About Me

Hello,

My name is Joanna Pearson and I am passionate about flourishing and creativity. I believe that, given the opportunity, everyone has the potential to grow towards wholeness and I enjoy helping people on that journey.

I use an integrative approach structured around the Gestalt Pastoral Care (GPC) model with the addition of other counselling methods to suit the client’s needs. GPC is a very gentle model which has been proven highly effective in decreasing symptoms of psychological, relational, physical and spiritual distress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Rooted in Gestalt theory, GPC has an emphasis on listening and curiosity; on awareness of the present rather than the past or future; and on the person’s innate drive towards wholeness. I'm trained in spiritual accompaniment so am comfortable talking about spirituality and the transpersonal if the client chooses to bring these. I also work with the Enneagram personality typing system and with creative activities. 

I am based in the East Midlands and all individual in-person sessions will take place in Rutland.

I look forward to meeting you.

Joanna