Ry Cowan-Owca

Ry is a qualified Humanistic Therapeutic Counsellor and Supervisor, mother of two and a proud owner of one amusing axolotl.

Since 2010, Ry has been working with adults and young people by providing counselling in community-based not-for-profit services, secondary schools, sixth forms, colleges and private settings. Ry has previously tutored on FdSc and BSc Person-Centred courses in East Sussex and currently works as a Lead counsellor for students and Supervisor to pastoral staff and nurses in a city-based boarding school. Ry completed her PGCE in 2007 and has found her teaching skills useful in creating online resources and webinars for the mental health charity West Sussex MIND.

As well as keeping children and young people at the heart of her work, Ry has lived in three countries, leading to a keen interest in the way multilingualism and code-switching can be a powerful tools within counselling relationships.

Ry has completed further training in CBT and experience of a wide range of clients presenting with physical, sexual and social abuse, anxiety, attachment trauma, bereavement, bullying, co-dependency, disordered eating, neglect, racism, sleep disorders, self-injury and suicidal ideation. She also advocates for research-based counselling methods that maximise client outcomes and is passionate about supporting clients within the neurodiverse community.

Ry is an Accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. To view Ry's profile click here.