The Tariki Trust Directory of Practitioners

All people listed on this page have completed training with Tariki Trust, either in ecotherapy or in our Other-Centred (Buddhist) counselling and psychotherapy training programmes (which ended in 2022). Everyone listed on this page works as a private practitioner and we are not responsible for their work. Any sessions you arrange are booked on the understanding that it is a private arrangement between you and the practitioner.

  • Rab Erskine

    Offering: Nature based counselling, Ecotherapy, Mentoring, Training

    Rab has lived and worked in the Borders Region of Scotland for over 35 years. He trained in client-centred therapy and is an active member of the Pre-Therapy International Network.

    Rab has completed the Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy.

    Rab works in the Scottish Borders Region as well as online with people from all over the world.

    Email: raberskine@gmail.com

    Website: https://raberskine.co.uk

  • Pam Evans

    Offering: Counselling, Ecotherapy, Mindfulness, Breath Awareness and Meditation.

    I am a registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with the UKCP, and an accredited counsellor with the BACP. I have worked as a Registered Nurse and use this experience in my therapeutic work; understanding that an imbalance between our emotional and physical health, affects our wellbeing.

    I use a range of approaches, indoors or outdoors; we can simply sit together, walk and talk, be mindful, be creative. I use the healing properties of the natural world or a calming inside space to encourage reflection on and exploration of your concerns, enabling you to see how these may be different in the future.

    Qualifications and Certifications: BSc in Integrative Counselling 2014. Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy 2021.

    I work in person in East and Mid Suffolk, I also work on line using Zoom.

    Email: pam.counselling@btinternet.com

    Tel: 07835414429

    Website: https://pamevanscounselling.co.uk

  • Lucy Ford

    Offering: Integrative Counselling, Psychotherapy and Ecotherapy.

    My background in the social sciences enthuses an interest in how power structures shape our lives, including our inner worlds. Beyond the social we are also part of the wider web of life. I work indoors and outdoors, whichever feels most comfortable to you at the time. I will listen deeply and compassionately, holding a confidential space for you to explore your feelings and thoughts on any issues you bring. A member of the BACP I adhere to their ethical framework and attend regular clinical supervision, ongoing professional development and my own therapy to ensure a high standard of working.

    Qualifications and Certifications:

    Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Tariki Trust), Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy (Tariki Trust), PGCert Psychodynamic Counselling (Oxford University), Certificate in Bereavement Support (Cruse, Oxford), Coaching certificate (Restore, Oxford), Mental Health First Aid (Restore, Oxford), DPhil, International Relations (Sussex University)

    Based in Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK, I'm also happy to see clients online.

    Please contact me at lucyford2050@gmail.com or visit https://ecotherapyoxford.co.uk

  • Jodie Gale

    Offering: Eco Therapy, Therapeutic Counselling, Transformational Coaching, Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy

    Jodie is an eco-psycho-spiritual psychotherapist & coach working in person in Sydney, Australia and online. She has over 20 years experience working with women, trauma, disordered eating and the trance of unworthiness. Jodie hosts the podcast, Trauma Warriors with Jodie Gale.

    Qualifications and Certifications:

    Ten Directions Certificate in Environmentally Based Therapy

    Certificate in Eating psychology / Eating Disorder Coaching

    Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

    Master of Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy

    Working in Northern Beaches, Sydney, Australia and online.

    Visit: https://www.instagram.com/nature.therapy.for.the.soul

  • Bo Gort

    Offering: Counselling and Psychotherapy.

    As a therapist I draw from a variety of different modalities to form an integrated approach that can be adapted to your needs and preference. So that might involve an in-depth exploration of your past, or something that is more action oriented and behavioural. Or perhaps both at different points in the counselling process. I work in a way that incorporates a lot of mindful awareness and involves your whole being, your thinking mind as well as your embodied experience.

    Qualifications:

    Counselling diploma

    Psychotherapy diploma

    Sensorimotor-pscyhotherapy

    Working in Inverness/Ullapool, Highlands, Scotland, UK. I offer online sessions as well as in person ones.

