Emma Mackintosh
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About me
Welcome to Narrative Knots. I’m Emma Mackintosh, a registered Pluralistic Psychotherapist and Counsellor with COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland), offering online Psychotherapy and Counselling. I have over twenty two years of experience supporting children, families and individuals that have faced various difficulties and complex trauma within their lives.
We are all human and life can sometimes feel overwhelming, and no matter how hard we try, things can still go wrong. Often, we don’t realise when stress begins to build up, or struggle to pinpoint what's actually going on inside us and our relationships. Sometimes, it feels easier to simply ignore our emotions, push through, and hope things will get better. Yet, we often lean on coping strategies that, while comfortable and familiar, might be adding more obstacles for us to overcome.
If you’re feeling burnt out, drained, disconnected, or not like yourself, taking the time to pause, reflect, and care for yourself can be a powerful and healing gift. You also don’t need to be in a crisis to seek therapy—therapy can help lighten the load at any point you are at. When do you get time in your every day life to reflect on yourself, your lived experiences, your relationships, your personal values and strengths?
As a compassionate and experienced Psychotherapist, I believe that what works for one person might not work for another, and that even on different days, we may need different approaches. As a result, I keep my approach relational, collaborative and flexible adjusting our sessions to fit what works for you. I will support you as the expert in your own problems. I will bring my knowledge and experience to try and create a safe, confidential, supportive and reflective space for you to use in a meaningful way. It is hoped that the space we create together will give you time to reflect on ways forward that work for you - using your strengths, values and hopes.
Training, qualifications & experience
Being trained as a Pluralistic Psychotherapist means that I am trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches such as, Person Centred Therapy; Psychodynamic Therapy; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I have also gained additional training in, Narrative Therapy (Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy, Canada) and Collaborative Dialogical Practices (Taos Institute, USA).
EXPERIENCE:
My experience has mainly featured around issues of social justice; anxiety; identity; depression; relationships; change; loss and trauma. I have worked alongside people affected by lived care experience; adoption; institutional abuse; childhood abuse; childhood sexual abuse; drug and alcohol misuse; gang violence; domestic abuse; identity; bereavement, change and loss; neurodiversity challenges in a world often designed for neurotypical individuals; relationship difficulties; and physical health issues.
Working privately, enables me to pay it forward and I currently provide free weekly psychotherapy and counselling to an organisation that supports adults that have lived experiences of being in care as children and were adopted. Previous to this, I provided psychotherapy and counselling to young people; worked on a therapeutic farm providing family therapy; worked as a mediatior between separated families and worked in a specialised service that provided support to families affected by childhood sexual abuse.
I have co-authored research articles for Family Therapy Journals such as - Swim, S., Abramovitch, D., Wilson, E., and Kadler, M. (2020) “Extraordinarily Normal: A Journey of Breaking Free From The Limits of Labels.” Metalogos Systemic Therapy Journal (38).)
I have delivered workshops and training on therapeutic approaches such as – Shedding the limits of labels: Ending Coercion and Oppression-Exploring Alternatives to ‘Justness’/’Healing’/’Wellness’ (Taos Institute, 2022).
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Diploma in Pluralistic Psychotherapy and Counselling, Grounded Learning, UK
- Certificate in Collaborative and Dialogic Practices by the Taos Institute, USA
- Narrative Therapy, Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Canada
- Post Graduate in Child Protective Studies, Dundee University
- BSc (Honours) Social Work, University of Edinburgh
- Diploma in Social Work, Scottish Social Services Council
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
I also offer a 90 minute session for £65.00.
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