LGBTQ+ Affirming Counsellors in Glasgow, SCT

Welcome. Whatever is going on for you, whatever it is that you would like to be different – I offer a supportive relationship to help you find a deeper understanding and acceptance about yourself and what you are experiencing. This process can help illicit the change needed for more authentic and peaceful living. I believe in the potential - and, at some level - knowing in each of us to move towards what we need in life - but stuff gets in the way, we push down on this knowing in order to protect ourselves, and this causes suffering. Counselling can be helpful to us as we, compassionately, find our way back/forward to ourselves.

Do you feel like you live in a world that doesn’t accept who you are? A dear friend of mine once summed up this feeling beautifully: “Being LGBTIQ+ is not my issue, it’s living in a world where others take issue with me being LGBTIQ+”. When we live in a society that does not see or respect our difference we internalize a lot of messages and beliefs about who we should, or should not, be. Trying to shape ourselves into an image that doesn’t fit isn’t just exhausting - it’s traumatizing! Hi, my name is Gavin and I identify as a gender non-conforming Queer person.

Are you struggling and in need of some support? Sometimes we need a helping hand to get us through tough times affecting our mental health, physical health or wellbeing. I offer a caring, non-judgemental and warm space which is fully inclusive. I work with adults of all ages, young people, and children (5 years old and above). Having worked with clients of different ages and backgrounds, I can help you on your mental health journey. I consider you as a person holistically and I will support you on your journey to become the best version of yourself.

From childhood we are given messages about the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ways to feel, think and behave – messages that can teach us that we must hide or supress aspects of our authentic selves in order to be acceptable to others. If you’re an LGBTQ + person, your sexuality and gender might completely unrelated to what has brought you to counselling, but you still want to know that your therapist will affirm these parts of you. In my online therapy room, you are invited to be your whole uncensored self in the company of somebody who values you unconditionally and really listens. I am a queer therapist with trauma informed training.

Hello and thank you for looking into my profile. It can be challenging finding the right therapist amidst a sea of warm faces and shiny profiles full of experience. However, I firmly believe that like any relationship, the therapeutic one needs to feel like a 'good fit' too. This outlook forms the ethos of my therapy practice as a counselling psychologist where I work in collaboration with a client to bring change through the healing properties of a relationship. It is my belief that a supportive, accepting relationship allows for deeper self exploration and long-lasting change.

Would you like to change the way that you live your life? I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with experience of working with issues such as anxiety, depression and anger management, and I can help you to overcome your problems in an accepting, confidential and non-judgemental environment. I realise that it can be difficult to take the first step towards getting help. It's OK to feel nervous or confused about starting therapy, especially if you haven't seen a therapist before. Speaking to someone about your problems can be hard but it really is good to talk. I am LGBT + friendly.

Many of my clients come to me because they face: Relationship, sex and family issues, anxieties and breakdown - Work and professional stress, anxiety and crisis - Alcoholism, drug dependency, sexual, relational and other addiction problems - Weight loss, smoking cessation and other life-goal issues - Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and other food dependency issues - LGBT , minority and other discrimination issues - Self-confidence, self-esteem and anxiety-related issues.

Hello, I'm Lisa :) I am an experienced person-centred counsellor working with individuals (aged 16 years and over) and families. I know first hand how daunting it can be to chose a counsellor, particularly for people from minority groups who typically experience discrimination, so I hope my profile gives you a sense of how I work and if we'd be well suited. I aim to establish a nurturing therapeutic relationship with you characterised by transparency, authenticity, trust and just a dash of humour! My availability is: Monday 2 - 8pm, Tuesday 2 - 8pm, Thursday 2 - 8pm and Friday 1 - 7pm.

I am a trans non binary integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, with many years of experience working in an NHS Clinical Psychology Department and private practice. In private practice, I welcome anyone who feels that psychotherapy may be of help, whether you are looking to have just a few sessions to think about a specific issue or situation, or would like to consider longer-term therapy. Depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, illness, bereavement, self-esteem, gender and sexuality, queer identity, life-changes, are just some of the reasons why you may want to try psychotherapy.

As an experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, I work collaboratively with my clients to achieve their goals. These goals may be around managing mental health conditions such as anxiety or depression or improving confidence or self esteem, working through relationship problems and major life changes or simply having the time and space to explore thoughts and feelings in a safe, confidential and non judgemental space. CBT aims to identify unhelpful thinking patterns linked to past experiences that influence how we feel and how we behave and make sustainable changes, resulting in improved decision making and wellbeing.

As your therapist, I will work together with you to find an approach to therapy that will best suit your needs. I offer a safe, respectful and accepting space. My clients describe me as positive, helpful, accepting, down-to-earth and straightforward; they like the way I explain things in a way they can understand. They appreciate my non-judgemental empathy, compassion and honesty, together with the way in which I work with them to achieve clearly agreed goals. They feedback that I use appropriate challenges and that our work together is solution focused and instils hope. My clients love the way I connect with them in meaningful way

Here, you can work on whatever issues may be troubling you from anxiety and depression, to relationship problems, trauma, low self-esteem, and more. I offer highly-focused brief counselling or long-term psychotherapy, as required. I am able to provide sessions to adults and young people. I am a trained relationship counsellor and have vast experience of working with children, young people and the LGBTQ community.

Tired of struggling with your relationship with food? Are you looking to have a nourishing and content relationship with your body? Sick of the shame you hold around food and eating? I collaborate with Female, Trans , and Non-Binary clients looking to find freedom from Disordered Eating patterns. I work with issues ranging from ARFID, Bulimia, Binge Eating, Body and Muscle Dysmorphia, EDNOS, Emotional Overeating, Restrictive Eating, Obesity, Yo-Yo Dieting, and challenges not identified with a standardised 'label'.

Whatever your reasons for being here, you are very welcome. I provide a very safe and confidential space to people from ALL walks of life. Whatever difficulty you are experiencing I can help you to gain insight into why these difficulties exist and persist. Together, we will think about your past relational experiences and how they are unconsciously influencing how you behave now. Developing a profound understanding of your unconscious self can be life changing. “The most fundamental harm we can do to ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the respect to look at ourselves honestly and gently.” Pema Chödrön.

Feeling anxious, depressed, stuck? Need somewhere to talk without being judged -  somewhere safe to explore difficult or painful thoughts and experiences? I can help you get a better understanding of what's going on and explore ways to move forward. I work with issues around depression, anxiety, trauma, identity, sexuality, gender and spirituality.

Do you find it difficult to talk to those closest to you about your issues and concerns? Perhaps you don’t want to burden them or feel worried that they might judge or not understand what you are going through? I provide a safe, confidential, and non-judgemental space in which you can explore your thoughts and feelings, allowing you to understand more about yourself and your relationships with others. As an integrative counsellor, I work with a variety of therapeutic approaches and methods, and combine them to suit the needs of each individual client.

Hello! I am Martin and I am a qualified CBT approach counsellor. I offer 50 minute sessions weekly either online or face to face at Southside Counselling and Therapy Centre in Shawlands Mondays 9am to 12pm and Wednesday 5.30pm to 9.30pm. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is useful for people experiencing long or short- term issues such as anxiety, depression, OCD, stress or an intertwining of all or some of these experiences. Are these the reasons you came here? If so, then perhaps I am the counsellor whom can work beside you in overcoming unhelpful thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

I am a CBT therapist, with a background of thirty years in professional drama. I am also an Associate Member of ISST (International Schema Society). My drama experience, linked to CBT and schema-aware therapy techniques, can help you rescript your life to make it happier, more satisfying, or, sometimes, just easier!

I am very skilled and experienced in working with mental health issues such as Depression and Anxiety, as well as addictive behaviour and related issues such as trauma. I have been a mental health professional for 45yrs, both as a Mental Health Nurse and as a BACP Registered Therapist. I have also survived my own life issues, including addictions and have been sober for 25yrs. I feel that having professional qualifications as well as lived experience helps me to make a stronger connection with my clients

Are you tired of feeling anxious? Depressed? Struggling with a difficult situation? Therapy is an investment in yourself. Being unconditionally accepted in a reliable and judgment-free therapeutic relationship can enable great change in your life. It would be my privilege to support you in whatever challenge you are facing.