About me
Hello and Welcome:
Availability update: I am now available for in-person therapy sessions in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, or online nationwide from the comfort of your own home. I work with those aged 18 and over, welcoming individuals, couples, and intimate partner relationships into the therapy room to support a wide variety of issues. Wherever you find yourself, I will guide you and support your inner work through conversations that aim to heal yourself and/or your relationship. If this sounds like something that may help you, I invite you to contact me, and we can arrange an initial, complimentary discovery call to determine if my work aligns with your needs and if I’m the best therapist for you.
If you do contact me, I will try to reply within a few days. However, if you can’t find my email, please ensure you check your junk mail folder, as my response often ends up there.
Here you are, looking for a therapist. Hello, I'm Tamsin. Finding the right therapist is an important decision, and I recognise that it takes courage to make this first move toward change and healing. Let's find out if the way I work will suit you.
Where:
Online Counselling may suit you best or perhaps Face-to-Face in a comfortable, spacious room in Oldmeldrum appeals to you.
Whichever way we work together, I believe that the moment you feel that you are 'heard', it really can be the start of your healing process.
What we can do:
You may seek somewhere to bring all those difficult emotions, feelings and experiences. Imagine finding your safe space to explore your own sense of self, work out some difficult decisions or gain peace of mind with your loss and heal from past trauma. You may find your relationship is in the midst of crisis - I will work with you and your partner to open up communication to either rediscover the loving and fulfilling relationship you desire or to navigate together towards a different path.
Who I work with and How:
I currently work with everyone over the age of 18 in a trauma-informed way. I embrace every individual's and relationship's uniqueness, celebrate differences and diversity, and accept you as you are. I work with people suffering from anxiety, stress and intrusive thoughts; helping them to overcome these often overwhelming and problematic symptoms to find themselves thriving in life.
I won’t give you ‘advice,’ but together, in a confidential, compassionate, and safe space, we can explore what is affecting you and work towards overcoming your personal challenges and meeting your unique potential.
I will work with all parts of who you are. Whatever is happening for you is welcome in The Talking Space. That includes your anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, feelings of shame or parts of you that feel misunderstood.
As an integrative relational practitioner, I can help if your relationship is in distress or has broken down. Where appropriate, as your therapist, I will offer interventions and strategies to facilitate better communication and improve emotional and physical intimacy.
"Within every regrettable incident is a conversation that needs to be had", Dr. Julie Gottman
Training, qualifications & experience
My background:
I have years of collective experience with our NHS and various charities. To date, I am privileged enough to accumulate over a thousand hours working in Private Practice helping people from all walks of life suffering from anxiety, depression, grief, past trauma or low self-worth.
I have further specialised training around Intimate Partner therapy, bereavement, grief, inner child work and past trauma.
I am passionate about the work I do with those experiencing issues around menopause and parenting and hold a deep understanding for those suffering after miscarriage and stillbirth.
Membership:
- CMCOSCA (Counselling Member of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland)
- Accredited registrant membership in the National Counselling Society (NCS)
- Member of Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Group scheme
- Fully insured and maintains professional indemnity insurance
- The Talking Space Therapy Ltd is listed and registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office
Qualifications and further specialised training:
- Post Graduate Diploma (with Distinction) in Person-Centred Counselling - University of Aberdeen
- Certificate in Intimate Partner Therapy - Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology
- Certified Practitioner of Rewind Trauma Therapy - International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy
- Counselling Skills Certificate (COSCA accredited) - University of Aberdeen
- BA (Hons) Psychology and Sociology - University of Stirling
I am committed to continuously updating my knowledge and training through Continued Professional Development to offer the best service I can to my clients. Including but not limited to:
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Relational Life Therapy - Working with couples on the brink of disaster
- Complex Trauma Certification with Janina Fisher
- Healing Trauma: Essential Strategies for shame and working with the body
- Gabor Maté's Compassionate Inquiry
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss - Effective Strategies to Support Bereaved Parents
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- Taking therapy outdoors
- Online and Telephone Counselling
- Supporting People in Bereavement and Loss
- Let’s Introduce Anxiety Management
- Exploring the world of the Inner child
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Grief and Loss
Parenting difficulties
Coping with life events
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 - £150.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees for individual counselling are £70 per session (50 mins)
Fees for couples and intimate partner therapy are £100 per session (60 mins), £150 for a 90-minute IPT session
I offer a reduced rate of £50 to student counsellors and those living on a low income for individual sessions.
When I work
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Daytime sessions are both online and in-person.
Evening sessions are exclusively online.
Further information
Please feel free to reach out and arrange a free ‘discovery’ session to get to know each other and see if I’m the counsellor for you. Email or text and I will try to get back to you within 48 hours.
"Offering a safe talking space for you"
