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Shadow work to help you be the best version of yourself you can be

What I offer

I offer counselling and coaching for individuals using the shadow work methodology. 

Shadow work is deep process work rooted in depth psychology and archetypal theory. I hold a safe and accepting space for all that the client brings to a session. The work is client centred and led, and I facilitate powerful and effective processes whilst holding the client with sensitivity and compassion. I am particularly adept at working with vulnerable parts of clients, and offer an empathetic and safe space where these parts can be heard.

I passionately believe in the power and effectiveness of shadow work to bring sustainable transformation to our lives.  This is from my own personal experience of doing this work over many  years, and the results I have seen others achieve as well. Clients come to me with a range of issues they wish to work with that can include anger issues, low self esteem, relationship problems, addictions, anxieties, and healing from childhood wounds.  Or a range of issues that the client may feel are preventing them from really living to their full potential in their personal life or career.

I am a certified and fully insured shadow work practitioner having trained at the Healing The Shadow organisation with Marianne Hill and Rod Boothroyd. This excellent 2 year training programme covers the robust and deep processes required to work with the shadow and the regular counselling skills required to work with clients, all underpinned with a good knowledge of physiological theory. As well as seeing my own clients I also work with Healing The Shadow to deliver shadow work training. I am also trained to facilitate authentic communication using the 5 Fields Framework developed by Marine Hill.

Healing the Shadow is deep process work rooted in depth psychology and archetypal theory. I hold a safe and accepting space for all that the client brings to a session. The work is client centred and led, and I facilitate in powerful and effective processes whilst holding the client with sensitivity and compassion.

You can read more about my therapeutic approach here, and you can read more about my code of ethics here.

Healing The Shadow Practitioner Richard Martyn
Richard helped me move from a place of long held and profound emotional pain to one of vision and clean energy. I was released. I created ways to silence my inner persecutor - of whom I wasn't even aware - and to forge stronger connection and new openness with my wife and family. Richard really listened, really got into my pain, really saw me. So his guidance was profound and effective.
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TCBath
I visited Richard in the Forest of Dean in March 2022 for some shadow therapy. It was an incredibly enlightening and positive experience. I felt that Richard really listened to me and he guided through the session with patience and understanding. I will be seeing Richard again
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DPIoW
What I wanted to happen in the session is to explore the self-critical voice within me, which is very loud and overpowering sometimes. Richard gave me lots of space and good guidance to explore my inner critic. I felt well heard and seen. Feeling his attentive presence made it easy to talk and keep talking. I had a big light bulb moment as I realised where this voice comes from. Absolutely life changing.
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BMSomerset
I’ve had three sessions with Richard – the last one being a 5 hour intensive. In every session I have felt incredibly safely held, which has allowed me to go deeply into difficult and vulnerable places. Richard is warm and straightforward, and listens and observes deeply and without judgement. He is incredibly good at reflecting back in a way that allows new insight to emerge. He allows space and time when they are needed to fully feel or integrate, and I have never felt rushed or steered in any way. I noticed in the last session that I completely trusted him and the process – which allowed me to relax into paying full attention to the inner journey as it unfolded. I can wholeheartedly recommend him as a Healing The Shadow practitioner.
AFStroud
I felt very welcome on arrival and the environment felt calm and safe. I felt in good safe hands to allow my work to reveal itself. Richard was professional in his approach and I liked the way he offered different suggestions on the work. I felt very held and supported and very safe all the way through. This time my carpet work filled my whole session with different aspects of my shadow getting the chance to speak, looking into the chronic fatigue symptoms I have suffered with for over twenty years. I found the answers very enlightening and healing; the session definitely exceeded my expectations.
PKWiltshire
Really spacious, human presence with a strong person centred attitude, that followed me.  I particularly appreciated Richard's humble and curious way of being.  He clarified what was going on often and was in control of the process.  There was a lot of space left for me to reflect.....  His questions were open and non-directive.  I felt the way he held the inner child was excellent and felt he was comfortable in that role,  dialoguing in a natural intuitive way, with a soft voice, gentleness and welcome.  I felt really safe showing vulnerability with him..... I cannot remember a recent time where I was able to access that  vulnerable part so deeply and be so open.   There was a lot of reflecting back where we were and returning to my overall want which was very useful in focusing the work and what I wanted from the piece.
NNBath
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