Mind

Art Psychotherapy is a form of therapy that uses art, alongside talking as a way to explore deeper feelings and helps with mental distress for people of all ages. You do not have to be skilled at art making to benefit from Art Psychotherapy. It is client led and will be tailored to meet your needs. Art Psychotherapy can be beneficial for a range of issues from anxiety, birth trauma, life transitions to relationship difficulties.

Sessions are 60 minutes weekly

Currently Anna is accepting adults and young people over 16 years old.  

Anna is registered with BAAT (The British Association of Art Therapy) and H.C.P.C (Health and Care Professions Council).

EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

is a form of psychotherapy that uses eye movements alongside talking therapy to help you process and recover from past experiences that are affecting your wellbeing.

It is recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and The World Health Organisation (WHO) as a treatment for P.T.S.D.It can also help with anxiety, birth trauma, phobias, single traumatic events, relationship issues and other past experiences that are affecting your mental health.

Sessions are between 60-90 mins in Portobello. 

Anna is a member of the EMDR Association and EMDR Academy which accredits EMDR Therapists.

 I have worked as a state registered Art Psychotherapist for 20 years working in the third sector, education, the university of Dundee and social services.

I invite you to reach out and take the first step. 

I offer a free 15-minute consultation either in person, phone or online to answer any questions you might have and to see if this feels like the right fit for you.

  I offer Art Psychotherapy, Talking Therapy, EMDR and Mindfulness.Seeking help can feel a bit dauting. I offer a confidential space in which you will be supported to explore whatever brings you to therapy. I will meet you with gentle compassion, curiosity, warmth and humour. Meaningful connection will be the cornerstone of our work together and collaboratively we will find helpful ways to ease whatever distress has brought you here.  

For me, counselling is about giving space to the wholeness of you. It rests on the simple, yet too often elusive values of feeling truly seen and heard; where judgement is replaced by deep empathy and compassion, especially for the most challenging parts of ourselves. It is about making greater sense of the here and now – often in relation to the there and then of our past – in a way that facilitates greater self-awareness, self-compassion and a grounded self-confidence in who we are today.

The therapeutic environment can be used to offload and reflect on the complexities of everyday life or to explore a diverse range of issues which might be affecting you, including: anxiety, depression, loneliness, childhood experiences, living with (neuro)diversity, grief, loss, panic, low self-esteem, stress, relationship difficulties, family challenges, work or study stress, bullying, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, attachment patterning and trauma. The practise of talking therapy encourages you to dictate the pace and content of your sessions, allowing your journey to unfold at its own pace within the insightful, supportive, unconditional holding space of the therapy room.

Most of us can feel uncertain about taking this kind of step inwards, towards ourselves. It may feel like a daunting prospect and there will always be a host of compelling reasons not to. Yet there is also the promise of such greatness in making that move inwards, towards our own personal capacity for healing, self-compassion and growth.

 If you would like to find out more, please do get in touch with me to arrange an initial online 30 minute appointment, free of charge, where we can talk more about what counselling might be able to offer you and whether you feel I may be a suitable companion to accompany you on your important journey. 

 Welcome to SeeSpace Counselling & Talking Therapy – a small compassion-focussed, trauma-informed space for counselling and talking therapies. Guided by a deep belief in our individual capacity to journey towards what is most challenging for us, therapist Kirstie Allan (MSc, Prof. Dip, MNCPS Accred.) seeks to travel alongside her clients, supporting them to create the space needed within themselves for increased self-compassion, awareness, healing and growth. Having trained extensively in the pluralistic approach, Kirstie embodies a person-centred practise based on the qualities of deep empathy, non-judgement and acceptance, whilst at the same time drawing on a range of counselling modalities including psychotherapy and part work (IFS) to create a nurturing, safe and confidential talking environment.