Melanie Peele
Counsellor, BACP (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Edinburgh EH14
Let's Connect 0131 381 4596
While there is so much joy in getting to know ourselves deeply and authentically, living as a queer and/or transgender person in this world is not always easy. I specialise in gender, sexuality, and relationship diversity. I work with adults and older adolescents who are LGBTQIA+/gender non-conforming, or questioning their identities. I also specialise in trauma recovery, treating healthcare professionals, and working with English speaking immigrants. I work from multiple affirming perspectives, including Health at Every Size, neurodivergence affirming, disability affirming, and fat-positive perspectives.
My therapeutic approach is trauma-sensitive, empowering, attentive to culture, informed by historically marginalised communities, and includes evidence-based approaches. I am trained in and provide Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for treating trauma, including childhood, sexual, relationship, and discrimination based traumas.
You don’t need to languish alone, in dark places. We all have challenges, and we all also have so many unrealised strengths. Pursuing counselling can feel overwhelming and even scary, but it doesn't have to be. Working together, at your pace, you and I can help you find greater balance and coping skills as you move through your recovery process.
Call or Email Melanie Peele now for a free 15 minute consultation - 0131 381 4596
Let's Connect 0131 381 4596
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions £85
- Concession rate: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Bank transfer Melanie Peele
Counsellor, BACP
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0131 381 4596
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Melanie Peele
- In Practice for 14 years
- Cambridge College (Massachusetts, US), MEd in Counselling Psychology, Graduated 2014
- Certificate from Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Levels 1 and 2 / 2018
- Degree/Diploma from University of Connecticut in Sociology, and Women and Gender Studies Master's Degree / 1999
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Melanie Peele
Counsellor, BACP
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0131 381 4596
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- LGBTQ+
- Trauma and PTSD
- Transgender
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Body Image
- Lesbian
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Managing relationships with narcissistic parents
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Diversity (e.g., ENM, polyamory)
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Melanie Peele
Counsellor, BACP
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - 0131 381 4596
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Integrative
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centred
- Psychodynamic
- Somatic
- Supervisor (CICS diploma qualified)
- Trauma Focused
Melanie Peele
Counsellor, BACP
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or 0131 381 4596
Location
Additional Location
Lauder TD2
0131 381 4596