About me
I am a BACP registered Gestalt Psychotherapist. I have been working in private practice since 2010.
Gestalt therapy is based on the principle that change occurs when we come to fully accept who we are, rather than who we think we are or should be. The focus is on exploring your direct experience in the present, as opposed to advice giving, interpretations or dwelling solely on the past.
I enjoy supporting people to increase their self awareness, restore their choices and increase their capacity to influence their lives in ways that lead to a better relationship with themselves, and in turn their wider world.
I love my work and value the relationships I create with my clients and my role in facilitating a process where long held beliefs, values and assumptions about self and others can be explored in the move towards a more meaningful life. I feel privileged to be part of this transformation process.
Gestalt therapy is creative and versatile and can be applied to most situations. I have particular expertise working with attachment related issues, sexuality, relational dynamics, trauma, stress and anxiety, impasse/stuckness, uncertainty, shame, transitions.
My psychotherapy work is deeply influenced by my longstanding interest in body process, yoga, Buddhism and existentialism.
I was raised in a working class Scottish family as one of seven siblings. This has directly shaped my value system and ethical stance as a person and therapist, and my commitment to issues of equality, diversity and social justice.
My previous career was as a local authority Social Worker and Practice Teacher.
I abide by BACP Code of Ethics, engage in regular professional supervision and am insured.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained with Edinburgh Gestalt Institute from 2005-2009. I am currently undertaking a 3 year ‘Practice of Buddhism’ course with the Mindfulness Association concluding March 2027. I will be commencing a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training course with Caroline Foster at the Yoga Den, East Linton in January 2027.
You can contact me by:
Mobile: 07518 469781
Email: gestalt.sutherland@yahoo.co.uk
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
£70.00 per 60 minute session including consultation.
When I work
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Further information
I hold professional liability insurance cover.
