Melissa Holian

I offer sessions face to face at my private practice in AL2 or online via Zoom. 

"Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, master them, and through the struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views about life." Carl Rogers

This growth can be challenging if you are feeling stuck, misunderstood, unmotivated, sad, frustrated, overwhelmed, anxious or like you are "not enough." Past experiences can feel weighty without the space to heal from them. And breaking repeated patterns can feel impossible without the awareness of how they came about and the confidence that you can change them.

I am a Gestalt trained therapist working with adults and adolescents to help them understand themselves more clearly, discover connections and remove barriers so they feel empowered to make changes they desire. Therapy is a weekly commitment to working together, where increasing awareness of how you are in the world is not always easy, but ultimately can be life-changing.

I create a non-judgemental space where you will feel seen and heard fully, perhaps for the first time. Through our therapeutic relationship, processing past experiences feels safe, questioning current beliefs brings peace and an increased confidence in your ability to navigate future challenges empowers you to live your life fully.

​As well as supporting clients privately and in a secondary school, I am also a Clinical Supervisor, supporting therapists and other professionals. Here I create a warm, collaborative space where supervisees feel supported, safe to explore, gently challenged and inspired to develop their client/professional work.

I am a Gestalt therapist, trained in looking at how clients feel in the present moment to help them gain a greater self-awareness so that they can move more confidently to reach their full potential.

I am also a Supervisor working with therapists in training, newly qualified therapists, those in training, professionals in organisations and experienced therapists looking to develop their practice. 

I work face to face at my private practice in St Albans or remotely, online via Zoom. I offer a free 30 minute initial telephone/zoom consultation to discuss what would be useful and for you to ask any questions. 

I work as School Counsellor in a secondary school, privately with young adults aged 16+ and support students studying to become counsellors. 

As a Gestalt trained Clinical Supervisor, I offer a warm, collaborative space for supervisees to explore and enhance their client work. Through sessions, I reflect with supervisees on their current case load and, where appropriate, identify how personal processes may be impacting their work.

I am passionate about creating a supervisory relationship where supervisees can celebrate moments of success, discuss ethical dilemmas, identity/be guided in areas for growth, be gently challenged, and ultimately feel inspired to develop professionally so that they provide the best possible care for their clients.

​Working as a therapist is an exceptionally rewarding, but often  challenging and isolating experience, so I foster a creative environment where supervisees feel listened to, supported, empowered so that growth feels possible. 

​I have experience working with therapists in training, professionals in organisations, those in private practice and experienced therapists looking to explore the direction of their practice. I also work as a therapist in a secondary school and support professionals (teachers and therapists) in a school setting so understand the safeguarding implications and the differences working with young adults. I am Gestalt trained but work with other modalities and can provide sessions in person or online.

​My aim for supervision is to create a joint endeavour for supervisees to explore client work, personally processes, the wider systemic context and by doing so, improve the quality of their work, transform their client relationships and help them to continuously develop themselves and their practice.

​Sessions are £65 per hour, £97.50 for 1.5hours.