Dissociative Disorders (DID) Counselling in Edinburgh
Are you feeling overwhelmed or struggling to navigate life’s challenges? Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, or ASD traits such as masking, social anxiety, rumination, or low self-esteem, you don’t have to face it alone. Therapy provides a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts and feelings, understand patterns, and discover ways to cope, grow, and make your own choices. Creative approaches like sand, clay and art can also help express emotions when words are hard to find. Sessions are available in English and Portuguese, face-to-face or online, to support your healin
Are you feeling overwhelmed or struggling to navigate life’s challenges? Whether you’re experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, or ASD traits such as masking, social anxiety, rumination, or low self-esteem, you don’t have to face it alone. Therapy provides a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your thoughts and feelings, understand patterns, and discover ways to cope, grow, and make your own choices. Creative approaches like sand, clay and art can also help express emotions when words are hard to find. Sessions are available in English and Portuguese, face-to-face or online, to support your healin
Hello and welcome. I’m a person-centred therapist who believes that much damage is done in relationships. I also believe that, as hard as it might seem, it is in relationship that we heal. The core of my practice is in offering you a relationship you can trust. Where you’re accepted, held and supported. I will welcome you, exactly as you are.
Whatever you are dealing with, I commit to working with you openly and sincerely as myself. I will listen, understand and engage with you sensitively and compassionately as a “fellow traveller”, in the hope that it will allow you to feel safe to explore your concerns.
Hello and welcome. I’m a person-centred therapist who believes that much damage is done in relationships. I also believe that, as hard as it might seem, it is in relationship that we heal. The core of my practice is in offering you a relationship you can trust. Where you’re accepted, held and supported. I will welcome you, exactly as you are.
Whatever you are dealing with, I commit to working with you openly and sincerely as myself. I will listen, understand and engage with you sensitively and compassionately as a “fellow traveller”, in the hope that it will allow you to feel safe to explore your concerns.
Hi, I'm Johanna. I'm a Clinical Psychologist with 9+ years experience within mental health settings, as well as being a Transformational Life Coach. My interests lie in working with complex trauma, emotion and nervous system dysregulation, low self-esteem, and stress and burnout. I am passionate about supporting people with their mental health and I am interested in hearing what brought you to where you are today. Through exploring current difficulties that make it feel like you are stuck, we can work together to help you move forward positively in your life, taking into account your goals, needs, and wants for therapy or coaching.
Hi, I'm Johanna. I'm a Clinical Psychologist with 9+ years experience within mental health settings, as well as being a Transformational Life Coach. My interests lie in working with complex trauma, emotion and nervous system dysregulation, low self-esteem, and stress and burnout. I am passionate about supporting people with their mental health and I am interested in hearing what brought you to where you are today. Through exploring current difficulties that make it feel like you are stuck, we can work together to help you move forward positively in your life, taking into account your goals, needs, and wants for therapy or coaching.
Starting therapy may seem daunting at first as we try to make sense of our world, thoughts, feelings and emotions. We might be repeating patterns of behaviour in our present lives due to past experiences and patterns. I want to help you shift mental blocks, untangle complex emotions, resolve issues and reveal new perspectives. Whether it’s self-development, addressing emotional and psychological issues, or processing traumatic events, I will work with you to help you become more integrated in yourself. I offer both online and in-person appointments in the centre of Edinburgh where we will work together to help you achieve your goal.
Starting therapy may seem daunting at first as we try to make sense of our world, thoughts, feelings and emotions. We might be repeating patterns of behaviour in our present lives due to past experiences and patterns. I want to help you shift mental blocks, untangle complex emotions, resolve issues and reveal new perspectives. Whether it’s self-development, addressing emotional and psychological issues, or processing traumatic events, I will work with you to help you become more integrated in yourself. I offer both online and in-person appointments in the centre of Edinburgh where we will work together to help you achieve your goal.
I provide a welcoming and therapeutic environment for adults and young people over the age of 16 who are struggling with a range of mental health difficulties, to help them explore and make sense of the experiences they have had. Through the use of evidence-based psychological therapy I aim to work collaboratively with people to improve their daily functioning and help them build skills to live the life they want to achieve. I use a number of therapeutic approaches in my work including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, EMDR for trauma processing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and systemic approaches.
