As a psychodynamic counsellor, I offer a safe space for you to talk about the difficulties you are facing or have faced in the past, to help prepare you for a better future.
I am able to see you face to face in Strathaven or Coatbridge in a private therapy room.
I am also able to work online.
About me and my practice
At Growing Seeds Counselling, I am dedicated to guiding you through your journey to emotional well-being. My psychodynamic therapy approach focuses on understanding your past to shape a fulfilling future and how the unconcious parts of our thinking affect us and the decisions we make.
I studied countryside management at university, I had an appreciation for the outdoors, particularly wild spaces. I faced my own struggles and I turned my attention to studying the mind, emotions, feelings and how they are linked to the body and to the environment around us. I studied at Human Development Scotland in Glasgow and achieved the post graduate diploma in Human Relations & Counselling. I now support other trainees in their learning on this course.
I have a particular interest in attachment, how our relationships with our primary caregivers can affect us and the relationships we form in adulthood. I also have a particular interest in how we relate to the Earth around us, we are living in the climate emergency and that can bring it's own anxiety and grief.
I offer an open and safe space to explore what might be troubling you, with no judgement. Deciding to come for counselling is a brave decision, I do not underestimate the courage it takes to ask for help.
I hope we can work together, please get in touch and we can have a free 15 minute call prior to a 50 min consultation.
Therapy sessions are 50 minutes and charged at £50 per session. It is open ended, structured around your needs.
Experience
I worked in my own private practice in Strathaven and work at an agency in Coatbridge in Lanarkshire Counselling.
I did my training hours at Lanarkshire Counselling.
I also train therapists at Human Development Scotland in Glasgow.
Qualifications
2019 Foundations in Human Relations & Counselling
2020-2022 PGDip Human Relations & Counselling
Trainee at Lanarkshire Counselling
Affiliate Counsellor at Lanarkshire Counselling
Professional Membership
MBACP
Professional Register
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Verified by Counsellingo on Monday, 8 April 2024
Initial Consultation
I offer a free 15 telephone consultation.
I then would have a 50 min consultation face to face where where we would discuss you needs in more detail.
Fees
Sessions are 50 mins and charged at £50 per session.
When I Work
Strathaven all week apart from when Im in Coatbridge on Tuesday evenings and Friday mornings.
Therapeutic Approach
Psychodynamic
Video Platforms
FaceTime and WhatsApp
Pronouns
He/Him
Area
South Lanarkshire
