As a practitioner, I value people’s autonomy, diversity, and ability to navigate through their lives and challenges. My experience is based on the observation that techniques and modalities are just supportive elements in the process, and unless they fit in a broader context of lived experience, they are not sustainable. I find that we humans are primarily relational, meaning-making beings, and it is through relations that we find solutions and inspiration. And no, I don’t believe AI can ever replace coaching or therapy, exactly for this reason.

As an academic, my main interests lie in the psychosocial studies of creativity, ecopsychology, authoritarianism and the history of psychology. I’ve always been interested in areas where psychology meets other disciplines such as anthropology, sociology and philosophy, and even though I enjoy a good statistic, you won’t find me in a lab or composing questionnaires.
I also make jewellery and teach jewellery making, which you can follow on my other website soovajewellery.com.

In my training, I’ve received certifications in, e.g.:

- therapeutic horse riding
- childbirth doula education
- a traditional coaching
- creativity coaching

I have over 20 years of work experience within the social work/social care and art and culture sectors.

If you have any questions, please do get in touch. 

Gabriela

I’m a graduate member of The British Psychological Society and and Associate member of the International Society for Coaching Psychology and therefore bound to follow their Code of Ethics and Conduct