About Me
In this section you find out a bit about me, my experience, my philosophy and what makes me tick. You can find a more detailed CV here: link to CV
My name
I’m not all that fussy about how you pronounce my name but if you want to get it as close as possible, it goes something like this: MARR YO LINE.
My background
I originally trained and worked as a youth worker, mainly working in specialist youth work, delivering sex education but also mental health and drugs and alcohol work. I also delivered training to youth workers and others working with young people. When I qualified as a counsellor, I combined my youth work with counselling young people in a variety of settings. I started working full-time in counselling when I moved to work in a primary school, working with children, their families and school staff. Around the same time, I started working as a counselling tutor.
Apart from my private practice as a counsellor, supervisor and mindfulness practitioner, I also work for the Open University as a lecturer, I deliver counselling training for two charities and work in a project that supports the mental health of secondary aged young people.
I also work voluntarily for the Dutch probation service, visiting prisoners; I deliver CPR training for the East Midlands Ambulance Service and am involved in organising local events.
What nourishes me
I am very lucky that I love my work and that I have the flexibility to work as it suits me (most of the time!!). When I’m not working or volunteering, I love being in nature (walking, swimming or just sitting) yoga, reading, listening to music or sofa dwelling (aka dossing).
My philosophy
I take a non-medical view of distress: I believe that human distress is a normal part of living and usually caused by what has happened in our lives (whether recently or long ago). In my experience our minds want to and can heal themselves and that my role is to help facilitate this when it all feels too hard or stuck. My approach is collaborative, which meant that I won’t take the role of ‘expert’ but work out with you what’s the best way to work.
My name
I’m not all that fussy about how you pronounce my name but if you want to get it as close as possible, it goes something like this: MARR YO LINE.
My background
I originally trained and worked as a youth worker, mainly working in specialist youth work, delivering sex education but also mental health and drugs and alcohol work. I also delivered training to youth workers and others working with young people. When I qualified as a counsellor, I combined my youth work with counselling young people in a variety of settings. I started working full-time in counselling when I moved to work in a primary school, working with children, their families and school staff. Around the same time, I started working as a counselling tutor.
Apart from my private practice as a counsellor, supervisor and mindfulness practitioner, I also work for the Open University as a lecturer, I deliver counselling training for two charities and work in a project that supports the mental health of secondary aged young people.
I also work voluntarily for the Dutch probation service, visiting prisoners; I deliver CPR training for the East Midlands Ambulance Service and am involved in organising local events.
What nourishes me
I am very lucky that I love my work and that I have the flexibility to work as it suits me (most of the time!!). When I’m not working or volunteering, I love being in nature (walking, swimming or just sitting) yoga, reading, listening to music or sofa dwelling (aka dossing).
My philosophy
I take a non-medical view of distress: I believe that human distress is a normal part of living and usually caused by what has happened in our lives (whether recently or long ago). In my experience our minds want to and can heal themselves and that my role is to help facilitate this when it all feels too hard or stuck. My approach is collaborative, which meant that I won’t take the role of ‘expert’ but work out with you what’s the best way to work.