I provide a welcoming and therapeutic environment for adults and young people over the age of 16 who are struggling with a range of mental health difficulties, to help them explore and make sense of the experiences they have had. Through the use of evidence-based psychological therapy I aim to work collaboratively with people to improve their daily functioning and help them build skills to live the life they want to achieve. I use a number of therapeutic approaches in my work including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, EMDR for trauma processing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy and systemic approaches.
I practise Psychodynamic Counselling and Therapy in Edinburgh. People seek therapy for many different reasons. For instance, you might feel anxious about something. Or you might feel stuck—leaving you feeling helpless or unhappy. Or you may feel that it is difficult to form meaningful relationships. Sometimes feelings of unhappiness, frustration, anger, or sadness can feel overwhelming. However, through therapy, which involves dialogue and listening, your experience may start to change. As a result, you may feel freer. Therapy allows you to safely reflect on, and express, your feelings.
I practise Psychodynamic Counselling and Therapy in Edinburgh. People seek therapy for many different reasons. For instance, you might feel anxious about something. Or you might feel stuck—leaving you feeling helpless or unhappy. Or you may feel that it is difficult to form meaningful relationships. Sometimes feelings of unhappiness, frustration, anger, or sadness can feel overwhelming. However, through therapy, which involves dialogue and listening, your experience may start to change. As a result, you may feel freer. Therapy allows you to safely reflect on, and express, your feelings.
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Unhappy, stressed, experiencing relationship problems, feeling alone or held back by bereavement? Therapy can be short term, 4-6 sessions and we can work together in a highly focused way, including exploring strategies if you wish to. For some, longer term therapy is preferred. In this we can explore issues in greater depth and you can be supported to make lasting changes in your life.
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression? Unhappy, stressed, experiencing relationship problems, feeling alone or held back by bereavement? Therapy can be short term, 4-6 sessions and we can work together in a highly focused way, including exploring strategies if you wish to. For some, longer term therapy is preferred. In this we can explore issues in greater depth and you can be supported to make lasting changes in your life.
Hello, my name is Anna Planedin and my main approaches are psychodynamic and emotionally focused couples therapy. I help people find relief and movement from a place of feeling 'stuck.' I specialize in working with life transitions, loss, trauma, chronic pain, and sex/sexuality. I view therapy as a process of helping you listen to your gut feelings, find safety and containment and feel less alone in overwhelming experiences. It is my hope that through speaking about difficult or taboo feelings with me, you will feel understood and accepted, and that over time you feel more durable in how you respond to difficulty.
Hello, my name is Anna Planedin and my main approaches are psychodynamic and emotionally focused couples therapy. I help people find relief and movement from a place of feeling 'stuck.' I specialize in working with life transitions, loss, trauma, chronic pain, and sex/sexuality. I view therapy as a process of helping you listen to your gut feelings, find safety and containment and feel less alone in overwhelming experiences. It is my hope that through speaking about difficult or taboo feelings with me, you will feel understood and accepted, and that over time you feel more durable in how you respond to difficulty.
It can be difficult to give ourselves the space to heal... to feel worthy of it. But, when we take shelter from the headwind we can peel back some layers, carefully set out our map, light a candle, and give ourselves time to determine the best way forward.
I work with those feeling weary, anxious, lonely and lost; those with wounds to heal and those seeking... understanding, their pathway or a renewed spark.
Clients often comment at the end of sessions that their thoughts are simplified, they feel more regulated emotionally and have improved hope and motivation.
It can be difficult to give ourselves the space to heal... to feel worthy of it. But, when we take shelter from the headwind we can peel back some layers, carefully set out our map, light a candle, and give ourselves time to determine the best way forward.
I work with those feeling weary, anxious, lonely and lost; those with wounds to heal and those seeking... understanding, their pathway or a renewed spark.
Clients often comment at the end of sessions that their thoughts are simplified, they feel more regulated emotionally and have improved hope and motivation.