    Visit: https://earthmind.org.uk

    email: info@earthmind.org.uk

  • Adrian Harris

    Offering: Counselling, ecotherapy, nature connection workshops, life coaching.

    I’m passionate about the outdoors: I love walking and nature photography. I have an MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy and wrote my dissertation on outdoor therapy. I subsequently trained as a Focusing Oriented Therapist. I’ve been involved with ecotherapy for over ten years and have trained with practitioners from the US and UK. I’m Lead Editor of the European Journal of Ecopsychology.

    My PhD thesis draws on ecopsychology to understand the wisdom of the body in nature-based spirituality. I’ve published research on ecotherapy and regularly blog on the subject. I’m currently exploring ecotherapy for preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences.

    Qualifications/certifications: Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy; MSc. Counseling and Psychotherapy; Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy; Fusion® Certified Therapeutic Coach; Member of the Association for Coaching.

    Based in Exeter, Devon. I also offer online support.

    email: adrian@gn.apc.org

    Visit: https://adrianharris.org or https://exeterlifecoaching.co.uk

  • Jonathan Kilcourse

    Offering counselling, ecotherapy, plus supervision & coaching for other therapists.

    I’ve been in practice as a counsellor since 2002 - My approach is integrative and informed by Person Centred/Humanistic and Ten Directions Ecotherapy approaches.

    I regard the counselling relationship as the central pillar to therapy. Within the safety of the relationship we can explore the broad range of your experiences, integrating mind, body and spirit into the therapeutic process.

    You will find my approach collaborative, creative and warm. I also use focussing, metaphor and embodied movement whilst at the same time respecting your pace, autonomy and the belief that you ultimately know what is your truth and meaning.

    Certifications: Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy

    Based in Marsden - Huddersfield, West Yorkshire/Greater Manchester, England, for face to face. I also practice remotely via Zoom.

    Email jonathan.k@hotmail.co.uk

  • Dafni Mangalousi

    Sessions on offer:

    Healing with(in) nature (eco-therapy) sessions

    Integration soundtherapy sessions and ceremonies

    Creating space therapy sessions

    Dreamer's space sessions

    Energy Centres Alignment

    Hi, I am Dafni and I have arrived to this work through my personal journey, part of which took place in Tariki. I receive and accept guidance from humans, spirits, nature and cosmic energies to in turn offer guidance to others. My work involves Flexible, Transpartent and Reflexive Guidance through a focus on Grounding and Intention. Spirituality, ancestral work, reflective and ritual praxis are fundamental parts of a methodology that perceives each individual's Life Purpose and Meaning as essential to the collective process. I believe 'We heal to become who we are and we dream to remember who we are'.

    Qualifications and Certifications: Sacred Way Mystery School; Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy; Foundations in Buddhist Psychology; PhD in Social Sciences

    I offer online sessions, courses, workshops and guidance from Athens/Corinth, Greece

    Email: dafnimangalousi@gmail.com

    Instagram: @way_of_space

    https://www.instagram.com/way_of_space

    Facebook: Way of Space -Time

    https://www.facebook.com/wayofspace

  • Sadie Mansell

    Offering: counselling.

    In counselling sessions with me, you will be completely welcomed and supported to explore whatever feels important to you. I will listen deeply and offer you the time and space to slow down, bring mindful attention to your experience and discover new perspectives. Counselling sessions will be a collaborative process with you. I can offer mindfulness techniques, grounding and body awareness, and creative exercises.

    I have experience of counselling adults and young people aged 16-19. I have availability to offer sessions online by video call. I am a member of the BACP, and follow their Ethical Framework.

    Qualifications: Diploma in Counselling

    Based in Huddersfield, UK. Online sessions offered.

    To book a session, email sadie.mansell@protonmail.com

  • Stephen McCabe

    Offering: nature-inclusive counselling, ecotherapy, tarot counselling, storytelling/myth groups and mentoring for ecotherapy practitioners.

    Hi Folks, I’m Stephen and I’m one of the tutors on the Ten Directions ecotherapy course. I offer counselling, nature-connection sessions and mentoring for ecotherapy practitioners. I also run a variety of online wellbeing courses bringing together myth, nature, tarot and storytelling. I work online with people from all over the world, or in wild spaces in Midlothian, Scotland. One to one sessions cost £48 for 50 minutes.

