About me
Hello and Welcome!
I specialise in Depth Psychology and Wholing, a new paradigm for human development that enables you to self-heal. Together, we'll explore the source of your unhealthy patterns and coping strategies that you have created, which usually stem from childhood and ripple into later life stages, separating us from our true selves, our wholeness, and our potential. On every step of the way, we will ensure that you are ready and have the tools to deal with whatever we un- and discover.
Our work will lead you to develop your Self, by understanding and cultivating your own awareness, your inner map and compass. Once you have resourced and understood your Self sufficiently, you are able to embrace the wounded and fragmented elements of your psyche, your Ego. This process empowers you to “Self-heal".
My work with you is gentle, empathic, deeply respectful, safe and confidential. I am person centred, going at your pace with whatever you bring! You might find a sense of adventure and excitement in our work, as you begin to see yourself from a new perspective and depth, and feel more self-empowered.
When we separate or fragment from our true Selves, we also loose connection to our Soul, our life's purpose, our very own Nature. Hence, working with and through Nature is a key element in your journey towards healing, where you will inevitably meet the transpersonal/ spiritual elements within yourself that connect you to the Whole. I will therefore, in due course, invite you to take the therapy outdoors, but this is completely up to you; there are many ways of incorporating Nature.
As an integrative counsellor, I might draw from various approaches including: Gestalt, Creative therapies, Mindfulness, Existentialism, Transpersonal Psychology, Jungian Therapy, Holistic Healing, and more.
I too am continuously discovering new aspects of my fragmented Self, psychological wounds that were sustained mainly in childhood, and made life seemingly easier by developing survival strategies which have shaped the person I am, but not freed me, and instead cloaked my natural Self in layers of protection mechanisms.
This keeps us small and depressed. The disintegration of the identity and life story we have created can be daunting, even terrifying and painful, and yet opening into a more alive, wondrous, natural, meaningful and alluring realm of destiny, glimpsing our Soul, our Nature.
I have come to understand that in order to halt the destruction of our planet, to heal and repair the Earth, we need to first halt the destruction of our Selves, and heal and repair the connection to our own Nature.
Your therapy with me can be short term or long term. In person and online. My therapy room is situated within the inspiring Dartington Estate in Devon near Totnes, with many acres of nature to roam. My clients are 18+
I offer a free introductory session online of around 30 minutes.
I am looking forward to meeting you, and joining and guiding you on your pilgrimage home!
Yvonne.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Wild Mind Training, Animas Valley Institute
- Advanced Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Heartwood Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Certified Group Facilitator
- Foundation Certificate in Counselling Level 3, Heartwood Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Pre 2022
- NHS T&T adviser, 2020-2022
- Founder of Fieldgrassjuice, 2016
- Founder of The Culinary Cauldron 2014
- Forest School Leader, Devon, 2009
- Reiki Master Teacher, UK, 2005
- 2 year Hedgewitch training in Glastonbury, 2003
- Healing Garden Design, Holistic Design Institute, Totnes, 2002
- Dipl. Garden Design, Inchbald School of Design, London, 1995
Continuing CPD, including:
- Wild Mind Intensive, Latvia
- Council and Mirror Training, Animas Valley Institute, Czech Republic
- Portal to the Imaginal and Deep Imagery Training with Animas Valley Institute, Bulgaria
- Nature and the Human Soul Intensive, online, Animas Valley Institute
- Group facilitation Level 2, online certificate
- Domestic Violence with Prof Jane Monkton Smith, online course
- Working with Adoption, online certificate
- Introduction to EMDR
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Concessions available for students, people on benefits, and circumstances that would otherwise prevent you from having therapy. Fees can be negotiated.
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Further information
When we separate or fragment from our true selves we also lose connection to our soul, our life's purpose, our very own nature. Hence, working with and through Nature is a key element in your journey towards healing, where you will also inevitably meet the transpersonal/ spiritual elements within yourself that connect you to the whole. I will therefore, in due course, invite you to take the therapy outdoors, but this is completely up to you; there are many ways of incorporating Nature.
As an integrative counsellor, I might draw from various approaches including: Gestalt, Cognitive Behaviour therapy, Dialectical Behaviour therapy, Creative therapies, Mindfulness, Existentialism, Transpersonal Psychology, Jungian Therapy, Wholistic healing, and more .
Your therapy with me can be short term or long term. In person and online. I see adolescents (18+) and adults. On an individual basis and in groups.
