Anxiety Counselling in Edinburgh
It is completely normal to feel a bit hesitant, anxious, or unsure about starting therapy.
My Profile Introduction.
Taking the first step toward therapy is a profound act of self-care. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or ready for a change, you have made an excellent choice in seeking support.
Who I Work With?
My ideal clients are individuals who feel ready to understand the "why" behind their struggles but need a supportive, structured space to figure out the "how." I work best with adults who are feeling disconnected from themselves or exhausted by life's demands, and who are looking for an authentic, collaborative partnership to regain control and find clarity.
It is completely normal to feel a bit hesitant, anxious, or unsure about starting therapy.
My Profile Introduction.
Taking the first step toward therapy is a profound act of self-care. If you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or ready for a change, you have made an excellent choice in seeking support.
Who I Work With?
My ideal clients are individuals who feel ready to understand the "why" behind their struggles but need a supportive, structured space to figure out the "how." I work best with adults who are feeling disconnected from themselves or exhausted by life's demands, and who are looking for an authentic, collaborative partnership to regain control and find clarity.
Having worked in the field of mental health for over 30 years, I have a deep understanding of the challenges people are faced with on a daily basis. How we experience these challenges can become overwhelming and we can feel alone, helpless and disconnected. There may be times when it's useful to seek help outside of your current circle of support by talking with a counsellor and I can help you find new ways to explore and manage the difficulties you are experiencing. I work with individuals & couples to offer short-term counselling to address immediate concerns, and long term psychotherapy to address complex issues.
Having worked in the field of mental health for over 30 years, I have a deep understanding of the challenges people are faced with on a daily basis. How we experience these challenges can become overwhelming and we can feel alone, helpless and disconnected. There may be times when it's useful to seek help outside of your current circle of support by talking with a counsellor and I can help you find new ways to explore and manage the difficulties you are experiencing. I work with individuals & couples to offer short-term counselling to address immediate concerns, and long term psychotherapy to address complex issues.
This can lead to us feeling anxious, overwhelmed and struggling to communicate.
As a qualified Relationship Counsellor, I have worked with individuals and couples in private practice and charities, as well as with families for over 20 years within the NHS. I will work with you, either individually or as a couple, to understand where you are at, what you might be finding difficult, and explore perspectives that might make things easier.
This can lead to us feeling anxious, overwhelmed and struggling to communicate.
As a qualified Relationship Counsellor, I have worked with individuals and couples in private practice and charities, as well as with families for over 20 years within the NHS. I will work with you, either individually or as a couple, to understand where you are at, what you might be finding difficult, and explore perspectives that might make things easier.
I’ve supported people with anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal thoughts, and questions about identity or direction.
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or searching for meaning, I offer a collaborative and compassionate space to help you reconnect with yourself and what matters most to you.
I’ve supported people with anxiety, depression, stress, suicidal thoughts, and questions about identity or direction.
If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or searching for meaning, I offer a collaborative and compassionate space to help you reconnect with yourself and what matters most to you.
Are you living with ADHD (or suspect that you are) and feeling on-edge, anxious or overwhelmed?
I work with clients to identify areas of 'stuck-ness' within daily life, work or life goals and to map out manageable and value driven goals. I use tailored coaching and therapy techniques to un-stick overcome challenges such as emotional overwhelm and executive dysfunction and to re-discover and empower the sense of self, often lost in the ADHD experience.
Are you living with ADHD (or suspect that you are) and feeling on-edge, anxious or overwhelmed?
I work with clients to identify areas of 'stuck-ness' within daily life, work or life goals and to map out manageable and value driven goals. I use tailored coaching and therapy techniques to un-stick overcome challenges such as emotional overwhelm and executive dysfunction and to re-discover and empower the sense of self, often lost in the ADHD experience.
Taking the first step towards therapy, or returning to therapy, can be difficult. Yet working through your experiences can help to process life more meaningfully. Being a qualified psychodynamic therapist means that I understand how even the smallest of issues can play such a huge part in what you may be feeling inside. We can work through this together, as I invite you to share your issues in a warm, empathic, yet well-held space.
