Welcome!
Nurtured Self (Noun);
A way of being that begins to emerge when we experience enough safety, compassion and connection to rediscover ourselves beneath survival. At The Nurtured Self I believe healing isn't about becoming someone different.
It's about gently returning to the person you have always been.
Welcome
I am a Creative Person-Centred Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and Group Facilitator. I am currently working on developing embodied practice that enables a deeper connection to your ancestral roots and spiritual connection, through sound, ritual and other creative expressions.
It is not your story that drives the therapy, it is your experience of it. This is where your healing happens in a safe, authentic relationship where you feel seen, accepted and understood.
Whether you are seeking therapy, supervision or a space to reconnect with yourself through creative wellbeing, you are warmly welcome.
Meet Emma
What People Are Saying
“I had weekly sessions with Emma for around 6 months, she helped me with my EUPD more than any therapist has helped before. I feel more regulated but also with more confidence in my own ability to manage my symptoms and daily life”
— Counselling client “Compassionate beyond words, I felt safe and supported during my therapy, I learnt valuable insights about myself and left feeling hopeful and able to improve my life. Thank you Emma ”
— Counselling client“I worked with Emma over 7 months and I started out with lots of anxiety and negative thoughts, the therapy was not what I expected, I thought I would be given lots of homework but when we started talking Emma helped me to understand what was happening and we found deeper reasons for my anxiety which gave me a new sense of direction. I am now much more aware of my emotions and taking care of myself , I have found more stability in my life”
— Counselling Client
Counselling and Psychotherapy
A compassionate and nurture based Person-Centred Approach; informed by developmental trauma and creative psychotherapy
No Waiting lists, Available spaces now, have one session or unlimited sessions
If you are an individual who has been assessed by the NHS or other services and felt that you have not been heard. Or perhaps had a set of 6 sessions either on the NHS or with an organisation and you feel it did not work. That might be down to the limits put on the service or the type of therapy that was being offered not suiting your needs, rather than counselling not being right for you. Contact me to find out how I can help you with a different approach
What’s on offer
1:1 online or in-person sessions
Clinical Supervision - Trainee’s welcome
Specialist Mental Health Work Place Wellbeing Packages
My Philosophy
At the heart of The Nurtured Self is a simple belief:
People flourish when they experience relationships that are accepting, authentic and compassionate.
With a Person-Centred Approach; informed by developmental trauma and creative psychotherapy.
I am interested in hearing your story but more than that I want to know how you experience your story, I want to know what it is that you need to hold yourself
I want to help you to cultivate the care and compassion that you need to walk through this life
We work towards finding peace and stillness to allow you to embed and accept that life is a process and there are no firm and permanent solutions. There is nothing to fix about you.
Because if you were able to be fixed, it would mean you were broken and you are not. Healing is about revealing your true nature, outside of the barriers
“For everything flowers, from within, of self blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness”
-Galway Kinnell
Ancestral Nurture
A space to explore identity through relationship—with ourselves, our history, nature and the mysteries of being human.
My work is influenced by psychotherapy, transpersonal psychology, nature-based reflection and a deep respect for Indigenous traditions that have carried these ways of understanding for generations. Rather than adopting or recreating these traditions, I seek to learn from the values they embody—relationship, humility, reciprocity and respect for the natural world.
“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if we let them be. When I look at sunset I don’t find myself saying soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner. I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch in awe as it unfolds”
Carl Rogers - Founder of Person Centred Practice
Whether you are an individual seeking support or an organisation your journey can start here. Contact me to see how I can create your package of therapeutic support.
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