Therapists
The dovelight therapists are skilled in a range of counselling modalities and supportive therapies which you will learn more about by clicking their profile below. Each of them brings a wealth of experience and genuine passion for helping others.
Anne-Marie Birch
Transformational Breathing
Anne-Marie is our certified breathwork facilitator. She is passionate about facilitating people’s wellbeing, empowerment and joyful living through the power of the breathing and has experience facilitating Transformational Breath ® for over 16 years. With her breadth of knowledge she can tailor sessions to each individual and help people clear suppressed negative emotions in the body.
Bernadeta Zyla
Movement Medicine Therapy
Bernadeta has been dancing for years and the transformational experience of dance led her to train with The School of Movement Medicine. Marta Graham said that "the body says what words can not", and Bernadeta believes that everything is danceable. Dance is a most expressive practice, it is a medicine for the body, heart and mind as it plugs us into the here and now. She loves spending time in nature, wild swimming, photography, art, baking and dancing (of course).
Carol Watson
Energy Healing & Life Coaching
Carol is a multi-talented therapist with a deep passion for energetic healing work and supporting others. She offers Reiki, Life Coaching, Light Healing, Clinical Hypnotherapy, mindfulness sessions and sound bath journeys and created a Rainbow Path meditation series in 2004. Her many interests in life include music, art, travelling and being in nature.
Cecilia Tymkewycz-Fife
Person-centred Counselling
Cecilia is a qualified Person-centred counsellor who credits strong relationships and listening with acceptance and non-judgement to her success with clients. A calm and down to earth person, she creates a warm, confidential, and safe space and has experience working with a range of diverse people. In her spare time she loves skiing, hiking in the hills, pottering in the garden and relaxing with her cats Basil and Vera among many other things.
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Donna Ross
Limbic Reflexology
Donna has been a qualified and insured reflexologist for ten years and is passionate about wellbeing, the mind body connection and restoring the balance of her clients. Her specialisation in Limbic Reflexology helps restore the body to homeostatic norms. She loves yoga, bird-watching, hiking, cycling and exploring our beautiful world.
Gillian Reid
Psychodynamic Counselling
Gillian is a Psychodynamic counsellor with extensive experience working in schools, charities, agencies and private practice. Her desire to counsel came when she was volunteering as a samaritan and through her keen interest in life and human behaviour patterns. She facilitates individuals in their exploration of feelings, emotions, and to make sense of their world. An animal lover, she enjoys photographing wildlife, her garden and life with her family and three dogs.
Gidget Wong
Integrative Counselling
Gidget is a qualified Integrative counsellor with experience in multiple counselling techniques. Her work with both adults and young people is holistic and tailored to the needs of her clients, successfully supporting them in many areas.. She is multi-lingual and has many interests including reading, singing, cooking and nature walks with her dog Crystal.
Kristina Hanson
Myofascial Release, Holistic Massage, & One to One Yoga
Kristina is a woman’s wellness yoga therapist, Massage and MFR therapist. She specializes in pregnancy and post-natal clients, working in a trauma-sensitive way throughout her bodywork and yoga sessions. In her work, Kristina is led by a meditative approach with playful enquiry, being present in the moment and flow. Kristina is an artist who enjoys wild swimming and spending time in nature.
Lorraine Goodison
Reiki and Vibration Therapy
Lorraine’s journey as a therapist stemmed from addressing her own dealings with anxiety and depression. Her journey has been a deeply spiritual one taking her through a wide range of ancient practices and modern qualifications. She explores her creativity through dance, art, song, writing and connecting with Nature.
Nancy Williams-Foley
Person-Centred Counselling
Nancy is a registered, qualified professional with extensive experience of working therapeutically with individuals and groups. She works with you in a gentle and collaborative way, helping you to explore the link between physical and emotional wellness so you can achieve a greater understanding of your individual needs and trust in your own ability to create lasting change so that you can live your most authentic and empowered life.
Paulo da Costa
CBT and Life Coaching
Paulo is a qualified Life Coach and CBT Therapist specialising in anxiety, stress, depression and confidence issues. Paulo's journey was built from his own health condition and stressful corporate background which gave him the insight and experience to be a highly empathic therapist and coach. He has been studying and practicing hypnotherapy and healing modalities including reiki and astrology since 2003. Multi-lingual, he loves to learn new skills and play basketball.
Neil Howell
Body-oriented Pyschotherapy
Neil is a Body-Oriented Psychotherapist who specialises in early childhood abuse, anxiety disorders, panic attacks, PTSD, and complex trauma. He is a member of Trauma Training in Scotland and has a a strong background in many healing modalities including Thai massage, Therapeutic massage, Dance Movement Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for trauma. To manage his own stress levels, he loves enjoying being active in nature, practicing his love of dance and meditating.
Ruth Forbes
Psychodynamic Counselling
Ruth is a qualified Psychodynamic counsellor. She was a Social Worker for many years before training as a Psychodynamic counsellor in 1997 and then going on to teach Social Work at Edinburgh University. She enjoys gardening, reading, yoga, walking in the countryside and spending time with friends and family.