Depression Counselling in Edinburgh
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Marty - Mind and body therapy
MSc
I offer a caring, warm and supportive environment for you to feel comfortable and safe to share whatever may be on your mind. Working collaboratively and through psychoeducation, therapeutic tools, techniques and altered thinking patterns we can change how you see yourself, others and the world. This can lead to a significant improvement in self-esteem, confidence and happiness. My specialist areas are working with anxiety,
depression
, PTSD, OCD and achieving a healthier lifestyle (exercise, nutrition, alcohol, sleep, stress management). Feel free to visit my website mindandbodytherapy.org for more information.
Deborah McGill
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
I work with people bringing a wide range of issues including
depression
, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, difficulties around weight, size and eating, loss and grief, and relationship problems. You may feel stuck and not know how to move forward in your life or you may be aware of repeating unhelpful patterns in relationships. Together we can explore your difficulties and look for ways forward.
Laura L Mackintosh
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, BACP
Verified
I have a special interest in issues such as bereavement, loneliness, anxiety, low self-esteem and
depression
.
Being human can be complicated, there are times we all struggle to make sense of how we’re living. Sometimes nothing seems to bring us any sense of joy, meaning or simply contentment anymore. Talking to a counsellor might seem intimidating or downright terrifying but it’s honestly true that talking can make a huge difference and help make those negative or even desperate times easier to manage. I will provide you with a safe, non-judgemental space in which you can share any problems or troubling thoughts you might have. Together we will work through these in order that you can find resolution and happiness in your life.
Sarah Quinley
Psychotherapist, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Verified
I have experience working with a wide range of themes including anxiety,
depression
, low self-esteem, trauma, life transitions, identity confusion, and relationship difficulties.
Welcome! If you are here at this point then you are already taking a significant step forward. I'm here to support you in the next steps toward whatever it is you're looking for from therapy. Working together, I offer tools and strategies, as well as understanding and clarity around what you're going through. As a qualified and experienced Doctor of Counselling and Psychotherapy, I work online with individuals and couples with a wide range of themes. My aim is to bring curiosity, stability, warmth, and compassion to this collaborative process, supporting you in a way that suits you and how you see the world.
Cameron Counselling
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified
I am an experienced, well-qualified counsellor with a diploma in counselling and psychotherapy with an additional qualification for young people. I work in a warm and gentle way, offering a safe place for you to talk about the things that are troubling you. I see people struggling with a broad range of problems, e.g. anxiety,
depression
, low self esteem and other experiences that overwhelm them. I can help you through loss and grieving, cope with issues relating to abortion, sexual abuse, domestic abuse and so on. I work with people with eating disorders and body image issues. I am trained to work with people who are suicidal. ©
Leap Psychological Services
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Verified
Dharshi has considerable experience of working with adults (age 16+) with a wide range of issues, including
depression
, anxiety, mental and physical abuse, self-esteem, body image issues, grief, life transitions and relationship difficulties.
Life can throw you a curveball when you least expect it. From day-to-day issues to unforeseen crises and mental health difficulties; many obstacles can stop you from pursuing your dreams. These situations can be hard to deal with alone. That is why Leap Psychological Services offer face-to-face and online psychological wellbeing therapies/counselling and life and personal coaching services. Covering the United Kingdom and the rest of the world, we work with both individuals and groups and can work in various languages. We team up with trusted independent psychological wellbeing practitioners, life and personal coaches worldwide.
Paul Bell
Psychotherapist, ACP
Verified
I am a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, with 12 years experience working in NHS CAMHS teams and the charity sector. I offer brief, medium and long term psychotherapy for children and adolescents, and offer developmental support to parents and carers. I have specific training and experience in the treatment of adolescent
depression
, psychotherapeutic interventions for fostered, adopted and looked after children, and psychotherapy for university students suffering with mood disorders. I also offer psychotherapy to children and young people suffering from
depression
, who have a diagnosis of autism.
