Naomi Tattum

Do you feel like you’re never good enough, no matter how hard you try to please everyone around you? Are you having thoughts that you can’t control, but feel ashamed that you can’t just ‘get on with it’? Maybe you feel trapped, as though you’re living someone else’s life.

I am here for you. My role is to be alongside you to find a way through difficult experiences and towards a place where you can accept who you are, trust yourself and feel more in control of your life. I have witnessed the transformation of working with clients who find their 'gut feeling' and can live a life that feels like their own.

For over 10 years, I have worked in the third sector with individuals navigating difficult life circumstances. Much of my experience has been supporting people who have experienced childhood trauma, abuse (including adult and childhood sexual abuse), domestic violence, loss and bereavement, as well as related experiences such as anxiety, depression and chronic illness.

I am a person-centred therapist and aim to offer a gentle, confidential and safe-enough space where you can explore what is happening for you and, in time, find meaningful shifts and changes in your life. I work within an anti-oppressive framework and endeavour to create a space where all parts of you are welcome.

I know that deciding to come to counselling can be difficult, and it can also be hard to know what to expect. You will always be at the centre of the work we do together.

Even if you feel I have not listed what you are currently experiencing, please feel free to get in touch. We can talk about what is happening for you and whether I may be able to support you.

Qualifications:

• Postgrad Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, Persona Training & Development

• Certificate in Counselling Skills, The Spark

• Introduction to Sand Tray Therapy

• ASSIST (Suicide Prevention Training)

• Safe to Say Training (Supporting Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse)

I am available to work online, in person and via telephone. I work with clients online from my own home, and in-person in a therapeutic space in Rutherglen.

I offer short-term and long-term counselling.

I offer a free 15-minute chat, either online, by phone or in person, so that we can get to know each other a little and you can ask any questions you may have. Feel free to contact me by email naomitattum1@gmail.com or text/call me on 07731 767293 to book in a time.

My rate is usually £60 for 1 hour, but I also offer reduced rates, so please don't hesitate to get in touch to ask more.

Please get in touch to chat more about what our first session would be like.