About me
Hello, I'm Emily, passionate about people and creating spaces that feel safe enough for the more difficult parts of self and life to feel seen and heard.
My approach is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and a gentle sense of humour and creativity. Whatever complicated feelings, pain, frustration, thought-tangles or loops you may bring, I welcome them with openness, care, and respect.
Therapy is a place for you to be you - a space to talk and share, where you can be honest with yourself about what's going on in your life. I hold close Carl Rogers' words that "the curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change".
I offer myself with open heart to listen to whatever's going on for you - whether that's tales from the past telling their story in your present, old patterns seeking new forms, future dreams longing to be known, or simply the week by week struggles and complexities of life. I'm here as someone who genuinely cares and will meet you with presence, honesty and sensitivity to the best of my capabilities.
I feel a particular affinity with those who experience life a little differently, whose sensitivities or “wiring” may feel at odds with the world around them. I see my role as an alternative mirror to the one you may be accustomed to, offering a warm, open reflection that invites self-discovery and fresh perspective. My hope is to help nurture confidence and trust in who you are, in who you’re becoming and support a sense of resilience in the face of adversity. I hold the therapeutic relationship as a place of mutual transformation, and my position as a real privilege, aiming to offer a space that feels inclusive, grounded, and quietly alive with possibility.
Over time, therapy can offer a safe space to explore how we came to be, and how we can move towards greater emotional safety, confidence, trust and acceptance within ourselves, supporting our self-development and engagement with life with more spaciousness and choice.
I’m interested in your story. I also have my own, one I have brought to therapy over the years and continue to explore as I deepen my sense of trust, belonging, and inner connection. I do this work because I believe in the power of being truly seen, and in the transformation that can unfold when we are given permission to express ourselves fully.
My approach is informed by an understanding of trauma and somatic work shaped by academic study, embodiment practices, professional and lived experience. I invite you to include the body in our work, to listen to its sensations, its rhythms, and its quiet messages. I believe that attuning to our felt experience can gently support a deeper sense of connection and congruence between mind, body, soul and the wider interconnected web of life.
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I genuinely look forward to hearing from you and welcome a role in supporting you to care for yourself.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling (distinction), 2024, University of Highlands and Islands
- MSc in Transpersonal Psychology (distinction), 2024, Liverpool John Moores University
- Open Floor Movement Practice, 400+ hours, including the week-long Ground Floor Lab programme in 2021 and 2024.
- Yoga Teacher Training (200hours), 2016, Inbound School of Yoga, Colombia
- Independent Domestic Abuse Advocacy (SCQF Level 7), 2015
I bring to my practice over twenty years of experience in the health and social care sector. My professional background includes years working in domestic abuse services, disability support, mental health, refugee support and youth work.
My Masters dissertation focussed on the embodied self-care of helping professionals in the trauma-field through the lens of conscious movement practice, Open Floor, exploring the archetype of the wounded healer prevalent throughout the social care sector. I am passionate about supporting those who support others, and completed my person-centred counselling training placement with a service supporting carers.
Alongside my professional and academic background, I bring a deep personal connection to embodied and mindfulness practices, shaped by my own healing journey and passion for movement, creativity and conscious dance.
Member organisations
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I absolutely cannot claim to be an expert in all of issues listed above, but I am here to support you as you navigate your way through whatever particular, nuanced challenge you're experiencing and we can discuss together whether or not my approach feels like a good fit.
As a pattern seeker, I’m open to helping you make sense of any diagnoses you may have or be exploring, to support you in understanding what that truly means for you and how you move through life - beyond the label or medicalised idea of ‘disorder'.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£44.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a sliding scale of £44-£55. Please choose what best fits your situation—no questions asked, and please don’t let money feel like a barrier to getting in touch, we can discuss options.
I understand this relationship must feel right. I am happy to talk on the phone (at no charge) before we first meet to discuss expectations and see if we feel like a good match.
In-person sessions take place in the Hawthorn healing hub at Marcassie Farm, a community space immersed in nature, not far from Forres, in Moray. I am happy to spend our time together indoors or outdoors, walking and talking in the surrounding countryside, and can also meet online. How we spend our hour together each week or fortnight is up to you.
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