My job as a therapist is to help you to live life better. The purpose of therapy is to help you to identify what is holding you back or getting in the way of you living your life how you want to. Whether this is cycles of thoughts, persistent feelings, repetitive behaviours or being stuck in relationships or situations that aren’t fulfilling you. Therapy can help you to explore these, gain understanding and develop solutions that make sense to you.
My job as a therapist is to help you to live life better. The purpose of therapy is to help you to identify what is holding you back or getting in the way of you living your life how you want to. Whether this is cycles of thoughts, persistent feelings, repetitive behaviours or being stuck in relationships or situations that aren’t fulfilling you. Therapy can help you to explore these, gain understanding and develop solutions that make sense to you.
About Me:
Hi I am Lisa, a humanist counsellor, qualified in the person-centred approach, offering warmth, confidentiality and acceptance so you can talk openly about what’s on your mind.
I believe that being truly heard and understood can be the starting point for meaningful change. I aim to facilitate this by using empathic listening skills, working collaboratively with you at your pace and helping you to explore your thoughts and feelings and make sense of your experiences.
While my core approach is person-centred, I also draw on elements of CBT, psychodynamic, and existential therapies, tailoring the work to suit your needs.
About Me:
Hi I am Lisa, a humanist counsellor, qualified in the person-centred approach, offering warmth, confidentiality and acceptance so you can talk openly about what’s on your mind.
I believe that being truly heard and understood can be the starting point for meaningful change. I aim to facilitate this by using empathic listening skills, working collaboratively with you at your pace and helping you to explore your thoughts and feelings and make sense of your experiences.
While my core approach is person-centred, I also draw on elements of CBT, psychodynamic, and existential therapies, tailoring the work to suit your needs.
Harper Clinical Psychology is based in Edinburgh and managed by Dr Alison Harper. Alison has over 20 years’ experience of working with a wide range of mental health issues. Also working in the practice with Alison are 6 psychological therapists who offer assessment, formulation and therapy, offering a flexible and collaborative approach to addressing mental health issues. Our website www.harperclinicalpsychology.com gives a more detailed view of our services.
Harper Clinical Psychology is based in Edinburgh and managed by Dr Alison Harper. Alison has over 20 years’ experience of working with a wide range of mental health issues. Also working in the practice with Alison are 6 psychological therapists who offer assessment, formulation and therapy, offering a flexible and collaborative approach to addressing mental health issues. Our website www.harperclinicalpsychology.com gives a more detailed view of our services.
We all carry within us a world uniquely shaped by what we care about and what concerns us. It is to this inner world that we endlessly return, even when we appear to inhabit a completely foreign one. Our purpose is to make the foreign familiar – to unravel the mental discomfort that makes us feel like strangers in our own world.
Coming to therapy and opening up can be a difficult decision. Therapy is a personal and private process, and each person navigates life’s challenges in their own way. I understand that taking the first step can feel stressful.
We all carry within us a world uniquely shaped by what we care about and what concerns us. It is to this inner world that we endlessly return, even when we appear to inhabit a completely foreign one. Our purpose is to make the foreign familiar – to unravel the mental discomfort that makes us feel like strangers in our own world.
Coming to therapy and opening up can be a difficult decision. Therapy is a personal and private process, and each person navigates life’s challenges in their own way. I understand that taking the first step can feel stressful.
I have 40 years of experience helping people understand themselves more deeply, heal from trauma, and build healthier ways of living and relating. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in trauma‑informed practice. I work gently but effectively, helping you make sense of what’s happening inside you — not just at the surface level, but in the deeper emotional and subconscious patterns that shape how you think, feel, and behave. I offer on-line and in-person sessions to work through a wide range of concerns
I have 40 years of experience helping people understand themselves more deeply, heal from trauma, and build healthier ways of living and relating. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in trauma‑informed practice. I work gently but effectively, helping you make sense of what’s happening inside you — not just at the surface level, but in the deeper emotional and subconscious patterns that shape how you think, feel, and behave. I offer on-line and in-person sessions to work through a wide range of concerns
Dr Emma Williams (EmPsych Ltd)
Psychologist, PhD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Hi! I'm Dr Emma Williams, Clinical Psychologist and Director of EmPsych Ltd. People come to me for therapy for help to manage a range of emotional and physical difficulties. I specialise in trauma therapy, adjustment to physical health difficulties, adjustment to and rehabilitation from neurological conditions including Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
Hi! I'm Dr Emma Williams, Clinical Psychologist and Director of EmPsych Ltd. People come to me for therapy for help to manage a range of emotional and physical difficulties. I specialise in trauma therapy, adjustment to physical health difficulties, adjustment to and rehabilitation from neurological conditions including Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
Many of the people I work with are struggling with questions of faith, identity, and culture, often alongside a loss of meaning or a fractured relationship with belief, responsibility, and self.