Ying Liu
Counsellor, DCounsPsych, MBACP
Verified
I provide general individual counselling and some of my specialties include working with
depression
, anxiety, self-esteem, past trauma, eating disorders, loss and bereavement.
Each one of us struggles in life at one point or another. When the difficulties in life feel too much to manage on our own, counselling and psychotherapy offer a confidential and safe environment in which we can explore these difficulties and find the direction to lasting changes. Often our current difficulties have their roots in the past. Problems emerge when we stick to our old ways of coping. Counselling can help us make links to the past and find more adaptive ways of coping. It can help us to tune in to our emotions and thus understand what matters the most and what needs to be changed.
Pam Black
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
I work with clients who struggle with a range of issues including anxiety,
depression
, relationship difficulties, grief, loss, childhood trauma and low self-esteem .
People come to counselling for many reasons. Sometimes this decision is motivated by a need for change or perhaps having to deal with unexpected change. For others it may be a desire to talk, to understand and be understood. I believe there can be real value in talking with someone who is trained and experienced to listen in a way that allows you to feel heard and understood. I provide a safe and non-judgemental space where we can explore the issues that you want to address.
Nicky Strouts
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified
Welcome to my page. I am Nicky Strouts, a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an evidence based therapy used for a wide range of mental health conditions including Anxiety Disorders, Fear,
Depression
/Low Mood, Grief and Bereavement, Phobias, Stress, Self Esteem, Anger Issues, and Trauma Related Difficulties.
Celeste Micciche
Psychotherapist, MSc, BACP
Verified
I am a Functional psychotherapist who uses an affirmative approach in her work. I work with various issues that may afflict you, such as
depression
, panic attacks, relationship problems, self-esteem, etc., including those relating to migration and expatriation.
Eduarda Mateus
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Verified
If you find that you keep trying to protect yourself from difficult experiences/memories and your old ways of managing problems no longer seem to work, you are not alone. Old/early response methods are often unhelpful in the present life experience. For example, one may try to only feel what they learned to believe is acceptable or expected of them, eventually losing touch with their authentic feelings/needs. Emotion suppression often leads to
depression
, anxiety, physical pain, and illness, then one feels unable to fully appreciate the present experience. When suppressed, emotions await within the body for releasing opportunities.
Annie Hay
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Verified
I understand personally and professionally how debilitating and exhausting it can be to live with
depression
, anxiety and other mental health issues.
I believe mental health is just as important as physical health, the two are intricately bound together. In a non-judgemental, warm and supportive environment, I will help you to understand where the problems you are experiencing have arisen. We will work out why they have become so problematic and hard to deal with. I will help you to find strategies to cope better and tools to help you to move on in your life and feel stronger and more content. As with any problem, the sooner it is acknowledged, the sooner you can begin your recovery. This is true of emotional and physical issues, as well as practical.
Beata Michalska
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Verified
For the past nine years I have been helping individuals, couples and families with mental health difficulties across a range of settings. Typical problems that I have experience treating include
depression
, anxiety, OCD, adjustment difficulties, trauma/PTSD, stress and relationship difficulties. I see psychotherapy as a personal journey, a chance to get to know yourself better, a safe space to explore and to grow. My interests lie in a human, in embodied experience and in the process.
Artis Orbis
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified
In my practice I support people during their difficult times of feeling different,
depressed
, anxious, or experiencing lack of direction in their lives; I am available for those who are going through bereavement or just a need to be heard and listened to in a confidential space. My journey as a counsellor and psychotherapist started 11 years ago and I have been devoted to the vocation I love dearly ever since.I have been fortunate to travel widely, living in many countries of the world such as Belgium, Canada, India, Latvia etc. All these places have enriched my understanding about human nature, its complexities and richness.
Summerside Counselling
Counsellor, MCOSCA
Verified
At Summerside Counselling we can help with issues including stress, anxiety,
depression
, loss, and low self esteem amongst many others. Our experienced counsellors are fully qualified and offer effective and affordable counselling. We can help you explore your thoughts and feelings, allowing you to have a better understanding of yourself which in turn brings acceptance and healing.
