MARIEBURNS
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About
Cold water dips, reki, spa days, talking therapy and other types of self-care can help to regulate our nervous system but do not address the root cause of our struggle. In this world that moves too fast, sounds too loud and feels too hard...being able to sit in stillness, voice the discomfort and darkness, meet ourselves with compassion and remember who we truly are...is how we restore faith in ourselves. My work is here to support and guide you.
I'm Marie, a neurodivergent woman who has grown wiser and wilder through my own hard-won experience. I draw on decades of experience as a psychologist, psychotherapist and yoga meditation teacher. Grounded in Experiential and Depth psychology and verdanta yoga, my expertise also includes hypnosis, rational emotional behavioural therapy and somatic psychotherapy. This means the work we will do together is rooted in relationship...in safety, truth, compassion. I'm deeply committed to respecting your individuality and helping you to express who you are more fully.
Work with me...1:1, join group therapeutic coaching, my online sangha, a workshop or a retreat. I have taught qualification courses for both psychologists and psychotherapists for many years and continue to support practioners through mentoring and supervision.
I'm Marie,
I create spaces in which you can breathe, cultivate inner wisdom and restore faith in yourself.
What people say...
"For me you are someone who helps me open my eyes, my mind and soul..helped me to listen to my gut and body. You provide a magical process of transformation and creation." (Daniela)
"It's easy to want a structured dictator to tell me how to live, you help me find my own path, my own way, learning to trust myself. This process has been scary for me but I'm coming to understand that this is how we become the true version of ourselves." (Emma)
"I want to thank you personally, in this short time i've known you, you have been quite inspirational to me. What you teach and how you live resonated with me a great deal. You have inspired me to really look further into these philosophies, practices and rituals you have taught me. I believe there is empowerment in living more holistically. I want to bring this to my personal and professional life." (Jeanette)
About me
Today my past makes sense. After decades of silent struggle, I was diagnosed as neurodivergent in my late 40's. It's become clear that many women like me, were in the past misdiagnosed with stigmatising disorders with no effective treatment. We learnt to mask who we are to survive. We pretended for so long that our bodies revolted, we got ill and lost our spark. This happened to me age forty-three despite the never-ending self-improvement hacks and mainstream therapy. I felt I had no choice but to address the root cause and this became my initiation to draw deeper into inner and outer connections, self-expression and to stop adjusting myself to please the world. Recently ater many years juggling life as a single mum, city dwelling, long commutes, hotel living and relentless urgency, I moved to the Western Highlands of Scotland, beside a loch.
