In order to facilitate effective or meaningful therapy, it is important that clients can feel comfortable enough to establish a strong therapeutic relationship with their counsellor. This relationship is built on trust, empathy, respect, confidentiality, clear boundaries, and a non-judgemental approach.
Tina Scott
I was born and brought up in Scotland. After completing a degree in Linguistics at Edinburgh University, I worked in speech technology research before taking some time out to raise a family. I later trained in Lincoln as a Therapeutic Counsellor.
As a counsellor, I have worked for the last nine years in a variety of settings:
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with children and young people at CASY, a Nottinghamshire based charity providing counselling to children and young people, seeing clients in their own school setting.
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at the Lincolnshire Centre for Grief and Loss, providing bereavement and loss counselling to children and adults.
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with University students
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with NW Counselling Hub in Lincoln
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in private practice, working with children (including Looked After Children), young people, and adults.
As a person-centred, integrative counsellor I believe that everyone is unique and no single approach can support all clients. My work is very much client-led. I will fit the therapy to the client, using whatever techniques and tools are appropriate. I work with young children through therapeutic play. Children communicate through play and in a safe therapeutic setting they are free to explore their feelings at their level and pace. I have an Enhanced DBS certificate registered with the Online Update Service.
I am an Accredited Member of The National Counselling Society (membership number NCS21-02273) and adhere to their code of ethics. For more information see www.nationalcounsellingsociety.org. I hold full Counselling and Psychotherapy Insurance.
I am passionate about counselling and its enormous potential to enable growth and change, build resilience and enhance wellbeing.