
Embrace Your
Unique Journey
With Melanie
“I'm pleased that you have found your way here. If you're seeking a holistic approach tailored to your unique needs, you might just be in the right place.”
How I Can Support You
Whether you're feeling stuck in emotional patterns, struggling with low self-worth, or navigating relational challenges, or something else. I offer a compassionate space to explore your experience, reflect with care, and reconnect with your sense of self.
​​"Introspection and Reflection"
You may want to explore a specific situation, emotional pattern, or something that is ongoing that just doesn't feel right or something causing inner conflict.
Whatever this is, in our sessions, we'll slow things down and create space for clarity—gently exploring a deeper understanding of your thoughts, emotions, and responses, so we can understand where they come from and what they need.
Together we might uncover new perspectives, new insights and new ways to cope, or simply new ways of being with yourself. My role is to support and guide you while you build a sense of resilience, confidence, and connection.
"Your Partner on the Path to Healing"
Our therapeutic relationship is at the heart of our work together. In our sessions, you'll have a warm, non-judgmental, and confidential space to reflect and explore what matters most to you.
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In an increasingly clinical world, I offer a humanistic and integrative approach to therapy, one that sees you as a whole person, not just a set of symptoms. Together, we'll navigate your path towards healing and growth, at a pace that feels safe and right for you. I aim to intuitivley adapt to what works best for you.
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"A Flexible Integrative Approach"
Compassion | Connection | Growth
When you choose to work with me, you're choosing a compassionate partner dedicated to your therapeutic healing and growth.
I draw from a range of therapeutic models—including humanistic, emotion-focused, psychodynamic, somatic, mindfulness, and compassion-based approaches.
That might look like working with inner parts of self (IFS), resourcing the nervous system through grounding techniques, or exploring the emotional impact of past relationships. We’ll tailor the approach to fit you, not the other way around.
Session Details
Weekly Sessions: 1 hour long, preferably at the same time and day each week.
Duration: Open-ended: (For as long as you require them) | Short-term: (6-12 sessions).
"We'll decide together whether short-term or open-ended work is right for you."
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Session Options:
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Online: Video sessions via Zoom Telehealth Available across the UK.
"For confidentiality, sessions must be conducted from a safe, quiet, and private space."
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Face-to-Face: Limited spaces become available for EMDR clients local to my home office in the Purbeck's, Dorset, UK.
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Fees:
Base Fee: £50 ph - 1 hour remote Integrative Therapy session, payable before each session by bank transfer.
Price increases: EMDR £70 ph Online
£100 per 1hr In-Person. Longer EMDR sessions are also available.
Areas of Experience
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Difficult Experiences/Abuse
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Stress/Anxiety
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Confidence Issues
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Low Mood/Depression
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Identity and Cultural Issues
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Life transitions
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Menopause
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Relationships
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Self-esteem
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Difficult Childhoods/Trauma
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And much more​
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Not sure what you’re looking for?
That’s okay—many clients begin here unsure of how to name what they’re feeling. We can explore that together.
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A wealth of knowledge
from experience, academic studies
and training
Qualifications & Training
Cert in EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing)
Complete Training (Levels 1-3 | Basic, Intermediate & Advanced)
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BSc (Hons) Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapeutic Approaches
Inc Third-Wave Mindfulness MBCT, Trauma Informed CBT, & Compassion Focused (CFT)
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Fd (Degree) in Integrative Counselling
Inc Advanced Mental Health & Trauma Studies
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Dip of HE in Health & Social Care
Inc Advanced studies in Mental Health & Wellbeing
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CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Inc Humanistic, Psychodynamic, CBT
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CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling
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Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
Inc Mindfulness-based & Progressive Muscle Relaxation-Inductions
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Certified Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (MNLP)
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Certified Master Practitioner in Time Line Therapy (TLT)
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Continued Practitioner Development (CPD)
Emotionally Focussed Individual Therapy (EFIT)
​ICEEFT Level 1 - Practitioner Training
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Person Centred Experiential-Counselling for Depression (PCE-CFD)
BACP CPD Event
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3-Day: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
​PESI Certification Training
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3-Day: Trauma Treatment Workshop
​PESI Arielle Schwartz & Stacy Ruce Somatic and EMDR Approaches
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Treating Trauma with Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
PESI CPD: Step-by-step procedures for healing trauma, anxiety, depression and more.
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The Resilient Heart: Trauma Sensitive Heart Math Course
Nervous System Regulation Techniques
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Neurodiversity Masterclass
Cognassist NCFE Endorsed. Diversity Awareness & Skills Training