Therapeutic Counselling - Market Lavington, near Devizes, Wiltshire

I am a qualified psychotherapist and supervisor, registered with the BACP. I offer therapeutic counselling in the village of Market Lavington, near Devizes in Wiltshire.

Please Contact me to arrange an initial chat on the phone, where we can arrange a time for your first session if you would like to book in.

I specialise in the effects of helping you to find emotional balance, which can be disrupted by life events such as trauma and grief on both mind and body. Life changes can affect your emotional energy, impacting on daily life, eating and sleeping patterns. You may feel ‘all over the place’, maybe sometimes angry, anxious or upset, or other times low and disconnected.

I aim to help you identify the underlying causes of stress, anxiety and depression. My aim is to support you in finding a healthy way forwards for a brighter future.

I offer Life coaching to help you to plan for your future, making changes that will benefit you.

One-to-one sessions can be in my studio, or outside in my lovely garden or fields.
Being outside is a great way to connect with the natural world, with many opportunities to open up helpful conversations.

As a Reiki Master, I use the effect of balancing the body’s emotional energy and promoting self-healing, to regulate the effects of emotion on the body.

Moving forwards, my aim is to help you express feelings you may not have been able to voice before, and understand the traumatic impact of life-changing events, of grief (the loss of loved ones, both human and animal), childhood experiences, all of which can affect the ability to cope with day-to-day life.

How I work

I work in an integrative way, bringing in different ways of working: sessions usually involve talking things through in the therapy room to explore and to understand what is going on for you.

I specialise in trauma, working with the effects of anxiety on the body and the ability to cope with day-to-day life. I focus on helping you to be calm and focused, regulating your nervous system and emotional energy.

I often use somatic therapy, such as Gestalt. This is where we look at how issues affect your body, understanding how sensations link to emotion. The body reflects past experiences, which we look at in the present, how you feel right now.

I also use Psychosynthesis, where we look at parts of self, and how they relate to your life choices.

There is an option to work outdoors and gentle movement/ posture work with the aim of connecting mind and body, if suitable to your personal therapy process. Sessions can also include mindfulness and reiki techniques to aid relaxation. We can discuss your needs as therapy progresses, and assess if counselling with the horses would be of benefit to you, if you wish.

Therapy takes place either in my cosy counselling room, or outdoors, as part of ongoing counselling.

A formal garden, next to the therapy room, offers a tranquil setting incorporating sunken seating, and an ornamental pond surrounded by a flower garden.