"Life really begins at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research."
Carl Jung
Psychological coaching for the second half of life.
I specialise in midlife crossroads, confusion and crisis!
I deliver a unique hybrid of psychological coaching and therapy, focused on the challenges and opportunities of midlife and beyond.
I work with men and women (normally aged 40 and above) looking to find meaning, purpose and authenticity in the second half of life.
Sometimes this work involves changing external life conditions, at other times it involves changing internal beliefs. Often, it’s a combination of both.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."
Carl Jung
Fiona Masson - MSc, MBACP
I am a qualified CBT therapist with additional expertise in Solution Focused Coaching. I also incorporate Jungian concepts, Mindfulness and guided imagery (a form of relaxing hypnosis) which helps to soften deeply held negative belief patterns. I am deeply influenced by the work of Carl Jung, James Hollis, Alan Watts and Milton Erickson.
I am passionate about my role as a psychological coach and it is always a joy to get to know my clients and witness them moving towards a more authentic life.
My approach is about depth, integration and honesty.
Coaching can fall prey to overpromising transformational change and underselling the hard work that change takes. I deliver a truly realistic approach where we work with your strengths, limitations and personal quirks – not against them. Even the smallest step towards a goal can have a profound effect on your sense of wellbeing and confidence.
Some of the tools we may use:
Goal setting
Behavioural experiments
Cognitive reframing
Mindfulness
Guided visualisations
Practical philosophy
Psychoeducation
Therapeutic writing
Psychometrics
It is not only psychological, but philosophical and conversational.
“We are not here to fit in, be well balanced, or provide exempla for others. We are here to be eccentric, different, perhaps strange, perhaps merely to add our small piece, our little clunky, chunky selves, to the great mosaic of being.”
James Hollis
Important information (the professional stuff!)
I take your wellbeing and time commitment seriously. I offer regular review sessions to ensure you are happy with the direction of travel in our work together. I uphold the strictest standards of confidentiality and adhere to both the BACP Ethical Framework for Counselling and the BACP Coaching Competence Framework. To maintain ethical and effective practice, I undertake regular supervision with a dual qualified BACP Therapist & Coach.
I look forward to working with you.
What happens now?
To find out more about how we would work together, please email me to arrange an introductory call.
fiona@fionamasson.com
30 minute introductory call - Free
1 hour session - £60
1.5 hour session - £90
Most clients opt to meet monthly, but the frequency of sessions is entirely up to you. There are no rules!
All session take place via Zoom unless otherwise agreed. Face to face appointments are available for regular clients.
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