Hi! I’m Megan, a psychotherapeutic counsellor working with children, young people, and adults.

About Me

I am a Registered Member MBACP (Accred) children and young person’s psychotherapeutic counsellor trained at the Northern Guild in Newcastle and have experience working therapeutically with adults too. My training was integrative, drawing on a range of therapeutic approaches including Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, Person-Centred, and creative therapy models. I have over 450 hours of supervised experience and am committed to ongoing professional and personal development.

I bring a creative and nature-based approach to therapy. I’ve completed Outdoor Therapy training with the Venture Trust and am a qualified Level 3 Forest School Leader (NESOLG). I have led women’s therapeutic forest sessions and run forest school programmes for children and teenagers. I also have experience supporting adults from diverse backgrounds and cultures with their mental health through a therapeutic community garden. I hold Paediatric and Forest School First Aid certification (ATNE) and have an enhanced DBS check.

Alongside my private practice, I work as a counsellor at a trauma-informed charity supporting children, young people and families impacted by domestic abuse. I also have experience working as a school counsellor with Place2Be in a Newcastle primary school.

My Background

Before becoming a counsellor, I worked in a variety of creative and educational roles. My background spans the Arts—with a focus on writing and literature—as well as work in the environmental sector, community projects and in education. I’ve taught English as a Foreign Language in China and Switzerland, and worked as a Learning Support tutor.

Raised internationally, I bring a global and multicultural perspective to my practice. This breadth of experience helps me connect with clients from diverse backgrounds in a meaningful and empathetic way.

Academic and Creative Life

I hold an MA in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh, a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from the London School of Journalism, and an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. I’ve also pursued a wide range of creative courses in areas such as children’s illustration, tapestry, sewing, printmaking, papercraft, clay, painting, and drawing.

I’m also a musician, and play the violin, piano, and harp. Creativity is at the heart of who I am, and it’s something I bring into my therapeutic work—offering clients an imaginative and expressive space for healing, exploration, and growth.

Areas I Work With

I have experience supporting adults, children and young people with:

• Friendships and relationships

• Co-dependency and attachment

• Caring for others and impact of caregiving

• Low self-esteem, difficulty finding your voice and recognising needs

• Domestic abuse and trauma

• Anxiety and depression

• Neurodiversity

• Loneliness and isolation

• The impact of addiction on family relationships and dynamics

• Managing emotional labour and the mental load

• Navigating identity through life transitions

• People-pleasing and perfectionism

• Work and home stress

• Bullying

• Grief and loss

• Faith, religion and spirituality

• Pregnancy, pregnancy loss, motherhood, menopause and women’s health

• Creativity and creative blocks