What I can help with

Anger, irritability, frustration

Anxiety and overwhelm

Low mood

Lack of motivation

Long term illness

Loss and bereavement

Low self esteem

Redundancy

Family & relationship issues

Stress

Understanding yourself better

Understanding your neurodiversity

Difficult feelings

Shame

Feeling stuck

Feeling disconnected

Understanding what is happening in your body

Trauma

Types of therapy

Person-centred counselling

Walk and Talk therapy

Parts work

Somatic work

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

Focusing

Helping

Adults (18+)



About me

I value helping you make sense of what is going on for you. I trust that all of our emotions and emotional patterns are there for really good reasons, even if we don’t know what those reasons are yet and by sensing more into them together, with kindness, we can better understand what is happening, allowing those reasons to become more apparent

I strongly believe that we naturally have the power to heal and grow given the right conditions to do so. Just as our body knows how to heal a cut on the skin, our bodies also know how to heal emotional pain. I am there to help you receive these conditions and help you create these conditions within yourself.

I am a person centred counsellor, which means we talk about whatever you choose. Sometimes it can be very clear to you what you want to talk about and at other times, you may just have a general sense of something that you want to understand better. Either way is absolutely fine. You don’t have to know what to say. In fact, often not knowing can be really good - I can help you sense into it and together we can understand more. As we talk, I am there with you to help you sense more of what is there, how you feel about it all, helping you explore. I am there with you, closely, gently guiding the exploring process, helping bring awareness and enquiring about feelings that may be helpful to notice, encouraging you to notice and stay with these feelings longer, whilst also keeping awareness of the impact of staying with these feelings longer, allowing new things to emerge. 

I make gentle suggestions and invitations, helping you to pause as you talk, getting a sense of your whole body in that moment to help you notice the sometimes subtle and sometimes not so subtle feelings in your body, inviting the wider picture, broadening your awareness, finding places of calm inside for us to be able to explore from. This can bring about a fresh feel to something that feels overwhelming, stuck or repetitive, allowing clarity and change. A lot can be noticed in a pause!

Having originally trained and worked as a mental health nurse in the NHS, I went on to train in Person-centred counselling. I discovered that by moving the focus away from illness and towards self-awareness, self-understanding and self-acceptance, we are empowered to make the changes we are seeking. 

I then discovered Focusing and went on to train as a Focusing Practitioner. I use Focusing as a way of helping you to explore your inner world and build a kinder relationship with yourself. Focusing is a gentle, creative and often profound way of listening to your body, hearing whatever is within you and being with what you find kindly, allowing forward movement and change. It is a proven method to bring about lasting change.

I have a passion for continual learning and discovering new ideas. I feel it is such an honour to be a counsellor, to connect deeply with people, share their inner worlds and help them bring about lasting change.



I am a member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and work to their ethical guidelines.

What I offer

When you're feeling anxious, overwhelmed or stuck, it’s easy to see why you might want to ignore, distract from or try to get rid of these unpleasant feelings. This may work for a short time, but then the feelings come back.

This is where I can help...

When we acknowledge and turn towards your difficult feelings together, allowing them to have the space to just be there as they are, without judging them or trying to change, fix or stop them, something new can happen. By becoming more curious and patient with your emotions, they start to soften and often change naturally on their own. 

I will help you to notice and acknowledge what is happening inside, so you can hear what your feelings are trying to do for you and so the changes that come can feel gentle and kind. You start to build a kinder relationship towards your emotions and you start to see that all your emotions are actually on your side. Having someone beside you while you get curious can make a real difference. 

Walk and Talk therapy - Walking alongside one another, in beautiful natural surroundings, encourages a sense of calm which in turn aids new perspectives. Difficult issues can feel much easier to talk about outside and silences can feel natural, bringing space to reflect.

Walk and talk therapy is much more than just counselling outside, while you’re walking. We are able to breathe more deeply, slowing our pulse, resetting our nervous system. We are made for being outside, in touch with the wind, the sun, the rain, the bird song. Our systems feel at home and we can start to relax. Our animal bodies need to be in nature. It helps us get in touch with wider perspectives - like a bird of prey flying over, seeing far and wide. Exploring ourselves and our difficulties from this place is a different experience to exploring yourself in a room. Metaphors abound. Silences feel natural, there is time to pause and reflect, time to just be. These are sadly rarer and rarer things in our busy world, but we can still find this connection inside us when we are outside in nature.



Sessions are £50 for 60 minutes.

Contact me

Lisa Blaine

www.naturetalking.co.uk

Professional accreditation & qualification

Registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)