Kassi Martin

Honouring Our Yoni - Creative Days

My work is one-to-one, experiential and depth-oriented. Each Honouring Our Yoni day is shaped around the individual woman and the particular themes she is bringing, including the complex relationship between body, identity, sexuality, creativity and professional role.

I work in a relational and unhurried way, offering a warm, steady and professionally boundaried space in which intuitive image-making, reflection, body awareness and dialogue can unfold organically. There is no fixed structure and no pressure to produce an outcome. The emphasis is on process, symbolic expression and the development of self-trust.

My background as a BACP accredited psychotherapist and transformative coach informs how I hold the day. I am attentive to nervous system regulation, attachment patterns, shame, defence and the impact of holding responsibility for others in professional roles. This makes the work particularly relevant for counsellors, psychotherapists, coaches, supervisors and trainees who are seeking a space where their own depth process can be met alongside their professional development.

Time is intentionally spacious so that what emerges can be integrated rather than analysed or rushed. The focus is on accompaniment, ethical holding and strengthening the practitioner’s capacity to remain present with complexity in their own work.

Honouring Our Yoni days are individual, in-person studio-based experiences held in my dedicated art studio and consulting room.

They are especially suited to counsellors, psychotherapists, coaches, supervisors and trainees who want an experiential way of deepening their personal work alongside their professional practice. The day offers a private and carefully held space in which to explore themes that are often difficult to bring into peer or training environments, including embodiment, sexuality, identity, visibility, creative inhibition and life transitions.

Working one-to-one allows the pace and depth to be shaped entirely around the individual. This is particularly important for practitioners who are accustomed to holding others and who rarely have a space where they themselves are accompanied at this level.

The day may include meditation, intuitive painting, reflective writing and therapeutic dialogue. No artistic experience is needed. The focus is on process and on encountering the image as a form of communication beyond words.

The studio environment forms part of the therapeutic container. Abundant materials, a calm and aesthetically held space and the privacy of individual work support safety, dignity and depth.

These days provide an opportunity for integration rather than the acquisition of techniques, strengthening the practitioner’s presence, perception and confidence in working relationally and creatively.

As this work takes place within a single, one-to-one studio day, our first meeting is the beginning of that day together.

We start with a gentle arrival and conversation allowing time for you to settle into the space and for us to think together about what has brought you and what you would like from the day. There is no formal assessment. We move at the pace your body and nervous system trust.

I will outline practicalities such as confidentiality, boundaries and the structure of the day, and there is space for you to ask any questions. Everything that emerges in the studio is held in confidence in the same way as within therapeutic work.

The day then unfolds through a blend of meditation, intuitive painting (absolutely no previous art experience necessary), reflective exploration and dialogue, with unhurried time for integration. You are free to work in silence when needed and to take breaks.

Your painting and any written work remain entirely your own and leave with you at the end of the day.

This is a self-contained piece of work. Some women choose to return for further days at a later point, perhaps to paint the Tree of their Life or to Unleash Their Goddess - but there is no expectation to do so.

There are opportunities to join a small group of 4 women to participate together in a creative day.  There are optional.

I offer appointments weekdays, evenings and Saturday mornings

Experienced Therapist for Women

Gretna (Dumfries & Galloway) & Online

I am a BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with over 25 years’ experience supporting women through anxiety, life transitions, relationship difficulties and times of deep personal change.

Many of the women who come to see me are capable, thoughtful and used to holding a great deal for others. They may be the strong one, the responsible one, or the one who keeps everything going. Over time this can become exhausting, and something more authentic begins to ask for space.

I offer a calm, thoughtful and deeply attuned therapeutic space where you can slow down and explore what is really happening in your life. When someone feels genuinely understood, their defences can soften and new possibilities begin to emerge.

Together we explore current challenges as well as the patterns that may be shaping them. As understanding grows, many people find they become more grounded, clearer about themselves, and more able to speak and live in ways that feel true to them.

My work is relational, thoughtful and transformative rather than focused on quick fixes. I work with a small number of clients so the work can be steady, spacious and deeply engaged.

I am based in Gretna and work both in person and online. People travel to me from surrounding areas including Cumbria, the Scottish Borders, Hexham and Edinburgh.

My practice offers a thoughtful, depth-oriented space for women who are functioning in their lives yet sense that something within them needs attention, expression or change.

Outwardly they may appear capable and responsible, often holding a great deal for others. Inwardly they may feel disconnected from themselves, creatively frustrated, in transition, or aware that old ways of living are no longer working.

In our work together, complexity is welcome. Strong feelings, long-standing patterns and different aspects of yourself can be explored safely and at a respectful pace. The work is shaped around who you are rather than following a fixed 'programme' or plan.

Alongside conversation and reflective exploration, sessions may also draw on body awareness and creative processes such as image or writing, if this feels helpful for you. I have both a consulting room and an art studio on site.  

Many people come to therapy at a point where they want something more truthful, self-directed and alive in their lives. My work offers a thoughtful and professionally held space for depth, honesty and meaningful change.

I also have many years of experience supporting people through difficult or crisis periods in their lives, offering steady and thoughtful support when things feel overwhelming.

The first session is a relaxed and exploratory conversation where we meet and get a sense of whether the way I work feels right for you. There is no formal assessment process. You are welcome to bring whatever feels important, and we begin at your pace.

I will explain how I work, including practicalities such as session length, frequency, fees and confidentiality, and there will be space for you to ask any questions. The focus is on creating a space that feels safe, respectful and unhurried.

Some people arrive knowing exactly what they want to work on, while others come with a general sense that something needs attention or change. Both are welcome.

You are not expected to commit to ongoing work until you feel ready, and we will only continue if it feels like a good fit for both of us.