Maria Isabel Martinez Fornos

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Ba Psych, MSc Neuropsychology, PGDip Counselling

About me

If there is anything such as an ideal starting point for therapy, I would say it's curiosity. To wonder about yourself, how have you become who you are? And how does that feel today? My job is to be curious with you, help you explore, notice, feel, point out possible blind spots, so you to can make better informed choices and be a more authentic version of yourself.


Psychodynamic therapy is based on the idea that our early life experiences shape the way we perceive and interact with the world around us. Our mind is sort of wired during early years, our patterns can be so automatic that we are not aware of how some things affect us or how some others could be different. This approach explores these unconscious processes.


I have worked with people in various different settings; people from different countries, cultures, believes and identities. This has broadened my understanding of human experience, and led me to believe every therapy should have an intersectional approach that considers all individual and social factors that affect who we are and the difficulties we face.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • Ba Psychology
  • MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology
  • PGDip Counselling and Human Relations

Currently tutoring counselling trainees and teaching about personal identity.

I work with adults and young people (+16). (English/Spanish)

My interests and experience revolve around childhood trauma, abuse or difficult experiences that might be impacting the present. I work with anxiety, depression, low mood, sense of a lack of direction, figuring out your identity, and the issues that may be attached to these.  

I have experience working with neurodiversity (ADHD, ASD, Dyslexia), with clients that are wondering if they fit the criteria for any of these.

My practice is gender informed. It is essential to me to give people's expression of their identity and sexuality the place they deserve.

I also have a multicultural background, which has enabled me to accompany clients from different backgrounds, traditions and ideas.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

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Fees

£60.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Trainee counsellors

When I work

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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH1

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

PVG Scheme

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Additional languages

Spanish

Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom

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