About Tide & Grove Counselling
The name Tide & Grove Counselling comes from two places that I have held close in my own life; the ocean and the forest.
I have a deep love for the sea, I have often found myself pouring my soul into the ocean one too many times. Returning to the shores when words have failed me. Water has always felt like a healer to me; fluid, honest and endlessly accepting. It reminds me of how emotions come and go and the waves; sometimes crashing, sometimes soft; but always moving.
On the other side, trees inspire me with their quiet strength and resilience. No matter what the season, they stay rooted; bending, adapting and growing. Forests feel like communities. They speak of interconnections, hidden strength and deep inner systems - just like us.
Together, the tide and the grove represent how I approach counselling: with fluidity and rootedness, with the belief that both movement and stillness are part of healing.
About Tide Grove Counselling
Our Mission
At Tide & Grove Counselling, our mission is to offer a steady and collaborative space where individuals, couples and youth are invited into reflection and understanding. Our work is grounded in trauma-informed, relational care, with respect for each person’s pace, autonomy and experience as life ebbs and flows.
Our Vision
Tide & Grove Counselling envisions a practice rooted in the understanding that healing is not a destination, but an ongoing and dynamic process. We seek to offer a steady and collaborative space where people feel supported in tending to their own inner landscape and engaging with change in ways that honour their autonomy and lived experience. As Tide & Grove grows, our vision is to cultivate a thoughtful community of aligned professionals who value reflection, relationship and care while respecting the natural rhythms through which growth unfolds.
Our Values
Collaboration
We approach counselling as a shared process. Clients are respected as the experts of their own experience, and the therapeutic relationship is shaped together with care and transparency.
Respect for Pace
We honour that reflection and understanding unfold differently for each person. There is no urgency placed on process, insight or outcome.
Care with Boundaries
We practice with clarity, ethics and responsibility. Clear boundaries are part of how safety, trust and respect are maintained within the therapeutic space.
Curiosity Without Assumption
We meet each person with openness and humility, asking thoughtful questions rather than drawing conclusions or imposing meaning.
Stewardship of Space
We tend to the counselling space, the relationships within it, and the growth of the practice with intention, allowing things to develop thoughtfully over time.