Therapy, Clinical Supervision & Reiki in Huddersfield & Online
Trauma-informed counselling and psychotherapy, clinical supervision for therapists and Reiki - available online across the UK & Europe or in-person in Marsden
Grounded and compassionate support for personal and professional growth.
Ways to Work With Me:
Clinical Supervision
I offer creative, somatic & trauma-Informed clinical Supervision in Huddersfield and online across the UK & Europe for counsellors, psychotherapists, trainees, mental health professionals and holistic practitioners, with a particular welcome for highly sensitive (HSP), neurodivergent and intuitive practitioners. My approach is relational, creative, somatic and restorative, supporting you to reflect deeply on your client work, develop your practice and stay connected to yourself as a practitioner.
Counselling & Psychotherapy
I offer trauma-informed counselling and psychotherapy in Huddersfield and online across the UK & Europe, with a special interest in working with intuitives, Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), neurodivergence, trauma, spiritual emergence and life transitions. My approach is creative, somatic and holistic, bringing together talking therapy with body-based awareness, breathwork, imagery and creativity. Together, we can explore what you're carrying, reconnect with your inner world and find ways of living that feel more authentic and grounded.
Trauma-Informed Reiki & Energy Healing
I offer trauma-informed, person-centred Reiki in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, creating a quiet space to slow down, rest and reconnect. Reiki offers an opportunity to become more aware of the body, breath, sensation, emotion and intuition, allowing what is present to be noticed without needing to change or fix it. Sessions can offer space for reflection, integration and renewal, particularly during times of change or when you feel called to reconnect with your inner world.
Welcome to Grounded Connection
Perhaps you're looking for a space to slow down, reflect and explore what matters to you. At Grounded Connection, I offer a thoughtful and compassionate space for deeper self-understanding, meaningful reflection and connection.
I'm Melissa Rose Spencer, a Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Supervisor, working from my private practice nestled on the edge of the Peak District in Marsden, Huddersfield, as well as online across the UK and Europe.
Whether you are seeking therapy for yourself, thoughtful supervision for your professional practice I provide compassionate, trauma-informed care that honours the wisdom of the body, the imagination of the psyche and the resilience of the heart.
Therapy as a Tending: For Intuitives
If you identify as an intuitive or Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), you may experience the world with rich depth and intensity. I have a particular interest in supporting highly sensitive and neurodivergent people who are curious about themselves and want to explore more deeply - perhaps integrating previous therapeutic work, exploring a new chapter, or wanting to understand more about how you experience yourself and the world.
In our work together, we may speak. We may pause. We may breathe. We might turn towards images, colours and textures, or step gently outdoors to feel what emerges in the presence of trees and sky.
Therapy can become a space for self-discovery, integration and growth - a place to explore identity, relationships, spirituality, intuition and creativity, and to find ways of being that feel more authentic, grounded and alive.
How I work: A Holistic Trauma-Informed Approach
My work is grounded in person-centred, existential and transpersonal approaches, alongside creative and somatic practices. I also draw on ideas from Internal Family Systems (IFS). Whether I am sitting with a therapy client or a practitioner in supervision, I bring a trauma-informed, holistic and non-pathologising lens. This work may be particularly supportive if you are:
Deepening your self-awareness and wanting to understand yourself more fully
Integrating previous therapeutic work and exploring what comes next
Navigating a significant life transition, identity shift or new chapter
Exploring spirituality, meaning, purpose or spiritual emergence
Wanting to reconnect with your intuition, creativity, body or sense of self
Exploring how sensitivity or neurodivergence shapes the way you experience yourself and the world
Seeking greater self-trust, authenticity and personal growth
Clinical Supervision: A Space for Reflection, Depth & Restoration
Our work can sometimes take us to places we didn't expect. There may be moments of curiosity, challenge, uncertainty or new possibility - times when you want to pause, reflect and look more deeply at what is unfolding in your practice. Supervision offers a space to step back, think creatively and explore new perspectives, with room to develop your practice, trust your own thinking and discover what might be possible.
I offer creative, somatic and trauma-informed clinical supervision for counsellors, psychotherapists, trainees, mental health professionals and holistic practitioners, in Huddersfield and online across the UK & Europe. My approach is relational, reflective and collaborative, with room for intuition, creativity, embodied awareness and the parts of practice that don't always fit neatly into words.
I particularly enjoy working with creative, embodied, relational, animist and intuitive practitioners - those who bring curiosity, depth and their own way of being to their work. Supervision can offer space to explore your practice, professional identity, intuition and creativity, while remaining grounded in the theory, ethics and responsibilities of your work.
Counselling & Psychotherapy: A Space to Explore, Integrate & Listen Within
There are times in life when we feel drawn to explore what lies beneath the surface - to understand ourselves more deeply, discover new possibilities and consider what might be wanting to emerge. Therapy offers a space to slow down, listen inwardly and explore who you are becoming, with curiosity, compassion and openness to what unfolds.
I offer trauma-informed counselling and psychotherapy for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), intuitives and neurodivergent people, in Huddersfield and online across the UK & Europe. Therapy can be an opportunity to explore who you are, what matters to you and what is emerging in your life. My approach draws on person-centred, existential and transpersonal therapy, alongside creative and somatic practices, creating space for curiosity, intuition and deeper connection with yourself.
I particularly enjoy working with people who are thoughtful, sensitive, creative and curious about their inner world - including those who have already engaged in significant therapeutic work and want space to integrate what they have discovered and simply be with where they are now. Therapy can offer space to explore identity, spirituality, meaning, intuition, creativity and life transitions, while developing a deeper relationship with yourself.
Why Grounded Connection?
At Grounded Connection, I offer a way of working that is thoughtful, relational and grounded in the whole person. There is space here for complexity, creativity and the parts of experience that don't always have an easy explanation.
Trauma-informed & non-pathologising - meeting you with compassion, curiosity and respect
Creative & somatic - making space for body, imagination, movement, breath and expression
Relational & reflective - valuing the relationship as part of the work
Intuitive & holistic - welcoming intuition, spirituality, meaning making and different ways of knowing
Nature-connected - with opportunities for visualisations, outdoor and nature-based work
In-person & online - based in Marsden, Huddersfield, with online sessions available across the UK & Europe
Ready to Connect?
Whether you're looking for creative, somatic and trauma-informed clinical supervision, depth orientated counselling and psychotherapy, or trauma-informed Reiki, you're welcome to get in touch.
📍 In-person in Marsden, Huddersfield, near Holmfirth, Saddleworth & Oldham
🌐 Online therapy and clinical supervision across the UK & Europe