Taking the first step towards therapy, or returning to therapy, can be difficult. Yet working through your experiences can help to process life more meaningfully. Being a qualified psychodynamic therapist means that I understand how even the smallest of issues can play such a huge part in what you may be feeling inside. We can work through this together, as I invite you to share your issues in a warm, empathic, yet well-held space.
Having the right fit (“therapeutic alliance”) with your psychologist is viewed as the most crucial factor in the healing process. I would encourage you to choose a practitioner with a broad life experience as well as a clinical training in a range of evidence-based psychological therapies. A former lawyer, I practised human rights & social justice law for years in the courts in the UK. This led to my interest in psychology & trauma & therapies to overcome psychological difficulties. I’ve lived in Canada, France, Italy & Scotland and have travelled all over the world, so I hope to have a background which may help you.
Having the right fit (“therapeutic alliance”) with your psychologist is viewed as the most crucial factor in the healing process. I would encourage you to choose a practitioner with a broad life experience as well as a clinical training in a range of evidence-based psychological therapies. A former lawyer, I practised human rights & social justice law for years in the courts in the UK. This led to my interest in psychology & trauma & therapies to overcome psychological difficulties. I’ve lived in Canada, France, Italy & Scotland and have travelled all over the world, so I hope to have a background which may help you.
Maybe pain, health worries, or a difficult patch in life got in the way, and the gap has grown wider than you'd like.
Most people I work with already know what they want. They want to feel more capable in their body, less held back by what's going on in their head, and more like themselves. The work is figuring out what's actually getting in the way and what a different version of things could look like. From there, we can start building towards how you want things to be.
Maybe pain, health worries, or a difficult patch in life got in the way, and the gap has grown wider than you'd like.
Most people I work with already know what they want. They want to feel more capable in their body, less held back by what's going on in their head, and more like themselves. The work is figuring out what's actually getting in the way and what a different version of things could look like. From there, we can start building towards how you want things to be.
Hello and welcome. You’re probably considering making some changes in your life, or you are looking for help to address some difficulties that may be hindering your personal growth. It may be that you are not yet sure what you are looking for. My aim is to support you with compassion and empathy, and help you explore and better understand whatever is going on for you. I will stay alongside you and help you to challenge yourself as you come to terms with past decisions and make some new ones.
Hello and welcome. You’re probably considering making some changes in your life, or you are looking for help to address some difficulties that may be hindering your personal growth. It may be that you are not yet sure what you are looking for. My aim is to support you with compassion and empathy, and help you explore and better understand whatever is going on for you. I will stay alongside you and help you to challenge yourself as you come to terms with past decisions and make some new ones.
Hello, I am Harris and I can help you to heal and flourish. I am aPsychologist, Psychotherapist and Philosophical Counsellor, working with individuals and couples both in person (in Edinburgh) or onine I use a holistic psychotherapeutic approach, which means I combine tools and knowledge gained from across many different psychotherapies to develop a programme that is uniquely tailored to you and your specific needs.Through a collaborative, creative and integrative approach, I will work with you, drawing on my extensive knowledge of wide range of effective psychotherapies.
Hello, I am Harris and I can help you to heal and flourish. I am aPsychologist, Psychotherapist and Philosophical Counsellor, working with individuals and couples both in person (in Edinburgh) or onine I use a holistic psychotherapeutic approach, which means I combine tools and knowledge gained from across many different psychotherapies to develop a programme that is uniquely tailored to you and your specific needs.Through a collaborative, creative and integrative approach, I will work with you, drawing on my extensive knowledge of wide range of effective psychotherapies.
I work with those feeling weary, anxious, lonely and lost; those with wounds to heal and those seeking
My pluralistic approach means that while I can draw on a range of methods where appropriate or preferred, you can always expect a respectful ear from a warm and grounded listener. Neutral, but not plainly a mirror; My aim is never to distort, but to reconstruct my reflections in a way that helps you to see the familiar with a new clarity and new possibility.
