Joseph Harney

CALENDAR AND AVAILABILITY - If you'd like to book time, it's best to book through my own website as that calendar gives the fullest picture of my availability. You are also welcome to be in direct touch first. APPROACH - I'm trained to take a pluralistic approach. I meet you where you are, and we work together from there. Here is what this typically proceeds like: 1 - Close, respectful attention to what you need. Whether it's safe exploration of emotionally challenging experiences, psychological tools for coping skills, pragmatic problem-solving approach, or simply slowing things down to make sense of what's happening... I always work responsively, which clients tend to find helpful. 2 - Safety, stability, and trust. I believe that a ‘safe space’ is not something I can automatically offer you. Instead, we must meet and establish that together. It’s about me listening to you, to really lean in and hear what helps you feel safe - there is no room for assumptions. 3 - Structured therapeutic tasks at the right pace and intensity. Once we gain clarity on your overall goals for therapy (or, desires, needs, wants... however you prefer to think of them), I'll help us determine a helpful speed to progress at, for the difficulties you are experiencing. 4 - Helpful psychological tools, exercises, and resources. I combine robust training as a therapist with my background in academic psychology. As a result, I have a broad collection of resources to draw on, offering you choice in how we work. So, we can just talk, or lean into more expressive means like writing, music, drawing, and more. Areas of practice I draw on include Gestalt, CBT, narrative, existential, and person-centred approaches.

Psychotherapist Tayside Centre for Counselling, Dundee, Scotland Sept '22 - July '24 Associate Lecturer, Psychology and Counselling The Open University, Edinburgh, Scotland Sept '20 - Sept '24 Lecturer, Social Sciences and Supported Learning Fife College, Fife County, Scotland Nov '14 - Sept '21 Freelance Creative and Project Worker (in community outreach) UK and Ireland Sept '05 - Nov '14

MSc Counselling (Distinction) - Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland Sept '21 - Sept '24 PGDip Counselling Skills - Abertay University, Dundee, Scotland Sept '15 - May '16 BA Applied Psychology - University College Cork, Ireland Sept '00 - June '03