My Approach

I use gestalt therapy as my approach to counselling because of its focus on people’s potential for growth, healing and flourishing. I’m particularly interested in research which shows developing self-acceptance and curiosity towards our habits or emotional patterns helps us to move through difficulties and develop new ones (Cozolino 2014: Siegel 2007). This certainly reflects my own experience of dealing with difficulties and finding new strengths and capacities I didn’t know I had.

Sometimes when we are in difficult places it can be very hard to imagine that any change is possible, let alone flourishing. It’s important to start wherever you are and go at your own pace to find relief from suffering.

I especially value working with developing awareness of your body. The body can be a great resource - a source of groundedness and calm, as well as a source of information about how we feel and what is right for us. It can offer us a place where we feel at home. Of course, it can also be a place were we encounter difficult emotions and sensations. While this can be very challenging, it can be worthwhile as when we learn to be with difficult feelings, we can find more ease in meeting the challenges of life.

I also offer dream work, working with objects and art materials and visualisations/imagery. These are some options. Most importantly, we start with what you are interested in and take it from there.

I offer:
Gestalt therapy sessions (50mins per session, weekly commitment, long term and short term)
Gestalt therapy sessions integrating Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement work (70mins per session, weekly commitment, short term and long term)

About Me

I love to support people to feel more at home in themselves. Facing into challenging emotions or difficult situations/relationships can be much easier when you do it with support. This is often the key to feeling more at ease in yourself and making the decisions that bring yo closer to the life you want to live. Gestalt therapy focuses on people’s potential for growth, healing and flourishing. I'm based in central Edinburgh and also work online.

I’ve always been interested in relationships, emotions and body work. Before I trained in Gestalt, I undertook PhD research on friendship and I trained as a Feldenkrais movement practitioner.

I work with

• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Gestalt Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• Age-related Issues
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Online Counselling
• Parents
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma