I am the founder of Mindful Space of Healing, a project dedicated to supporting healthcare and social care workers.

I am a Psychotherapist/Counsellor (MBACP Accred) with 10 years of experience, and I trained in different approaches including person-centered counselling, emotion-focused therapy, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy. I have worked in the national health services, mental health charities, and university wellbeing services. I also worked in Social Services and Residential care.


My mission is to empower helping professionals who experience burnout and other emotional challenges. I help them gain emotional balance, and restore their energy so they can enjoy their roles and live fully. I work one-on-one and in groups, in Nottingham(UK) and online.

I work with nurses, healthcare workers, mental health workers, disability advisors, social workers, vets, and other professionals who care for and support others. I provide individual Psychotherapy and Mentorships, as well as Support groups and Wellness events.

I am Isabel Ponce Grosso,

My mission is to empower helping professionals who experience burnout and other emotional challenges.

My story & background

I was born in Andalusia, Spain, and I have lived in the UK since 2012.

I started my journey as a helping professional when I was 18. Coming across some close people struggling with their mental health, and becoming a key support for them at an early age, made me embark on a journey of personal growth and training in Psychology.

It is part of my culture to bring joy, connection and a sense of community. I bring this energy as well in my therapeutic spaces.

My best learning has been life experience and practicing what I learn. I am a Counsellor and a Mindfulness & Focusing facilitator, and I am passionate and committed to my personal growth.

What I love the most is facilitating a safe space of depth and non-judgment, for my clients to be themselves, gain self-awareness, and develop self-compassion and a deeper sense of intuition so they can deeply listen to their needs and make positive choices.

I work with relational trauma supporting clients processing challenging experiences. I believe that we are all unique, and there is not one way that works for all. I therefore work collaboratively with my clients, and apply a holistic approach, blending various therapeutic skills and evidence-based approaches.

I hold space using therapeutic skills, guided meditation, self-compassion visualizations, and somatic practices.

I have worked as a Healthcare and Social care professional in different settings for more than 10 years including Educational Psychology, Social Services, Disabilities Residential care, National Health Services Psychological Therapy Services, and Mental health charities. I sometimes found these roles emotionally demanding and involved working under pressure reaching burnout on some occasions. I then embarked on a journey of further personal growth, deepening my understanding and practising self-compassion, embodiment, and balance.

I then discovered a true passion for facilitating wellbeing in the workplace workshops, especially for hospital staff when I was working for the National Health Services. Working as a Counsellor during the pandemic made me come across more clients working in the healthcare sector, and wanting to continue supporting them throughout work and life challenges so they can continue fulfilling such an important mission.

If any of the above resonates and you think we could work well together, do not hesitate to reach out.

• Masters in Counselling at the University of East Anglia (BACP Accred).

• Emotion Focused Psychotherapy (Level 1) at University of Strathclyde.

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy teaching skills at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

• Yoga and Embodied movement (somatics) 200 h teacher training with Mollie Mendoza (Yoga Alliance).

• Space and Flow yoga 100 h teacher training with Raphan Kebe.

• Solution Focused Therapy certificate.

• Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) certificate at the University of Essex.

• PWP Supervisor training at the University of Essex.

• BSc Hons degree in Psychology at University of Seville.

My qualifications