Follow what glows * Therapy for when life gets dark

A gentle approach to healing

I’m Dr. Gael Bateman, a practitioner member of COSCA with over 7 years of clinical experience.

My training and qualifications (including a Doctorate in Psychotherapy from the University of Edinburgh) have explored how hard it is to talk about trauma and grief-which means I know how to sit with you when life gets dark and you can’t find the words or a clear story.

Guided by what is present and useful to you, we can use gentle and creative methods to help you reconnect with lost fragments, process feelings, and anchor into rituals that sustain you.

Depending on what resonates with you, our work may include:

• Writing: journals, letters, postcards, and poetry

• Artistic Expression: crafts, photographs, and music

• Grounding Visualisations: compassionate practices to calm the nervous system

• Parts Work: exploring different, complex aspects of yourself with acceptance

Meeting in my quiet and cosy central Edinburgh office (near St Andrew’s Square, EH2), my goal is to offer gentle psychotherapy tailored to who you are becoming. We will follow what glows, for you…*