Understanding ourselves through relationship

 Hello, good to meet you.

 

Sometimes we all need someone beside us - someone who can listen, understand and walk part of the journey with us. None of us are meant to do it alone. 

 

I am a qualified Art Psychotherapist. Originally from Merseyside now living on the borders of West Yorkshire and East Lancashire, supporting people from all over the country. My passion is working  with women who want to understand themselves and their relationships more deeply. 

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I have been using creativity to aid wellbeing for 20 years. Prior to qualifying as a psychotherapist I worked for ​a number of charities doing creative projects and mental health projects. I have been a practicing psychotherapist for 15 years. I have worked in NHS  Primary care as well as working in schools and colleges, working for a number of charities and setting up my own business. It is through this experience I have come to see that everything is about relationship - with ourselves and our younger parts as well as those around us - parents, children, partners, work, community. 

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I am registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) and abide by their code of ethics https://www.hcpc.org.uk

I am a full member of BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists) https;//www.baat.org.uk

I have full professional indemnity insurance, participate in regular supervision and undertake continuous professional development

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​I believe that we can't always understand what is happening for us by looking at ourselves in isolation. The families, relationships and wider systems we grow up in influence how we see ourselves, how we relate to others and how we respond when relationships become difficult.

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Perhaps you find yourself repeating patterns, struggling with boundaries, feeling responsible for others, unable to say what you need and want, afraid of conflict. Sometimes it can be helpful to take a step back and ask what beliefs am I carrying? What happens inside me? What might be possible if I understood things differently?

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You don't have to arrive knowing what is wrong - we can be curious together.

 

Over the years, through my own lived experience as well as my professional work, I've learned that one of the most powerful - and also most challenging - things we can do is learn to love and accept ourselves. I offer a safe and supportive space where you can gently explore your world, whether through words, reflection or creative expression. I have explored the power of myths and fairy tales, shamanic practices, expressive body movements through dance, nature as co-therapist, amongst many other approaches and I bring all these experiences to the relationship I have with you. Everything is an invitation and if it doesn't suit you, it can be discarded, but if it does it could be a gateway to a new you. This work is my passion and I would love to accompany you on your exploration.

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If you would like to book an appointment please use the contact page and I will get back to you.

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Testimonials

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Jane is extremely warm, compassionate and thoughtful in her approach, and I always feel as though I can express my thoughts and feelings free from judgement. She has helped me to articulate and express parts of myself that I did not fully acknowledge, and has helped me to better understand where they come from and how to work with them 

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Our journey with you as a family and individually has been nothing but of positive and a healing experience 

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You are a very special person that I will forever be grateful for to have had in our lives

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I know that I will be met with compassion, and as far as is humanly-possible, without judgement. Your goal is clearly always my care, not to add to my problems, and that makes your sessions easy to attend.

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You are kind to me, and you in turn encourage me to be kind to me. You took the time to learn how I best receive this, to give me the greatest chance of being able to apply it to myself.

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Jane's insights often come from frameworks and perspectives that genuinely resonate and are interesting to me. This makes our sessions together feel personal, tailored and also enjoyable

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When I first started working with Jane, I was scared and unsure about what therapy looked like. Upon first meeting with Jane, I immediately felt at ease and safe. Jane was so warm and not only heard me, but also helped me to look at myself through a different lens, teaching me how to not only sit with my emotions but to face them and understand them

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