BeeSan Psychotherapy and Counselling Services
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified
I specialise in trauma/complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, bereavement,
depression
, child sexual abuse, loss, grief, relationship issues, panic attacks, and generic counselling.
Sometimes, we try to make sense of our world, thoughts, feelings and emotions. We might find ourselves repeating patterns of behaviour in our present lives due to past experiences/patterns. My aim is to help you shift mental blocks, untangle complex emotions, resolve issues and reveal new perspectives. Whether it’s self-development or addressing emotional and psychological issues, I will work with you Psychodynamically and in a Person-centred way as the need arises. Delivering both online and face to face therapies in the centre of Edinburgh, we will work together to address emotional, traumatic and spiritual issues.
Melike Celasun
Psychologist, MSc, MBPsS
Verified
I am here to help you with your problems whatever they are (e.g. Psychological, emotional, mental health, family, relationship and life) . Over the years, I helped much of clients and will be happy to work with you too. I specialise in Personality Disorders, especially Borderline Personality Disorder. I can offer therapies who struggle PTSD, OCD, codepency, GAD
depression
and panic attack. I am working with adults, couples, families, young people and children using a variety of therapy models including DBT, Schema Therapy, CBT and Behavioural Activation. I serve Turkish speaking clients as well.
Calm Space Therapy
Counsellor, BACP
Verified
During my time with Cruse, I have helped my clients with various difficulties including sleep issues, trauma, anxiety, low mood and
depression
, eating issues and relationship issues.
As a CBT therapist I am passionate about how the therapeutic alliance can help a client to explore their feelings about the difficulties they are experiencing in life. I believe that by providing a safe, calm and relaxing space, talk therapy can play a vital role in improving a client's mental health. Together, I work with my clients to identify how problems manifest themselves, put these findings into perspective by guiding them through a process working towards setting new goals, adopting new coping strategies and providing them with the relevant tools to continue to work on improving their mental health.
Susanna Holland
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Verified
Gestalt therapy is a holistic and creative therapy and has many tools that support the process of overcoming trauma and deal with anxiety and
depression
.
Sometimes to understand ourselves and our situations better, we need someone else to hear and understand us, to be alongside us on our journey and see the broader view. Therapy is a safe confidential and open space to explore all of who we are. It is a relationship that brings compassionate curiosity to our experience and enables us to harness more of ourselves in our lives and celebrate our uniqueness. We are each an expert on our own lives but sometimes we need support to make sense of it, find our way back, forward or sideways; to become aware of what is and what was. For further information see: www.creativegestalttherapy.com
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Depression Counsellors
Depressive disorders are characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and worthlessness and a lack of desire to engage in formerly pleasurable activities. Depression is not a passing blue mood, which almost everyone experiences from time to time, but a complex mind/body illness that interferes with everyday functioning. It not only darkens one's outlook, it is commonly marked by sleep problems and changes in energy levels and appetite. It alters the structure and function of nerve cells so that it disrupts the way the brain processes information and interprets experience.
Despite feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, depression is a treatable condition. It can be treated with psychotherapy by depression counsellors in Edinburgh. As with many illnesses, the earlier treatment begins, the more effective it can be and the greater the likelihood that recurrence can be prevented.
Psychotherapy addresses the thinking patterns that precipitate depression, and studies show that it prevents recurrence. Drug therapy is often helpful in relieving symptoms, such as severe anxiety, so that people can engage in meaningful psychotherapy.
Despite feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness, depression is a treatable condition. It can be treated with psychotherapy by depression counsellors in Edinburgh. As with many illnesses, the earlier treatment begins, the more effective it can be and the greater the likelihood that recurrence can be prevented.
Psychotherapy addresses the thinking patterns that precipitate depression, and studies show that it prevents recurrence. Drug therapy is often helpful in relieving symptoms, such as severe anxiety, so that people can engage in meaningful psychotherapy.