
Counselling in
Olney, Burton Latimer
and online
ABOUT ME
I’m Eloise.
A qualified counsellor.
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
The work I do
I came to therapy as a second career, with a background in scientific research and research management. I chose to train as a therapist through my own experience of therapy and self-exploration.
I’m particularly interested in supporting people to explore and unpack their experiences around race, culture and gender, including the ways that racism, xenophobia and gender-based inequalities can shape how we experience ourselves and the world around us.
I work intersectionally, recognising that different parts of our identities and experiences overlap and cannot always be understood separately. I’m interested too in questions of belonging: where we feel at home, where we don’t, and what it can be like to find our own sense of who we are amongst the expectations of family, culture and wider society.
MY APPROACH
What informs my work
My work is rooted in Psychosynthesis, a therapeutic approach that considers the whole person and makes room for the different, and sometimes conflicting, parts of ourselves.
My practice is also trauma-informed and shaped by somatic awareness, with an understanding that our experiences are held not only in our thoughts and emotions, but can also be felt and expressed through the body.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Training &
professional background
I am a qualified Psychosynthesis counsellor and registered member of the BACP. I am currently completing the final stage of my psychotherapy training, under supervision at the Institute of Psychosynthesis, towards UKCP registration.
I hold an MA in Psychosynthesis Psychology. My MA thesis, Embodying Belonging: Between Race, Ancestry and Self, explored mixed-race identity, ancestry and belonging, and received the Emma Stavrou Award for its contribution to advancing academic and clinical perspectives.