Frances Shelton

I offer a warm, compassionate and confidential space for heartfelt conversation.

I offer a space for you to be seen, heard and accepted as you are.

Whatever brings you to therapy, we will begin where you are, and at your pace.

My work is integrative, drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic and transpersonal traditions. I also work creatively and from my intuition. 

My approach is holistic, working with the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of being human. I am interested in the deeper stories, relationships and patterns that have shaped you, as well as the present-moment experience of being here together.

I have learnt that even the most difficult feelings can be gateways to deep meaning and transformation.

My practice welcomes and celebrates diversity. I work from a queer-affirming, neuroaffirming and intercultural standpoint.

My practice is warm, intuitive and inclusive.

Rather than ‘talking therapy’ I see what we’re doing as deep listening, listening to the parts of you that may have been banished, forgotten, suppressed or unloved. Here we create a space for them to be attended to.

Not only will we attend to the difficulties you face, but also the strengths, values, and inner wisdom that can guide you towards lasting change.

I see therapy as a  place to be met, seen and heard without judgement. Uncovering and talking about our feelings can be challenging and take time. But therapy can also be joyful!

With a background in whole body focussing and theatre, I am interested in the mind-body connection and somatic practices. We may look at the body’s responses or ‘felt sense’ as a doorway into the unconscious. We may also work with dreams and the imagination.

I work in a way which prioritises creating a relationship that feels safe enough for you to experiment with allowing more of yourself to be met, known, and responded to. The work is relational at its core. We are often wounded in relationship and therefore it is in relationship where we can find healing.

I offer an initial 15 minute telephone conversation free of charge. This is a chance for us to speak, for you to get a sense of me and how I work, and for us both to see whether it feels like the right fit.

The first session is a full 50-minute therapy session and is charged at my usual fee. In this first session, we would have a more in-depth conversation about what brings you to therapy, what feels important right now, and what you’re hoping for from therapy. It’s a chance for me to share more about how I work and welcome any questions you may have.

We’ll also cover practicalities together - session time, location, weekly rhythm, fees - and any questions you may have about the therapy process.

From there, we continue meeting weekly, allowing the work to unfold naturally over time.