    Qualifications/Certifications include:

    Ten Directions Certificate in Environmentally Based Therapy

    Level Four Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling

    Diplomas in guiding meditation and crystal healing.

    Email stephen@naturetherapyonline.net or visit https://naturetherapyonline.net/about for more info.

  • Claudia McLoughlin / Akashadevi

    Offering: Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy outdoors, indoors or online. Mindfulness and Grounding Activities for young people and parents / families. Buddhist walking and sitting meditation to develop compassion, inner focus and balance.

    I am an experienced Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist with an independent practice in West Cornwall, with an additional Training in Ecotherapy. I am trained to work with individual children and young people, small groups, parents and whole families. My approach is psychodynamic and tries to include regaining a fully embodied connection with nature and the elements as an important factor in regaining mental equilibrium and emotional well-being. I also offer online support, especially to parents and families and sometimes adolescents.

    Qualifications/Certifications:

    Doctorate Level Qualification in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy (professional Organisation = Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP)

    Ten Directions Diploma in Ecotherapy

    Located in West Cornwall (Penzance & Hayle), England. I also offer online therapeutic support where appropriate and viable.

    Email akashadevi9@gmail.com

    Visit http://akashadevi.co.uk

  • Jim Morgan

    Offering: Eco therapy, Coaching (Online & Outdoors) , Embodied Meditation, Nature Therapy and Forest Bathing

    I am based in West Sussex in UK and hold spaces circles in nature to help people to flourish and grow. I work with many clients outdoors and online through eco therapy, outdoor coaching and forest bathing.

    Some of the areas i support my clients with is : creating more clarity for their direction in their life and living with more joy, courage and confidence and less stress, anxiety and overwhelm.

    I have always been connected to nature and you will find me everyday spending time around the Ardingly Reservoir nature reserve walking my dog.

    Qualifications and Certifications: Ten Directions Certificate in Eco Therapy, ICF accredited diploma in Coaching and EMCC, Embodied Meditation Certificate with Embodied UnLtd, Nature Therapy UK - Forest Bathing Advanced

    I am based near Ardingly in West Sussex in UK. I offer online for international clients and in-person and outdoor sessions for local clients.

    email: jim@changeofnature.co.uk

    Website: https://www.changeofnature.co.uk

  • Nina Pyykkönen

    Offering: Psychotherapy, Ecotherapy, Yoga, Depth Psychology and Shamanic Practices. I have a particular interest and experience in Dreamwork and imaginative practices as well as the Transition of Midlife.

    I am a middle aged woman, I live in Finland with my family which includes three dogs and a cat. My favourite places are the forest and the lake. I have always lived in two worlds - the scientific and the mythological.

    Qualifications and Certifications: Specialist Clinical Psychologist, (PsychLic / PsyD), Psychodynamic Individual Psychotherapist, Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapist, Basic training in Jungian Psychology, Workplace Counselling/ Supervision Qualification, Yoga Teacher, Ecotherapist, training in Therapeutic Shamanism

    I am based in Hyvinkää, Southern Finland. I welcome online work, which I am very familiar with.

    e-mail: nina.pyykkonen@elisanet.fi

  • Bodhakari Kirsti Rand

    Offering: supervision to counsellors, counselling/psychotherapy, meditation and mindfulness.

    I believe that in a kind, warm, authentic and empathic container growth is always possible. I believe that a person’s potential for growth is almost limitless, and psychotherapy offers the possibility of growth and deepening understanding. For growth to happen, therapy invites the open and honest engagement of both client and therapist. In counselling it is possible for you to process your emotions and experiences in order to move on in a less burdened way. We can explore your personal beliefs, how those beliefs have developed and how they can sometimes limit you. Increasing self-awareness is a great benefit that therapy offers, and greater self-awareness and self-nurturing can lead to better choices and richer lives.

    I am a BACP accredited counsellor, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with 15 years experience of managing a counselling service. I have taught meditation/mindfulness for a similar length of time. Each journey through therapy is as individual as you are, and I believe that exploring your experience can be a rich and freeing journey. To get insight into someone’s life is always a privilege, and to see someone grow from a position of distress to discovering their strengths and inspiration is a joy. I work face to face and online, and I am based in Caterham Surrey.

