TLCounselling- Online

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Online Therapy

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

My name is Tess, and I am a queer Person-Centred therapist and yoga teacher. I offer a space characterised by non-judgement, warmth, and understanding, and together we can create a place where you can be entirely yourself; somewhere you can explore your feelings and thoughts openly, with someone who holds you in complete acceptance.

I offer online and walk-and-talk therapy sessions to adults. I also offer 1-1 and group yoga classes and sharing circles. I specialise in working with sex workers and GSRD clients and am passionate about holding space for people who may have felt marginalised and misunderstood in psychotherapy. However, my services extend past these groups, and I am keen to work with people who align with my working style.

I have 5 years of experience working in the sex industry and have researched the effects of COVID-19 on sex workers, and the experience of sex workers who have become therapists. This has informed my practice deeply, and has contributed to making me the therapist I am now.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Kink - BDSM

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Unsure

Personal pronouns: she/her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

I am an Accredited Member of NCPS.

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
BSc in Sociology and Criminology	The University of Stirling	2021
MSc in Person-Centred Therapy	The University of Aberdeen	2024

Experience and approach:

The Process

No two clients or sessions are the same, because your journey is completely unique to you. What we explore ad what that work looks like is dependent on however you feel that day. I am interested in how we physically hold and feel through our emotions and experiences. Holding curiosity to what our body tells us when we feel things like excitement, disappointment, or distress. When we can identify and sit with our emotions, we have a greater chance of not being overwhelmed or controlled by them.

Talking therapy implies sitting and voicing what is on your mind, but I am mindful of the wealth of knowledge our bodies hold. Therefore, your therapy process may look different to sitting and talking. I follow your lead and am open to exploring what you need on that day. One step at a time.

I have experience working therapeutically with adults and children, in private, volunteer, and school-based settings.

Approaches: