as a Speech & Language Therapist. In 2007, following a period of illness, I trained in a mind-body approach working with people suffering from ME and Fibromyalgia. Having benefitted from my own interaction with various therapeutic modalities, I went on to train as a psychotherapist. The choice of person-centred therapy was decided upon after careful consideration of what approach best fitted with her on-going mind-body work. A key aspect of the person-centred approach is authenticity, exploring what is actually going on for someone, what their underlying emotions are, and this is a good fit with the mind-body work.

Originally a biologist (with a keen interest in human development - biological, cultural and psychological)), I have been involved in personal growth and support work, including body work (Chi Gong) and meditation, for over 20 years.

I began formal counselling training in 2007, studying for the COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills, and progressed from this to COSCA's Further Steps in Counselling Skills, and then to the Post Graduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling at Glasgow Strathclyde University, from which I graduated in 2011.

I have been in practice for over 10 years, and am a registered member (MBACP) of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and follow their code of ethics.

I am a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist, trained in both psychodynamic and person-centred therapy at Edinburgh University.  Both are non-directive approaches that aim to facilitate collaborative exploration and understanding. This means that when we work together, you take the lead and I will accompany you on the journey, helping you to make sense of it and working with you to navigate challenges and building resilience.

When I work with you, I will view and treat you in a holistic way, as a whole person rather than a collection of symptoms or an issue or a label.  In our sessions I will aim to provide an open and non-judgemental space for you, to be fully present, to listen and really get to know you and to respond to you with care and respect. Together we will try to understand how you experience the world and your relationships and how you respond to them. My hope is that by working together collaboratively, we can find a balance between making sense of the past, being with the present, and empowering new ways of being that are in line with who you are now, what matters to you and what you value and need.

Some of my areas of focus include anxiety, depression, grief and loss, body issues & eating, life transitions and self-esteem/self-worth. I have a particular interest in relationships in all their expressions as well as in issues around age, body, sexuality and gender. I can offer individual counselling in English, as well as German.

Qualifications & Experience

• Registered member of BACP (MBACP)
• Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy from Edinburgh University
• Bachelor in Psychology

I have trained at the University of Edinburgh and have a Master of Counselling (interpersonal dialogue) where I have been taught in the psychodynamic and person- centred modalities. I have been in this field for close to a decade and am registered with the BACP regulatory body and adhere to their ethics and guidelines. I have experience working with primary school children through art therapy and role play but my main focus has been working with adults. Specialising in helping my clients work with their anxieties, depression, abuse, self-esteem, social and religious conflicts, self-harm ideations, body issues to name a few. I do not view my clients as people who need to be fixed but rather, I like to provide a safe space for them to explore and get to the foundation of where it all stems from. Exploring the inner child and childhood alongside their family dynamics which can form a perspective of the world around them. I like to challenge and invite my clients to be able to explore and question the deepest parts of themselves knowing there is no judgement but also accepting and allowing every shadow and emotion they bring into the therapeutic room with me. Let's heal together.

Greetings! I'm Jenny, and I am a registered member of BACP, and I graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a PGDip in Counselling in 2023.

Forget the stereotype of the all-knowing therapist, sitting silently and assessing your situation with their perfect wisdom. I am not here to tell you what's wrong, or what to do to fix it. I believe you have the answers inside you. My job is to work beside you collaboratively, draw out this innate wisdom, and help you find a way of being that feels right for you.

I believe more people than not have experienced painful things in their lives that have left a lasting mark. Often these experiences lead us to develop maladaptive ways of coping. Although these defences are ways that our mind tries to keep us safe, they ultimately lead to further suffering.

I am trained in psychodynamic and person-centred theory. I use psychodynamic theory to understand this suffering, and person-centred theory to work with you and find a way through it.

Psychodynamic theory understands that our past relationships (in particular, the relationship with our primary caregiver/s) has formed the way we relate to others in the present. We have a complex inner world that shapes our experiencing of reality.

The heart of person-centred theory is that the quality of our working relationship will determine the effectiveness of therapy. That's why I'm committed to providing you warmth, empathy and a lack of judgement so you can explore your story in a safe way.

About me

Hello! My name is Lisa Morrison and thank you for taking the time to read my little space here at Wellspring 😊 Welcome!

