Counselling
Fridays at Studio 70

Gavin is a qualified Person Centred Therapist holds a Post Graduate Diploma and Psychotherapy from Strathclyde University.  He is Managing Director of LPG Counselling, a Glasgow based counselling practice, which he co-founded with Laura Finnell and Paul Johnson. LPG Counselling’s aims are to make therapy affordable; accessible and to promote the Person Centred approach to therapy. 

As a Person centred therapist his focus is on learning what it is like to be you. He aims to enter your world so that he can travel with you, on your mental health journey, and can experience with you the difficulties and joys that you’ll encounter along the way. And although he will not advise you which road to take next: he will accept and respect the decisions you make for yourself even in the times you find it difficult to do this for yourself. 

He believes that it is through this acceptance of you fully for who you are that provides the support and freedom that you need in order for you to find the strength to heal and grow.  With Gavin, you won’t just look at the bits that don’t work but you’ll also look at the bits that do to fully appreciate the landscape that is your life. You’ll work together to get you to that place where you want to be in your life – and if you don’t get you there, he’ll definitely get you started.

Gavin has experience working with a range of clients, of all ages, with a huge variety of presenting issues. His experience has focused, particularly, with working with people who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community and people suffering from alcohol and drug dependency issues. However, he will work with anyone who feels they could benefit from counselling.

Therapeutic Massage & Counselling
Tuesdays at Studio 70

Ever wondered what stands between you and wholeness? …me too and that is why I have dedicated the last 25 years exploring what gets in our way.

I have practised therapeutic massage and integrated therapeutic counselling (among other modalities) with a focus on bringing connection and awareness to the patterns and habits that stand between us and a sense of balance and wellbeing.

I know, from my own (ongoing) therapeutic journey, how vulnerable it can feel entrusting the most tender wounds and inner truths to another person. That is why it’s an amazing honour to still be offering safe space where clients can feel welcomed, resourced and rested. In this therapeutic container there is potential for exploring blocks, patterns, beliefs and attachments that contribute to suffering or inbalance in the body, heart and mind.

In my experience, when pain and suffering is met with caring attention and connection they tend to shift in some way…be it through insight and awareness on or off the massage table. Time and time again I’ve seen evidence of a softening and relaxation when a person feels held, heard and supported. Painful or stress inducing patterns tend to surrender when they are witnessed by radical kindness in talking therapy and in response to the therapeutic touch of massage therapy.

Counselling sessions with me in person, calls or online last 1 hour. Massage sessions are either 90mins or 2 hours.

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Holistic Massage Therapist
Wednesdays & Sundays at Studio 70

Amy is a holistic massage therapist providing individually-tailored treatments, specialising in deep relaxation techniques to release stress, relieve pain and invoke peaceful reverie.

Her practice is body positive and LGBTQIA+ friendly; a warm and peaceful sanctuary to people of all shapes, sizes and ways of being.

Holistic massage employs diverse techniques to treat the ‘whole person’, taking into account their unique physiological, mental and emotional wellbeing on any given day. Every treatment will begin with a short consultation, and every massage will be tailored on the basis of this, incorporating a range of techniques from practices such as Swedish massage, deep tissue and joint mobilisation.

Qualifications

Amy holds a Level 4 Holistic Massage diploma from the Massage Training Institute, including the study of anatomy, physiology and pathology. She pursues continual professional development through self-guided study, attending workshops on specific techniques and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange.

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Massage Therapist
Fridays at Studio 70

I’m Ellie, a massage therapist offering Full body massage, Pregnancy Massage and Manual Lymphatic drainage treatments that are always tailored to your body and your aspirations.

In a fast paced world, massage is an opportunity to tune into and reconnect with our bodies and minds, finding more ease, comfort and peacefulness, and feeling better equipped to deal with life’s demands.

Whether you are seeking relief from tension or pain, are feeling stressed or unbalanced, are going through huge changes pre/post-natally, are in recovery from surgery or injury, are wanting to commit to regular acts of ‘self care’, whatever brings you to massage I am here to support you!

I’m delighted to be using the peaceful therapy room at Studio70, and to meet you there soon.

Book via the link below, or feel free to get in touch via email or instagram if you have any questions.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Wednesdays & Thursdays at Studio 70

If you're feeling anxious and overwhelmed, you're feeling stuck in your relationships, or you’re battling your inner critic and you don’t feel enough, then you might be in the right place. I am a qualified and BACP-registered CBT therapist and I work in an integrative way, drawing from a wide range of psychotherapeutic theories and methods. I have a compassion-focused approach and I specialise in anxiety, maladaptive perfectionism, trauma, low self-esteem, assertiveness, and boundaries.  

I know it can take a lot of effort to even read this far, and reaching out can feel daunting - I’ve been there myself. I struggled for a long time before asking for help, and when I finally did, it changed my life. 

In me, you’ll find a real person first. I believe it’s important to be genuine, accepting, empathetic, and warm, so you can feel comfortable and safe exploring what’s been bothering you. I bring my personality into sessions, and I hope to see yours too. I try to keep the tone casual, creating a space that feels like a meaningful conversation with someone who genuinely cares about hearing your story. 

Our first sessions will focus on building a safe therapeutic relationship, where we can work together to come up with goals, specific to your unique needs at this time, and to help you live your life more authentically and in line with your values. We’ll check in regularly to make sure the work feels helpful and is moving in the direction you hoped for.

If you would like to find out more, you're welcome to book a free 10-minute introductory call via my Counselling Directory profile or drop me an email on help2cope@outlook.com. This will give us an opportunity to hear more about each other and see if we are a suitable fit.