The Centre for Natural Reflection Outdoor Therapy Training with Hayley Marshall

I have been in full-time private practice as a psychotherapist and counsellor in the Stockport/South Manchester area for nearly 30 years. I originally trained as a classical musician, and began my psychotherapy training in 1994. I have been a practice counsellor in the NHS (since 1995) and worked with clients in both local industry and my local council as part of their occupational health teams. I have also been in private practice since 1998. I began my supervision practice in 2009, and have been an indoor and outdoor psychotherapy trainer since 2010.
Having recently made the decision to close my clinical practice and devote myself to the training and supervising/mentoring of ecological practitioners, I now see individuals for outdoor supervision in Buxton in the High Peak and offer training in various locations.

I am a clinical specialist in working therapeutically outdoors, having done so for the last 18 years. Originally working alongside my colleague Dr Martin Jordan, I developed an embodied eco-relational approach for working with clients and supervisees out in natural settings. My current practice reflects a rather eclectic array of outdoor experience, including wilderness trail work with The Wilderness Foundation UK and ecological movement practice. I have woven these together with my standard psychotherapy training and ongoing CPD to offer a fluid 'live-process' centred ecological practice, that also weaves its way through my educative work.
Supporting other practitioners to develop their own outdoor practice has been a major focus for me over the past 17 years. In order to further this I established The Centre for Natural Reflection based at Shining Cliff Woodland in Derbyshire in 2014, which now offers a variety of outdoor training courses and CPD groups for outdoor therapists.

In the last 7 years I have also been working alongside my colleague Giles Barrow, an educational Transactional Analyst, developing Eco TA and our most recent body of work called Becoming Ecological. You can find out more about the latter here


To understand more about my whole approach you can view some of my book chapters and articles on ecological psychotherapy. I have also been a speaker at various conferences on the subject. For details of this work please see writings .

I am a Certified Transactional Analyst, which means that I have completed four years of Advanced Clinical Training in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, and passed my final written dissertation and oral exam. I have a MSc in TA Psychotherapy, in which I focused on outdoor therapy.

I was a Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst from 2010-2015 which means my supervising and training work was endorsed by the European Association of Transactional Analysis (EATA). I have since dropped that status but continue to work at that level. I also have a Diploma in Creative Approaches to Supervision from the London School of Psychodrama.

I am a clinical and teaching member of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA). I abide by the codes of ethic of this organisation.