I am a Trans-Woman with extensive experience both as a Trans person, and with clients who are Trans, Non-Binary and Gender Fluid as well as those who are simply exploring their authentic identity.

I first transitioned back in 2005 and have seen a great amount of changes both in the culture and ethos surrounding Trans people as well as the ups and downs of an emerging cultural shift. It is a bleak time for us right now, but we can, and we will prevail!

I aim to work constructively with you to find a path through current difficulties making sure to be flexible and attentive to your individual needs whether or not you identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community. The philosophy driving my work comes down to two simple words;

You Matter.

Training and Approach

I trained in 2012 at Stevenson College (Now a part of Edinburgh College) with a COSCA certificate in Counselling and then later in 2019 at Abertay University with a Masters in Pluralistic Counselling with Julia and John McLeod, who are co-founders of the Pluralistic methodology along with Mick Cooper and Windy Dryden (Single-session therapies). Pluralistic counselling in general terms is a method by which we seek to work with the client to find paths through issues that are brought into the therapeutic space by utilising various tools and techniques adjusted and tailored to you in your current situation.

Working with clients

As a Trans woman, I work with a wide-range of clients particularly from the LGBTQ+ community and adopt a very much Trans-Affirmative and supportive environment for people struggling with issues surrounding gender-identity and expression. I also work with Autism, ADHD and Neurodivergent people within and outwith the community.

I've also worked with issues surrounding Anxiety and Depression and work within this scope to provide space and practical solutions to a busy and chaotic life. I've experienced having to care for someone and have dealt with complexities surrounding grief and loss related to that aspect.

Regulatory Bodies

I am a registered member of BACP and COSCA and working towards accreditation in both.

Person centred counsellor

Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling  Edinburgh University 2010

Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling  Strathclyde University 2015

Registered General Nurse 1993 - 2020

Registered Member of British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Clients: Adults and Young People

I will work with you exploring the difficulties you are experiencing, offering empathy and will listen without judgment. Together we can build a trusting relationship where you feel heard and valued. You can bring whatever you feel safe to share. I believe that with support you can heal, flourish and grow and I can help you find your true self and discover a positive way forward.

I have an interest in working with loss and grief as I help facilitate bereavement groups in a hospice setting. I am also interested in working with infertility.

• Advanced Diploma Psychotherapeutic Counselling 2015, Chrysalis, Queen Margaret University Diploma Psychotherapeutic Counselling 2014, Chrysalis,
• NCPS  Accredited Member
• Clients:

• Adults, Children, and Young People
• I am an integrated counsellor who works with all types of clients, I believe in the organic nature of therapy and trust that the client knows what they need and want.

• I work with various clients, but specialize in trauma, childhood abuse, bereavement and loss due to murder/suicide, as well as other issues.

• I am a flexible and confident person who enjoys working with people and helping them change and grow. I also understand how hard this process can be. I offer an integrated therapy session, I challenge my clients and help them find answers, I believe that all clients have the answers and the skills, but sometimes need support in finding that. I have experience with working with children and adults.  I also offer pet therapy (where practical).

• I am an open and honest person who believes in challenge to encourage change. I use many tools from all therapies.  I am LGBT+ friendly, and as a neurodiverse therapist, I welcome and support neurodiverse clients.

Whatever stirred you to give therapy a try, I am glad you stopped by. I offer weekly 50-minutes sessions for you to explore anything that you are grappling with- whether that’s a specific issue, a more generalised feeling of unsettledness or a desire to understand yourself better in relationship with others and grow in ways that serve you.

I work relationally, drawing mostly on psychodynamic perspectives which recognise that our current behaviours, feeling states and psychological difficulties often have their origin in earlier relationships and environments, whether social, political or familial, to which we unconsciously learned to adapt. Sometimes, these environments might have been impinging, causing us to develop relational blueprints and behavioural patterns that help us to survive emotionally, yet might restrict our ability to grow in ways that feel authentic to us. Therapy can be a great place to become conscious of these patterns through exploration and relational insights, whilst it can also be a space to cultivate curiosity in the face of uncertainty.

Whatever your personal therapeutic experience may look like, I always aim to hold a safe and non-judgmental space for us to gently explore together.