Melanie Johnson

Melanie Johnson


Registered Member MBACP (Accredited)

Contact information

Phone number
07902637757

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Therapist - Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury SP7
07902 637757
Sessions from £65.00

Features

  • Flexible hours available
  • Concessionary rates

About me and my therapy practice

Many of the clients I work with come with a question: I don’t understand why I feel like this?

They are questioning why they can’t make decisions, why their emotions are up and down and their thoughts are disturbing them.

Sometimes they are searching for themselves: I’m not sure who I am and what I need to be doing. I’m not sure where I fit in the world.

It is common for them to be facing a change that is bringing up feelings. And relationships can be triggering at times.


I help people shine a light into the dark and confusing corners of themselves to nurture balance, harmony and hope.

I help them reclaim themselves from the tangle and the stuckness, connect to their intuition and deep knowing, their gifts and resources, their clarity about who they are and the path they need to take.

I help people – in their own time – release the old wounds and outdated defences that hold them back and keep them separate, so they can step into their wholeness and meet life with greater independence, trust and joy.


I tend to think of myself working with the whole person rather than with problems or issues, but I have experience in supporting people with a variety of things, for example:

• Addictions and Compulsive behaviour; Anxiety; Creativity (blocks); Depression; Bereavement and Loss; Childhood trauma; Disassociation; Recovery from Traumatic Events and Experiences; Complex Post Traumatic Stress; Life stage issues; Miscarriage; Transitions; Limiting beliefs; Forgiveness; Relationship challenges; Consensual non-monogamy / Polyamory; Recovery from Toxic relationships and Narcissistic Abuse; Persisting Pain; ADHD; OCD; Problems with Sleep; Spiritual issues, Highly Sensitive People.

• Developing a greater sense of peace, ease, well-being and resilience.

• Cultivating a harmonious relationship with oneself and arising thoughts, feelings and emotions.

• Learning to listen to and trust intuition.

• Discerning between conflicting inner voices.

• Developing trust in oneself and in life.

Practice description

I approach therapy from a basis of compassion. I've concluded that everyone is doing the best they can - often in challenging circumstances. 

My experience has been that every therapeutic relationship is unique. In some ways, it is just a conversation, but through following the organic process over time, certain themes and elements emerge and bring themselves into the space for contemplation and integration. 

I trust the individual's capacity for healing, and I work in a way that facilitates that natural process. This tends to involve a movement from head to heart centredness, from thinking to sensing, developing an experience of grounding and deepening of the embodied experience. And, at the same time, opening to the spaciousness, connection, and the innate sense of well-being that is always present - even if covered over. 

Bringing these principles into the therapy provides a powerful but gentle way of engaging with inner elements such as emotions and mental states, which can be met and navigated effectively and safely through these means. 

As therapy progresses, there tends to be a deepening connection to inner knowing and inner resources; new perspectives emerge, and old coping strategies can be released as creative and more nuanced ways of relating to life emerge. 

As well as reflective conversation, I also offer embodied explorations such as inner child work, constellations, and embodied meditations. 

I can provide recordings of meditations for use between sessions if this is found to be beneficial. (Although there is no pressure to do this).

My first session

I offer a free Zoom conversation of up-to an hour. This is an opportunity for us to talk about your situation and any hopes, expectations and concerns you might have. You can also ask any questions you have of me. I have some 'housekeeping' information that I need to go through. And we can generally get a sense of how it is to connect.

Types of therapy

Cognitive, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Person centred, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Systemic, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Time-limited