Life Coaching Counselling in Midlothian
I am a Person-centred counselling, which is a therapeutic approach based on the belief that you are the expert on your own life.
I believe that it's important for an individual to find the right counsellor, as one counsellors method may not suit all. I therefore offer my initial consultation at a reduced rate. The initial consultation is not only an opportunity for the counsellors to find out more about the client but also for the client to find out more about the counsellor, giving both the opportunity to discover if a suitable rapport can be built, creating an appropriate environment for counselling to take place.
I am a Person-centred counselling, which is a therapeutic approach based on the belief that you are the expert on your own life.
I believe that it's important for an individual to find the right counsellor, as one counsellors method may not suit all. I therefore offer my initial consultation at a reduced rate. The initial consultation is not only an opportunity for the counsellors to find out more about the client but also for the client to find out more about the counsellor, giving both the opportunity to discover if a suitable rapport can be built, creating an appropriate environment for counselling to take place.
If you are experiencing any kind of difficulty in life you may benefit from having an impartial, safe and confidential space to explore this.
I am an experienced Counsellor / Psychotherapist. My main training is in a humanistic approach and I have added further training over my many years in practice. I have lots of experience across many areas of therapy and client issues but perhaps some of the main issues that I have worked with include Anxiety, Depression & Trauma. I have also worked with many people who have experienced long term abuse both as children and as adults. I have some specialist training in working with Neuro diverse clients and have good experience with Autistic individuals and those with ADHD. I also offer relationship therapy and work with couples.
If you are experiencing any kind of difficulty in life you may benefit from having an impartial, safe and confidential space to explore this.
I am an experienced Counsellor / Psychotherapist. My main training is in a humanistic approach and I have added further training over my many years in practice. I have lots of experience across many areas of therapy and client issues but perhaps some of the main issues that I have worked with include Anxiety, Depression & Trauma. I have also worked with many people who have experienced long term abuse both as children and as adults. I have some specialist training in working with Neuro diverse clients and have good experience with Autistic individuals and those with ADHD. I also offer relationship therapy and work with couples.
As you find yourself here, you may be feeling stuck in life at the moment and perhaps issues or difficulties may be causing you distress or to feel overwhelmed.
I offer a caring, encouraging and non-judgemental space for you to share your thoughts and feelings, empowering you to find a way forward. I am a qualified CBT therapist with experience of people with issues such as anxiety, anger, depression and self esteem. I tailor a range of proven therapeutic techniques to your unique needs.
As you find yourself here, you may be feeling stuck in life at the moment and perhaps issues or difficulties may be causing you distress or to feel overwhelmed.
I offer a caring, encouraging and non-judgemental space for you to share your thoughts and feelings, empowering you to find a way forward. I am a qualified CBT therapist with experience of people with issues such as anxiety, anger, depression and self esteem. I tailor a range of proven therapeutic techniques to your unique needs.
Using the best evidence based psychological knowledge about resolving such difficulties, I can help you move on with your life to be how you want to be.
If you are suffering from anxiety - depression/low mood - stress - anger problems - panic attacks - phobias - low self-esteem - self-harming - eating disorders - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, including military) - addiction (all kinds) - obsessions (OCD) - sleep problems - relationship problems, I can help. Difficulties can often be resolved within only a few sessions – sometimes just one – and in this way can provide good value for money.
Using the best evidence based psychological knowledge about resolving such difficulties, I can help you move on with your life to be how you want to be.
If you are suffering from anxiety - depression/low mood - stress - anger problems - panic attacks - phobias - low self-esteem - self-harming - eating disorders - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD, including military) - addiction (all kinds) - obsessions (OCD) - sleep problems - relationship problems, I can help. Difficulties can often be resolved within only a few sessions – sometimes just one – and in this way can provide good value for money.
Free initial online consultation to discuss your needs and how we might work together. I offer safe, steady, calm, warm, and non-judgemental support to work through current or past difficulties that might feel too big or complex to face alone. I'm happy to work with individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life, either online or in person. I'm also happy to work flexibly around childcare and/or work commitments.