    Qualifications: Advanced Certificate/Diploma in counselling(Amida/Tariki Trust),Diploma in Psychotherapy (Amida/Tariki Trust), Certificate in CYP IAPT Management (UCL), Diploma in Supervision (Surrey counselling Training), BA Open University (Maths/Physics/Science).

    Contact: bodhakari@gmail.com, (+44)07527179327.

  • Harriet Sams

    Ecotherapist, mentor, intuitive animist guide and archaeotherapist, Harriet a trained Yoga teacher, meditation teacher, heritage educator and ancestral connector. She teaches eco-spirituality and archaeotherapeutic-related workshops for the Tariki Trust.

    Harriet is a Board member of the ecospirituality charity Radical Joy for Hard Times www.radicaljoy.org

    Qualifications/Certifications include:

    PhD researcher, Bournemouth University, Present;

    Life Coaching Certificate, Academy of Modern Applied Psychology, 2021;

    Yoga Teacher, BSY, 2018;

    Ecotherapy, years one and two, Tariki Trust 2016-2020;

    Harriet is accredited through the International Association of Coaches, Therapists and Mentors http://www.iactm.com

    Based in Brampton, Cumbria, England.

    Visit https://nwyfre-earth.co

    Please email nwyfreearth@gmail.com

  • Julia Samworth

    Offering: Integrative counselling and psychotherapy, ecotherapy, archaeotherapy, therapy for complex trauma, EMDR

    As a psychotherapist I reach out to help people in a safe, calm and confidential environment. I will be by your side journeying with you, sharing your view and taking a leap of faith into the unknown with you.

    I live near Totnes (England, UK) with my partner and our two cats. In my spare time, I like to potter about the garden and grow my own vegetables. I enjoy exploring the Devon countryside, whether on rugged Dartmoor or the beautiful banks of the River Dart.

    Psychotherapy is my passion and I feel privileged to meet every new client and journey with them. Here you can feel free, to be yourself. To be just as you are. To be understood without judgement. To see things in their true light. To see another perspective and be open to possibility.

    I have extensive experience working in the voluntary sector with MIND the mental health charity and in the drug and alcohol unit in Milton Keynes. I am now in private practice offering online psychotherapy and indoor and nature-based psychotherapy for adults around Totnes.

    Qualifications and Certifications: BSc Hons Psychology with distinction, UKCP registered psychotherapist, Member of BACP, Post qualification certificate in Buddhist Psychotherapy, Certificates from the Complex Trauma Institute, EMDR Training, Ten Directions Certificate and Diploma in Environmentally Based Therapies (Ecotherapy)

    Email: jsamworth@uk.ey.com

    Website: https://juliasamworth.com

  • Izzy Savege

    Izzy Savege

    I’m Izzy. I'm a queer Art Psychotherapist, Eco-Therapist, workshop facilitator and artist. I work with adults who want to slow down and experience life more intuitively. My gentle approach combines Eco-Therapy, body awareness and art-making. I provide safe spaces for soothing the nervous system, play and creative exploration. Don't worry, you don’t need any artistic experience to take part - there's no right or wrong way to make art in my sessions!

    I have previously worked as an Art Therapist in various settings including end-of-life care, Women's Shelters, HIV support and Creative Yoga workshops.

    Qualifications and certifications: Ten Directions Certificate in Ecotherapy (Tariki Trust) / Diploma in Online Therapy (OCST) / MA Art Psychotherapy Practice (Leeds Beckett University) / HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) accredited

    I am based between Yorkshire (UK) and Asturias (Spain). My sessions last 1 hour and take place online, via Zoom. I also offer email therapy for those who find writing beneficial.

