Professional Memberships
Accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Member of the Gestalt Psychotherapy & Training Institute (GPTI)
Professional Experience
Psychotherapeutic Work
CrossReach, Gestalt Therapist, Tom Allan Centre, Glasgow
Gestalt Therapist, Glasgow University Counselling & Psychological Services (2010–2013)
Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, First Psychology Edinburgh & Borders
Gestalt Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, Hygge Peebles
Self-Employed Educational Consultancy
Educational Consultant, Innovative Learning Projects
Director/Educational Consultant, Ruth Ruthven Associates Ltd.
Teaching Experience
Primary Teacher, Scottish Borders Council
Senior Teacher, Scottish Borders Council
Headteacher, Scottish Borders Council
Qualifications
Diploma in Gestalt Psychotherapy, Edinburgh Gestalt Institute
Master of Arts, University of Aberdeen
Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Education, Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh
Professional Development
Artificial Intelligence in Psychotherapy (Upcoming December 2026)
Anger (Upcoming June 2026)
Shadow Process (2026)
Presence (2026)
Working with Shame (NICABM 2026)
Freeze Response/Procrastination (2026)
Pre and Perinatal Psychology (2025)
Dreamwork (2025)
Freezing & Melting (2025)
Polyvagal Theory (2025)
Giving & Receiving (2025)
Expert Strategies for Treating Narcissism (NICABM 2025)
Identifying & Treating Dissociation (NICABM 2025)
Childhood Emotional Neglect (2024)
Working with Death and Dying (2024)
Creative Use of Myth in Gestalt Psychotherapy (2024)
Relevance of the Beautiful (2023)
Transpersonal Supports (2023)
Creative Aging (2023)
Alternative Sexualities (2023)
Working with Helplessness, Agency, Acceptance & Surrender (2023)
Experiments & Creativity in Gestalt Psychotherapy (2022)
Using Art in Gestalt Psychotherapy (2022)
Ceremony & Ritual ( 2022)
High Functioning Autism in Psychotherapy (2022)
Differentiation (2022)
Political Difference in the Therapeutic Field (2022)
Gaslighting & the Splitting Field (2022)
Working with Self Harm (2021)
Breath & Vitality (2021)
Sexual Energy in the Therapeutic Relationship (2021)
To Reach or Not to Reach (2021)
Imagery & Depth in the Therapeutic Setting (2021)
Working in the Traumatised Relational Field (2020)
Voice, Power & Presence (2017)
Suicide Awareness (2015)
The Phenomenology of Joy (2015)
Body Process Practicum (2013-2014)