Melissa Holian

I have limited availability Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and during the day on Thursday.

From March 2024, I can offer sessions face to face at my private practice in AL2 3LD, or online via Zoom. 

If you are feeling stuck, or finding experiences in your past or present difficult to manage, I can help you to explore these uncomfortable thoughts and emotions in a non-judgemental environment. In an increasingly busy world, it is often difficult to find the time and space to process feelings. But I believe that listening is such a powerful tool and through our sessions we can work together on ways to start understanding yourself more clearly and begin to come up with ways to move forward in a way that works for you. I am aware that starting a therapeutic relationship can be daunting, and am passionate about creating a calm, empathetic space where there is real connection and where you will feel seen and understood- perhaps for the first time.

Having worked for many years with adults and adolescents in a wide range of issues (such as trauma, addiction, self-harm, bereavement, identity, anxiety, depression, sexuality, eating anxieties, attachment, domestic abuse, self-esteem, stress) I am able to use my Gestalt training to raise your awareness of thoughts, patterns and behaviours which may be affecting you. There may be past experiences which have been too painful to explore so far, current situations which feel unmanageable or behaviours you would like to change but you are not quite sure where to start. Whatever the difficulties you are facing, I can work with you in a safe space to help you explore and see the world through your eyes. I believe that each individual has within them the ability to grow into the person they would like to be. My role as your therapist, is to work together with you, helping to remove any obstacles that may be in your way, so that you feel empowered to create the path to positive change you desire.

I am a Gestalt therapist, trained in looking at how clients feel in the present moment to help them gain a greater self-awareness so that they can move more confidently to reach their full potential.

I work face to face at my private practice in St Albans or remotely, online via Zoom. I offer a free 30 minute initial telephone/zoom consultation to discuss what would be useful and for you to ask any questions. 

I have several years experience as a School Counsellor in a secondary school and work privately with young adults aged 16+