all that we are
Creative play, music therapy, psychotherapy, counselling, art in nature, reiki & life coaching
It is in playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, and it is only in being creative that the individual discovers the self.
Donald Winnicott in "Playing and Reality"
Rediscover your innate creativity, online or in person
harley loudon
Highly qualified, motivated, compassionate and professional.
Harley Loudon is an experienced psychotherapist, counsellor and senior arts therapist and LGBTQIA+ trans ally, who works with individuals and small groups of adults, young people and children in a number of settings from online, to hospital, hospice, school, workplace and her studio in East Lothian.
- Harley is partnered with First Psychology for clinics in Edinburgh and Peebles and Mondays to book click on sessions
She works online with international clients and holds an online Therapy Institute certificate in working specifically online with adults and young people, counselling with awareness of neurodivergent needs, safety and explorations of identity. Intersectionality and mixed heritage, experiences of inequity and isolation.
She also offers consultations for parents/carers of children and young people struggling within educational, health service systems, social services and adoption, as well as developing understanding of trans identity and non binary, gender non conforming and gender fluidity.
Supervision is also available for health professionals and those seeking to develop reflective practices personally and in the workplace.
Harley has a post grad. Cosca Diploma in Counselling, a Childrens/Young Persons Counselling Diploma, MA/MSc in Music Therapy with Nordoff-Robbins and City of Westminster University, Diploma in Cross Professional Creative Supervision and an Advanced Diploma in Meditation With Children, Teacher training certificate in Hatha Yoga, Breathworks for PTSD and a BA(hons) Diploma in Performance with Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Reiki teacher.
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Harley is a full member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) with updated PVG and GDPR compliant and registered.
Philosophy
"If there is no hope to be found, let us create it. If there is no light to revel in, let our lives shine like the sun." Daisaku Ikeda
find your flow & glow
So often we re-act and find ourselves stuck in defend or attack or freeze or fawn - classic nervous system behaviour - imagine responding: identifying and communicating your wants and needs compassionately with yourself and those around you...
person centred therapy
sometimes we need intervention...
sometimes we just need to be & feel heard...
mind, heart, body connections
Our thoughts & emotions need to be integrated,
or they can dominate our behaviours and actions...
Recognise, enhance & develop your innate mental, emotional, relational, physical & spiritual aspects to live your full unique potential...
beginnings
working at your pace, with sensitive attuned support
Sometimes it's a check-in, sometimes a relearning of integrative resources, sometimes it's shifting mindsets, and sometimes it's a belly laugh realisation...
developing personal practices
we are works in progress - developing strong foundations
whatever our backgrounds or challenges, we can establish within us ways to support, and facilitate, our own unique self-development and become truly happy
reiki training
learn the basics of connecting with universal energy
doing the work
Committing to personal happiness is not easy - we are human beings living in an often chaotic world - however opening the door to our own hearts is the best investment we can make...
Working with our breath, body, thoughts, feelings, emotions, wants & needs in an exciting creative dance is just what the world needs us to do...
Diversity, Inclusion & Equality
You, and all that you are, form the centre of the therapeutic process.
If you have additional needs: share them - we can accommodate.
Transparency is key in any facilitation process.
Confidentiality and safety are paramount.
You need to feel safe, heard, respected, valued and feel that you belong.
If you need help communicating your needs: - we work with NVC
compassionate and collaborative communication skills and resources.
As part of our Continual Professional Development we explore and check our unconscious bias, hierarchy, prejudices and core values and our blind spots, including all aspects of culture, heritage, religion, sexual orientation, identity and preferences - feedback welcomed.
Be assured of our central therapeutic tenets to best support your needs.
click on these links to connect with my partners, associations and charities with whom I work and facilitate