I work with people who want to understand themselves properly, not just manage symptoms. Experiences such as religious trauma, diaspora identity, internalised racism, and racial trauma sit at the centre of my work.
My role is not to offer quick fixes. It is to help you think clearly about your life, your history, and the patterns you find yourself repeating, especially the ones you already recognise but cannot shift.
Many of the people I work with are struggling with questions of faith, identity, and culture, often alongside a loss of meaning or a fractured relationship with belief, responsibility, and self.
I work with people who want to understand themselves properly, not just manage symptoms. Experiences such as religious trauma, diaspora identity, internalised racism, and racial trauma sit at the centre of my work.
My role is not to offer quick fixes. It is to help you think clearly about your life, your history, and the patterns you find yourself repeating, especially the ones you already recognise but cannot shift.
Hello! I’m Emma, and I work with children, young people, and adults who are going through a wide range of experiences - including psychosis, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, displacement, and big life transitions.
Before training as an art psychotherapist, I worked as a textile designer and art teacher, and I still carry that creative background with me in how I work and think today.
Over the years, I’ve worked in inpatient mental health services, schools, Montessori settings, and community spaces, which has given me a broad and grounded understanding of different environments and needs.
Hello! I’m Emma, and I work with children, young people, and adults who are going through a wide range of experiences - including psychosis, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, displacement, and big life transitions.
Before training as an art psychotherapist, I worked as a textile designer and art teacher, and I still carry that creative background with me in how I work and think today.
Over the years, I’ve worked in inpatient mental health services, schools, Montessori settings, and community spaces, which has given me a broad and grounded understanding of different environments and needs.
In-person and online sessions for individuals seeking to transform emotional wellbeing and overall life experience.
My approach is kind, non-judgmental and dynamic. I specialises in how we can be affected by our past and how we humans get along with each other. I have a strong understanding in working with trauma. Including understanding how the body responds emotionally and physically to stress.
As well as working with people from any background, my work is also trauma informed and I work with people who are neurodiverse as well as with people who are LGBTQIA+
Initial consultation 50 min & ongoing sessions are £60 per
In-person and online sessions for individuals seeking to transform emotional wellbeing and overall life experience.
My approach is kind, non-judgmental and dynamic. I specialises in how we can be affected by our past and how we humans get along with each other. I have a strong understanding in working with trauma. Including understanding how the body responds emotionally and physically to stress.
As well as working with people from any background, my work is also trauma informed and I work with people who are neurodiverse as well as with people who are LGBTQIA+
Initial consultation 50 min & ongoing sessions are £60 per
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.
Dr Rasa is a Clinical Psychologist registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) which is a professional regulatory body aimed to ensure that you get safe and effective care. She holds a professional interest in working with people who have experienced traumatic life events as well as those who have been affected by narcissistic parenting, and have difficulties with relationships, feel they need to please people in order to be liked, feel anxious, stuck, lack confidence and joy from everyday life. Dr Rasa also works with women who are high-achievers but nevertheless struggle with low self-esteem, low mood or anxiety.
Dr Rasa is a Clinical Psychologist registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) which is a professional regulatory body aimed to ensure that you get safe and effective care. She holds a professional interest in working with people who have experienced traumatic life events as well as those who have been affected by narcissistic parenting, and have difficulties with relationships, feel they need to please people in order to be liked, feel anxious, stuck, lack confidence and joy from everyday life. Dr Rasa also works with women who are high-achievers but nevertheless struggle with low self-esteem, low mood or anxiety.
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