Eleanor Kerr-Patton
Member Status: Accredited
Member No: NCS22-03771
Location: Edinburgh
Using a Pluralistic approach to therapy means that I reject the one-size-fits-all approach and draw on different styles of working, collaborating with you to build the right toolbox to support your needs.
Whether you are seeking support in exploring your gender, sexuality, or neurodiversity or looking for a therapist who understands the intersectionality of these aspects of your identity and can offer a safe and supportive space to explore other personal challenges, I am here to work with you. I understand that brains that are wired differently, whether through trauma or neurological difference, require a different approach to therapy and marginalised people need a safe space to explore their challenges and identify their strengths.
I help clients regain a sense of purpose and autonomy, identify the root causes of current challenges, and feel like themselves again. By exploring what we are responsible for and what is a learnt pattern of behaviour, we can recognise what is in our control and how to create positive change.
If you have found in the past that Counsellors have made assumptions about you or what recovery or wellness should look like for you, I can offer you a different approach. I know that you are the expert in yourself and what does or doesn't work for you. By combining my understanding of counselling and Neurodivergence, and your lived experience, together we can help you make the changes you want to improve your life and wellbeing.
During the course of my training, I have explored and learnt about different aspects of myself, including my late diagnosis as autistic. This has taught me that healing and the journey to get there looks different for everyone. I am passionate about creating a welcoming and understanding therapy space for people who might not fit the traditional approach to therapy.
I aspire to educate the therapeutic community about how to work positively with neurodivergent people and how to adapt our approaches to be more accessible to all. Equal access to therapy is something I care deeply about, and I feel that reasonable adjustments must be embraced for people with different physical, neurological, and mental needs.
In practical terms, this means I am happy to adjust the environment to suit your sensory and/or physical needs and provide accommodations and tools to suit different levels of executive functioning.
