About Rowan Consultancy

Rowan Consultancy’s Background

Rowan was founded in 1997 in Perth by Rachel Weiss and Christine Partridge.

We are now a team of sessional counsellors and therapists operating throughout Scotland, delivering counselling and psychotherapy to private individuals, couples, young people and to employees through employee counselling contracts.

Rowan also provides mediation, supervision, coaching, critical incident support and training. We aim to foster reflection and self-awareness, in order to promote growth in our clients both individual and corporate.

Rowan has been assessed and gained entry onto the Register of Recognised Counselling Organisations by COSCA, the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland. Rowan abides by COSCA’s code of ethics and that of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).

Rowan has over 40 experienced counsellors throughout Scotland, offering online, telephone and face-to-face counselling for adults. Some of our counsellors also specialise in working with children and young people. All Rowan counsellors are accredited or trained to at least diploma level and have extensive experience of working with a wide range of people and issues.

Rowan Staff

Rachel Weiss

Senior Partner

Rachel is a founding partner at Rowan Consultancy, creating the business in 1997.

Ashleigh Cormack

Head of Counselling and Supervision

Monica Mochar

Counselling Manager

Katie Addison

Office Manager

I started at Rowan at the beginning of 2024 and enjoy being part of a team that support each other and enjoy helping our clients. Office Manager is a very varied role helping our lovely clients, counsellors and students on a daily basis and doing all things admin within the business. I enjoy the balance this job provides allowing me to utilise my skills within the workplace while also bringing up my family out with work life.

Christina Morrice

Office Manager

I joined Rowan in October 2024 as an Office Manager, having spent the last 26 years providing administrative and secretarial support to businesses in the Perthshire area. I really enjoy the variety of the role and, of course, providing a helpful service to our wonderful clients. Outside of work I am kept very busy and active with my young family and two dogs.

Evie Jackson

Office Manager

I joined Rowan in June 2025 in the varied role as Office Manager, after almost 10 years of university administration. I enjoy the different aspects of the role, working with our clients, counsellors and as part of such a supportive team. My part time role allows me to balance work with my creative time in the pottery studio.

Sandra Fryer

Marketing

My role is varied and interesting. Although it can be challenging at times, I always feel supported and know there is someone to turn to if I need help. I find working as part of a team, where everyone is valued for their strengths, very rewarding.

Ruth Philp

Finance Administrator

I have worked at Rowan since 2017; as an Office Manager and now as Finance Administrator. I enjoy the variety of the work and the sense of being part of an organisation that is making a difference in people’s lives.

Andy Sanwell

Partner

Coaches

Steve Coulson

Steve is a qualified professional accredited Coach, NLP Practitioner and a Trainer. He is accredited with the European Coaching Institute and an associate member of the Association for Coaching.

Jo Birch

Jo combines her skills and training with a deep curiosity of the uniqueness of each person; tuning into what makes people ‘tick’ and how can she best be of service to them.

Karen Redpath

Karen has an open, warm and intuitive approach which is non-judgemental, respectful and tailored to individual needs. She honours your uniqueness and works with integrity in a person-centred, collaborative, flexible way to be of best service to you.

Rachel Weiss

Rachel’s counselling training is based on humanistic, Gestalt, and CBT approaches, with a holistic view attending to the physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of each person.

Mediators

Rachel Weiss

Rachel is an experienced, qualified mediator who has attained the standards of the Scottish Mediation Register. Her training and experience as a counsellor and coach adds depth to her mediation work.

Alison Ebbitt

Alison has over 25 years’ experience as a mediator with a specialist qualification in workplace mediation. She is registered with Scottish Mediation and is on the Lord Advocate’s list.

Supervisors

Ashleigh Cormack

M.Sc. R Counselling, PG Dip. Pluralistic Counselling, Cert. COSCA Supervision, ACTO approved Cert. Online Therapy, BPS approved Cert. Trauma, Europe Accredited Cert. EMDR (Eye Movement De-sensitisation Reprocessing), MBACP(Accred.), COSCA (Accred.), Cert. Counselling Bereaved Adults and Children and Young People.

Monica Mochar

Monica is an experienced counsellor with a PG Dip. Person -Centred Counselling from the University of Strathclyde (2017). She is a qualified supervisor with a Cert. COSCA Supervision (2022). In addition, Monica is MBACP Registered.

Sue Black

MA(Hons), PG Dip in Counselling, MBACP(Accred), UKRCP Registered, Independent Counsellor and Certificate in Person Centred Supervision.

Grace McLean

Adv. Dip. in Transpersonal Psychotherapy, UKCP Registered, Certificate in Supervision, London (CTSD), Dip. Art.

Moira Hood

Professional Development Award (Dip) in Integrative Counselling, PQ Dip. in Counselling Children and Young People, Dip. Supervision, Cert. Art Therapy, MBACP (Accred.), UKRCP registered.

John Kennedy

BA Community Education, PDA Diploma Integrative Counselling, PQD in Counselling Children and Young People, COSCA Certificate Counselling Supervision.

Mark McGinney

PG Dip. Counselling, Cert. COSCA Supervision, MBACP(Accred.)

Jackie Hamilton

BA Community Education, PG Diploma in Pluralistic Counselling, PQD in Counselling Children and Young People, COSCA Certificate Counselling Supervision, Critical Incident Stress Manager (ICISF), MBACP Accredited.

Josie McGilly

CPCAB Counselling Dip, MBACP(Accred), Essential Skills Dip in working with children and YP, Cosca certificate in Supervision, MBACP Accred.

Marion Gray

PG Dip. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, PG Dip. Counselling Supervision (COSCA Validated), PG Dip Counselling (BACP Accred.), Post Qualifying Cert. in Counselling Children and Young People, Dip Analytical Hypnotherapy, Special Cert. Solution -Focused Practice Brief, Specialised Cert. Cyber Culture (Online Therapy Coach Institute), MBACP (Accred.), COSCA (Reg.), BABCP (Reg.), MNCPS (Professional Accred.)

Christine Bowie

MSc in Counselling, PG Dip in Pluralistic Counselling, PQD in Counselling Children and Young People, COSCA Certificate Counselling Supervision (pending). MBACP (Accred), Certificate in Working with Trauma, SFBT Certificate.

Trainers

Lynne Thomas

Lynne is a COSCA Accredited Trainer on our Certificate in Counselling Supervision. MSc/PG Dip Counselling, BA Mental Health and counselling, BACP accredited, Certificate in Working Creatively with Children and Young People.

Rachel Weiss

Rachel’s counselling training is based on humanistic, Gestalt, and CBT approaches, with a holistic view attending to the physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of each person.

Hilary McNally

Trainer, Supervisor and Counsellor

Hilary teaches on the Certificate in Counselling Skills.