ABOUT MY WORK

Hi, I’m Natalie

Natalie Rossiter, Dip Couns, MBACP Accred (she/her)

People have always told me their stories; it's just in my nature to listen and care.
It is an immense privilege to be let into people's lives and to help them heal & grow. My clients are my greatest inspiration and ultimate heroes.
The way I work is very relational - I put a lot of myself into what I do.

My values are authenticity, compassion & growth.

Working with wellbeing

There are many ways to improve and maintain our emotional health, which is why I practice and provide a variety of services to suit different needs. You’ll find information about them all on this website.

My interest in psychology began as a teenager, but it wasn’t until I was in my twenties that I thought I could turn my interest into a career. I have done many different jobs - in hospitality, customer service & education - before (and sometimes alongside!) my wellbeing business, which began in 2013.

I am qualified, accredited, experienced, insured & in regular supervision.

How I work

Talking therapy

I am an Integrative therapist, this means that I combine a variety of theories and approaches to meet the individual needs of each client.

The Latin root of the word integrate is 'integrare' which means to make whole.

Experience & Qualifications: overview

  • Diploma in Humanistic & Integrative Counselling from BCPC (2013)

  • Counsellor at University of Salford (2014-18)

  • Private Practice Counsellor (part time 2013, full time since 2016)

  • Mindfulness training (2015)

  • BACP Accreditation (2016)

  • Approved Anxiety UK therapist (2018)

  • Relationship therapy training (2018)

  • Trauma training (2019)

  • Compassion Focused Therapy Training (2020)

  • Advanced Forest Therapy diploma (2021)

  • Speaker at Manchester Mindfulness Festival (2021 & 2022)

  • Organiser of Anti-Racism In Practice group 2020-2023

  • Polyvagal theory training (2021)

  • Tutor of Counselling Skills Level 3 at Manchester Adult Education (since 2023)

  • Group therapy training (2024)

  • Understanding how past experiences shape who you are today. Typically involves exploring childhood experiences and making sense of relationship patterns. By gaining awareness of yourself you can make choices about how to move forward.

  • Believing that you are the expert on yourself and offering you the ‘core conditions’ of empathy, congruence & unconditional positive regard to provide a relationship that supports your intrinsic ability to heal & grow.

  • Understanding & working with the nervous system to integrate mind and body.

  • CFT helps you to learn how to meet life's struggles with kindness; being able to recognise & communicate your needs & boundaries.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the practice of being present - in the 'here and now' - noticing our thoughts, feelings and sensations with acceptance, compassion and non-judgement.​

Neither mindfulness nor meditation are about emptying the mind as is commonly misunderstood. It is really the process of observing your thoughts, and noticing the space between them.

When we learn to do this we open ourselves up to more choice, more peace and more happiness.

Mindfulness is a personal practice for me & has vastly improved my own wellbeing. I integrate it into therapy sessions and wellbeing workshops so I can share the benefits with others. It’s also an integral part of my nature connection work too.

  • Mindfulness = awareness in the present moment, wherever you are and whatever you are doing.

    Meditation = the act of sitting (usually) and bringing your attention to a chosen focus e.g. the breath

“The aim of life is to live.
And to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.”
— Henry Miller

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