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
- Registered ICO member and comply to GDPR policies to protect your personal data
- Receive professional support through regular clinical supervision and personal counselling.
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 also work part-time 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 bodies and the natural world.
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 challenge ourselves to do something differently - 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.
I’m able to help in the following areas; anxiety, mild-moderate depression, low mood, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, loneliness, social anxiety, stress, feelings of guilt and/or shame, feeling lost in the world, lack of identity, lack of purpose, abuse, and personal growth. I specialise in working with ‘stuckness’; in being unable to make the changes one desires, or unable to move on with one’s life, of knowing where one wants to be but unable to get there.