I work with those feeling weary, anxious, lonely and lost; those with wounds to heal and those seeking
My pluralistic approach means that while I can draw on a range of methods where appropriate or preferred, you can always expect a respectful ear from a warm and grounded listener. Neutral, but not plainly a mirror; My aim is never to distort, but to reconstruct my reflections in a way that helps you to see the familiar with a new clarity and new possibility.
I have extensive clinical experience supporting people with anxiety and depression, as well as a range of other mental health difficulties and life's stresses.
By training, I am a CBT Therapist. This means my work is focused on your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. We will start by understanding the problems that have brought you to therapy, and where they may originate. Once we have this nailed, I will offer you treatment solutions that have your goals in mind. Step by step, helping you to feel better.
I have extensive clinical experience supporting people with anxiety and depression, as well as a range of other mental health difficulties and life's stresses.
By training, I am a CBT Therapist. This means my work is focused on your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. We will start by understanding the problems that have brought you to therapy, and where they may originate. Once we have this nailed, I will offer you treatment solutions that have your goals in mind. Step by step, helping you to feel better.
It's for people coping at a cost — the anxiety that won't switch off, the relationship circling the same argument, the ADHD or autism that makes ordinary life harder than it looks.
I see clients weekly for 50-minute sessions, either in person from a quiet consulting room on Drumsheugh Gardens in Edinburgh’s New Town, or online. Some people come for a few months to work through something specific; others stay longer to explore things more deeply. We'll find what works for you.
It's for people coping at a cost — the anxiety that won't switch off, the relationship circling the same argument, the ADHD or autism that makes ordinary life harder than it looks.
I see clients weekly for 50-minute sessions, either in person from a quiet consulting room on Drumsheugh Gardens in Edinburgh’s New Town, or online. Some people come for a few months to work through something specific; others stay longer to explore things more deeply. We'll find what works for you.
Anxiety, low mood or the impact of past experiences may be leaving you exhausted and unsure of who you are beneath these patterns.
My work is structured, collaborative and practical, while also creating space to explore deeper emotional patterns and long-standing beliefs about yourself. Together we look at how these patterns developed and how to create lasting change — not only in behaviour, but in how you relate to yourself.
Anxiety, low mood or the impact of past experiences may be leaving you exhausted and unsure of who you are beneath these patterns.
My work is structured, collaborative and practical, while also creating space to explore deeper emotional patterns and long-standing beliefs about yourself. Together we look at how these patterns developed and how to create lasting change — not only in behaviour, but in how you relate to yourself.
Be Yourself Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBABCP
Edinburgh EH7
Waitlist for new clients
Difficulties like anxiety or low mood don’t have to rule you—you can gain more understanding and control.
I’m an integrative CBT therapist specialising in trauma, anxiety, and depression. I blend evidence-based CBT tools with techniques from other approaches to tailor therapy to your needs. Together, we’ll explore what’s brought you here, clarify your goals, and build meaningful change—at your pace.
Difficulties like anxiety or low mood don’t have to rule you—you can gain more understanding and control.
I’m an integrative CBT therapist specialising in trauma, anxiety, and depression. I blend evidence-based CBT tools with techniques from other approaches to tailor therapy to your needs. Together, we’ll explore what’s brought you here, clarify your goals, and build meaningful change—at your pace.
I am acutely aware of how both queerness and neurodiversity are misunderstood and misrepresented, both in the therapeutic field and more widely, and so I am passionate about creating a service that takes these issues and needs seriously, offering people the help they need in a way that works for them without fear of being judged or patronised.
I have over six years of academic and practical experience in the field of psychology, having done an undergraduate degree and Master's degree at the University of Hull before obtaining my Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Group Work with the Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies.
