Information about my practice

• Registered member of COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy Scotland) and adhere to their code of ethics (Membership 4794)
• Insured through Protectivity and hold a PVG
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About me

After completing my degree in Psychology, I taught English in South Korea which sparked my interest in how the society and culture we live in shapes our values and meaning we foster. After returning to Scotland, I worked therapeutically in various settings within NHS and mental health organisations. Through this work, I deepened my values and passions of a more holistic way to wellbeing and have since achieved SCOTACS Diploma in Counselling and Group Work – a Cognitive Behavioural Approach, becoming a qualified counsellor. I have also worked as a group work therapist, facilitating groups on self-compassion, low-self esteem and managing anxiety.

I have attended additional CPD training in Compassion-Focused Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Mood and Food, Somatic Therapy and Outdoor Therapy, allowing me to weave these practices into my counselling. I’m very interested in our interconnectedness; in our relationship and connection with our bodies, our communities and with the natural world. I believe there is a lot of power and wisdom that can come from tuning in to our seneses, our emotions, and the natural world.

I have been through my own counselling journey through necessity of not being able to cope - my way of being was always been to hide or to run and distract myself from my emotions leading me to cope in unhelpful ways. I had no clear sense of who I really was because I’d spent so long trying to fit into those around me to stay safe. Through a lot of work, I untangled past experiences, learnt to treat myself with compassion and to unsterstand the fear which was in me. Now, it’s really important for me that I live a life which is meaningful to me which has been a journey to find what this looks like! So far I’ve found, it’s being able to feel connected - to those around me and close to me, and to the animals and environment which surrounds me. To have space and solitude in which to be, think and reflect. To be able to use and be in my body; mediatiting, running, walking and cold water swimming, and to have some creative hobbies such as gardening, writing, painting and creating. For me, this feels like a lovely balance of purpose and peace which has taken me a long time to refine and I’m so grateful for counselling practices for this.  

I feel very passionately about counselling and feel deeply privileged to be able to work alongside clients. For me, the power of counselling lies in that it allows us to develop a deeper awareness of ourselves - of our beliefs we hold often subconsciously, and of our emotions, allowing us to nourish and to challenge ourselves - learning to trust ourselves and connect to our inner-wisdom. We can learn to have more control in the choices we make and to live life more purposefully, authentically and with a deeper sense of contentment. I believe counselling is a valuable investment which is empowering, freeing and can be life changing.