    Email: savegeisobel@gmail.com

    Website: www.izzysavege.com

  • Dr Michael Sims

    Offering: Psychotherapy, Eco-therapy, walk and talk, clinical supervision & EMDR

    I’ve been working in the counselling and psychotherapy world for many, many years. I studied originally as a person-centred therapist grounded in a classical Rogerian way of working. Since then, I’ve moved and integrated other forms of therapy including, CBT, existential, attachment based and trauma focused approaches. I’m the award leader for the MA Counselling & Psychotherapy practice at Bath Spa University and have the pleasure of supervising several PhD students.

    The outdoors is my home and I share my series Eco-journeys into everyday life on my You Tube channel, which offers me the platform to introduce the joys and wonders of our eco-worlds to whoever wishes to share in it…

    I trained as an Eco-therapist with Tariki Trust completing the Ten Directions certificate in Eco-therapy, which I would highly recommend to anyone that is keen and series about developing the knowledge and skill-set to become an eco-therapist/practitioner.

    I’m based in the South of England along the borders of Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset, which affords me the opportunity to engage and relate with the most wonderful countryside and wildlife.

    Regarding therapy and supervision, I offer f2f, online, group and walk & talk.

    Contact: michael_carl_sims@hotmail.com

    YouTube series

    Website

  • Ally Stott

    Offering: Ecotherapy, Mentoring, Retreats and Trainings including Woven, a year-long, soul inspired course for women guided by the Celtic Wheel of the Year.

    The orientation to my work as an Ecotherapist, Psychotherapist and Craniosacral Therapist is a Wholearth Approach. Many moons ago on Dartmoor whilst training as a psychotherapist I experienced myself being listened to by the Moor and realised everything I was in relationship with; rocks, water, soil, plants, sky was alive with its own voice and soulful intelligence, aware of our presence and communicating. This moment has creatively shaped my orientation to life and direction of work over the last 15 years.

    I have a background as an artist, an MA in Critical Theory specialising in the body in performance, an MA in Core Process Psychotherapy, and trained as a Shamanic practitioner with Northern Drum Shamanic Centre. I am fortunate to be a visiting tutor for the Tariki Trust.

    Website – https://www.allystott.co.uk

    Email – allysoilandsoul@gmail.com

  • Charlotte Louise Venkatraman

    Offering: Counselling /outdoor therapy, Shamanic work, Spiritual guidance, Tarot reading

    Charlotte is a bellydancing former psychiatrist.

    She blends aspects of myth, witchcraft, shamanism and tarot with counselling to therapeutic effect in her private practice.

    She provides experiential workshops either online or face to face.

    Qualifications: Diploma in Counselling with Tariki Trust, Shamanic practitioner training at Lendrick Lodge, Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, MbChB (medical doctor) Leicester University, Witchcraft and tarot reading since childhood

    I work face to face in Leicester or online.

    Visit: www.goddesscounselling.com

    Email: charlotte@goddesscounselling.com

    Tel: +447398201430

  • Fairlie Winship

    Offering: Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Counselling, Psychotherapy, Ecotherapy and Walk and Talk Therapy

    Fairlie interweaves IFS with Buddhist Psychology through talking therapy and other creative methods that help to connect with the inner parts or aspects of your world. Blending present awareness and compassion, Fairlie facilitates deepening self understanding, helping you to unhook from stuck patterns, limiting beliefs or painful emotions.

    IFS is an intuitive therapy that helps to uncover your natural and authentic balance and inner connection, creating ripples outwards into relationships and the world around you. Fairlie tailors sessions to each individual, also drawing on Sandtray, Therapeutic Art, Ecotherapy, Walk and Talk, and Nurtured Heart parenting.

    As well as 1-1 therapy (both online and in person), Fairlie facilitates IFS Therapeutic groups, is a Tariki Trust Tutor and Mentor, and offers online workshops through the Tariki Trust Eventbrite page.

    Fairlie is a Dzogchen practitioner and is fortunate to be part of an active Sangha who follow the teachings of Tsoknyi Rinpoche.

    Qualifications:

    IFS (levels 1 & 2 - IFS UK)

    Meditation Teacher Diploma (online)

    Psychotherapy (Tariki Trust)

    Counselling and Buddhist Psychology (Tariki Trust)

    Phone: 07827 095 826

    Email: counsellingwithfairlie@gmail.com

    Website: www.waveneyvalleycounselling.com