I am acutely aware of how both queerness and neurodiversity are misunderstood and misrepresented, both in the therapeutic field and more widely, and so I am passionate about creating a service that takes these issues and needs seriously, offering people the help they need in a way that works for them without fear of being judged or patronised.
I have over six years of academic and practical experience in the field of psychology, having done an undergraduate degree and Master's degree at the University of Hull before obtaining my Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Group Work with the Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies.
If this is your experience you may feel easily rejected, anxious, judged, angry or inadequate.
Perhaps you find yourself striving for an ideal that doesn't bring you wellbeing. Maybe the values, beliefs or expectations of your family or culture are at odds with your authentic identity, creating an inner conflict. Maybe you jump into romantic relationships too quickly and deeply – or have decided you are better off by yourself, yet long for connection.
If this is your experience you may feel easily rejected, anxious, judged, angry or inadequate.
Perhaps you find yourself striving for an ideal that doesn't bring you wellbeing. Maybe the values, beliefs or expectations of your family or culture are at odds with your authentic identity, creating an inner conflict. Maybe you jump into romantic relationships too quickly and deeply – or have decided you are better off by yourself, yet long for connection.
I specialise in ADHD, autism and anxiety and am always striving to offer neuro-affirming support.
I support children aged 3-13 with social, emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. Seeking therapy can be daunting, but I aim to offer a safe, supportive environment where children can work through their difficulties at a pace that suits them. Play Therapy is a gentle, child-led approach that creates lasting long-term skills. By offering early support to children we give them the best possible chance of thriving, and prevent their difficulties from worsening over time.
I specialise in ADHD, autism and anxiety and am always striving to offer neuro-affirming support.
I support children aged 3-13 with social, emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties. Seeking therapy can be daunting, but I aim to offer a safe, supportive environment where children can work through their difficulties at a pace that suits them. Play Therapy is a gentle, child-led approach that creates lasting long-term skills. By offering early support to children we give them the best possible chance of thriving, and prevent their difficulties from worsening over time.
I offer psychotherapy in Edinburgh and online for adults who appear to be coping well but feel anxious, low, disconnected or stuck beneath the surface.
As a UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist, I tailor therapy to you rather than following one fixed model. My style is thoughtful, relational and practical, helping you understand patterns, manage anxiety and approach relationships or life changes differently. I have supported trauma, addiction and emotional difficulties at Castle Craig Hospital.
I offer psychotherapy in Edinburgh and online for adults who appear to be coping well but feel anxious, low, disconnected or stuck beneath the surface.
As a UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist, I tailor therapy to you rather than following one fixed model. My style is thoughtful, relational and practical, helping you understand patterns, manage anxiety and approach relationships or life changes differently. I have supported trauma, addiction and emotional difficulties at Castle Craig Hospital.
I work with adults (age 18 and over) who are navigating or facing anxiety, depression, unresolved trauma, low self esteem, relationship issues or family conflict.
I help my clients understand the hidden patterns and dynamics that influence their lives and relationships. I provide a non-judgmental, confidential space where we can work together to make sense of your story, your challenges and barriers. I am trained psychodynamically, with an interest in exploring your past experiences and how these may be influencing your feelings in the present. My approach is collaborative and authentic, where I aim to create a calm space for you to talk freely. Over time, as we explore and process your thoughts and feelings, I hope for you to move towards greater self-awareness and a more fulfilling life.
I work with adults (age 18 and over) who are navigating or facing anxiety, depression, unresolved trauma, low self esteem, relationship issues or family conflict.
I help my clients understand the hidden patterns and dynamics that influence their lives and relationships. I provide a non-judgmental, confidential space where we can work together to make sense of your story, your challenges and barriers. I am trained psychodynamically, with an interest in exploring your past experiences and how these may be influencing your feelings in the present. My approach is collaborative and authentic, where I aim to create a calm space for you to talk freely. Over time, as we explore and process your thoughts and feelings, I hope for you to move towards greater self-awareness and a more fulfilling life.
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Anxiety Counsellors
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
What are the most common types of treatment for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioural therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.