About Me​​​​

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Hi, I'm Andrea - a Certified Shamanic Practitioner, Shamanic Counsellor, Teacher, Reiki Master and Ceremonial Guide based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.  

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I hold sacred, supportive space through life’s many transitions - whether you're seeking healing, spiritual guidance, navigating loss, recovering from burnout, reconnecting with yourself and nature, or simply needing deep rest and space for reflection.

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My work weaves ancient, earth-honouring practice with trauma-informed care and over 30 years of professional experience in healthcare, education and complementary therapies. I offer one-to-one shamanic counselling and healing, Full Moon Circles, ceremonies, retreats, workshops and professional training - all grounded in integrity, heart and connection.​​  

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Whether you’re exploring deep questions, seeking healing or simply longing for a gentler way of being - there’s a place for you here.

 

My Path​​​​

​My life has always followed two intertwining paths: one rooted in professionalism, responsibility and care for others… the other in spirit and a quiet, lifelong connection to the unseen. For years they ran alongside each other. Now, they’ve gently woven into one.

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A soul connection from the beginning

I've always sensed there was more to life than what could be seen. Even as a child I spoke with my ancestors, found peace in old kirkyards and felt at home visiting stone circles, wild landscapes and experiencing nature’s quiet presence. I didn’t yet have words for it, but I knew I was held by something loving and vast.

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My healing journey began early, shaped by trauma and a deep awareness that conventional paths alone wouldn’t bring me healing. By my late teens I was exploring aromatherapy, homeopathy and SHEN therapy, which opened powerful doors of healing and awareness. I experienced my first shamanic journey in 1995 guided by a Siberian Shaman and began practising Zen meditation the following year. Something clicked and never left me.

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The professional path: advocate, educator, midwife

For nearly two decades, I worked in the legal sector, then motherhood shifted everything. The births of my two sons awakened something profound, leading me to train as a Midwife.​  From there, I worked across all areas of maternity care, eventually becoming senior charge midwife at a local birth unit. I then moved into academia, becoming a lecturer in midwifery supporting students across Scotland. Along the way, I trained in trauma-informed care, received a teaching fellowship, and co-authored a book examining midwifery culture. Yet something in me was still calling for integration - a deeper way of working that honoured both spirit and science, soul and structure.

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Returning home to the healing path

All throughout this time, I was training in holistic healing arts, becoming a SHEN practitioner, then Reiki Master, Hypnobirthing Teacher, Traumatic Birth Recovery Practitioner and Certified Shamanic Practitioner. I have studied cross-cultural Shamanic Healing Arts, Plant Spirit Medicine, Community Healing Circle Alchemy, offering one to one healing sessions and sacred spaces alongside my professional roles.  ​Eventually, the call to step fully into this path became too strong to ignore; I chose to leave clinical work and academia to follow a deeper, soul-led path of healing, ceremony and teaching.  

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The work I offer now

I've come to see that healing isn’t about fixing… it’s about remembering who we are beneath the noise and living from that place with courage and ease. I now offer sacred space for others to reconnect, reflect and realign - drawing on all I’ve learned throughout my life and professional roles.  ​​

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If you’re navigating change, longing to feel more like yourself, or simply seeking quiet reconnection - I’d be honoured to walk alongside you.

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