Hi, I'm Ali

Hi, I'm Ali (she/her/they), the face behind RootGrove Therapy. I am a qualified and BACP-registered counsellor working online and in person (Edinburgh).

Counsellor Edinburgh

I was born in Spain and have lived in London, Spain, and now Scotland — which has been my home for over ten years. My path toward counselling has been shaped by both academic and personal exploration.

With a PhD in Archaeology, I spent many years studying how people in the past lived, connected, and healed. That curiosity about better ways of living and understanding human experience naturally led me toward holistic and embodied practices. I began exploring ancient skills, natural crafts, and different ways of being in relationship with the world around us. Having worked in academic settings, I understand the pressures of overwork, perfectionism, and striving — and the importance of creating spaces where we can pause, breathe, and reconnect with ourselves.​ Alongside my academic background, I’m a qualified yoga teacher and have trained in restorative sound techniques. These practices support balance, presence, and connection between body, mind, and emotion.

Outside the therapy space, you’ll often find me outdoors — walking woodland paths, crafting with natural materials, or listening to the quiet teachings of the earth — creating or attempting to learn something new. I bring this love of nature and its rhythms into my work, offering therapeutic spaces that honour both stillness and movement, silence and sound.

About me