Free initial online consultation to discuss your needs and how we might work together. I offer safe, steady, calm, warm, and non-judgemental support to work through current or past difficulties that might feel too big or complex to face alone. I'm happy to work with individuals from all backgrounds and walks of life, either online or in person. I'm also happy to work flexibly around childcare and/or work commitments.
Therapy is a space to be, a gift of self-care. This is an opportunity to receive, to be heard, to learn healthy and adaptive ways to be in relationship with self and others. My approach is wholistic, integrative, and intuitive; guiding you to identify, feel, and understand your needs and emotions, reset and nurture the nervous system, learn to hold boundaries, and connect to your authentic self. Helping identify and transmute beliefs that no longer serve, from "I'm not good enough" to "I am worthy"; moving from fear to love & acceptance. Helping the mind-brain to communicate and ground into your heart and body.
Therapy is a space to be, a gift of self-care. This is an opportunity to receive, to be heard, to learn healthy and adaptive ways to be in relationship with self and others. My approach is wholistic, integrative, and intuitive; guiding you to identify, feel, and understand your needs and emotions, reset and nurture the nervous system, learn to hold boundaries, and connect to your authentic self. Helping identify and transmute beliefs that no longer serve, from "I'm not good enough" to "I am worthy"; moving from fear to love & acceptance. Helping the mind-brain to communicate and ground into your heart and body.
Perhaps you feel like you are repeating the same life patterns.
As a psychologist, I am trained in a number of different therapies. I am grounded in CBT & Person Centred Therapy and utilise scientific based practice underpinned by evidence. My integrative training allows me to adapt to you. I intergate a range of therapies such as CBT, schema therapy, ACT, EMDR and compassion focused therapy.
Perhaps you feel like you are repeating the same life patterns.
As a psychologist, I am trained in a number of different therapies. I am grounded in CBT & Person Centred Therapy and utilise scientific based practice underpinned by evidence. My integrative training allows me to adapt to you. I intergate a range of therapies such as CBT, schema therapy, ACT, EMDR and compassion focused therapy.
We are a private counselling company which provides service to the who want to live their life with maximum potential by bringing change and healing into their lives.
When you encounter difficult times in our day to day lives it is helpful to be able to talk these through with someone who is trained and objective. To help you explore the issues that matter to you, bringing insight and understanding to enable you to find your way through problems and dilemmas.
We are a private counselling company which provides service to the who want to live their life with maximum potential by bringing change and healing into their lives.
When you encounter difficult times in our day to day lives it is helpful to be able to talk these through with someone who is trained and objective. To help you explore the issues that matter to you, bringing insight and understanding to enable you to find your way through problems and dilemmas.
Online Therapists
When you are struggling to cope with the effects of difficult life events, feelings or experiences, it can be overwhelming.
I believe sessions are not about providing you with advice or telling you what to do, instead you are in control and you decide what you want to talk about. I feel the purpose is to help you improve your desired life chances. By exploring and clarifying issues, as well as what options are available to you, can help you decide on a supported way forward.
When you are struggling to cope with the effects of difficult life events, feelings or experiences, it can be overwhelming.
I believe sessions are not about providing you with advice or telling you what to do, instead you are in control and you decide what you want to talk about. I feel the purpose is to help you improve your desired life chances. By exploring and clarifying issues, as well as what options are available to you, can help you decide on a supported way forward.
I work with adults, young people, and practitioners navigating a wide range of issues — from complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, and dissociation, to anxiety, low mood, or a general sense of being lost or disconnected. You may be managing a diagnosis such as BPD/EUPD, or looking for more regulation, clarity, or reconnection. I offer one-off consultations, structured blocks, open-ended work, monthly packages and intensives. Together we’ll build a therapeutic path that fits your circumstances, drawing on tailored psychological approaches, naturopathy, and body-based care.
I work with adults, young people, and practitioners navigating a wide range of issues — from complex trauma, emotional dysregulation, and dissociation, to anxiety, low mood, or a general sense of being lost or disconnected. You may be managing a diagnosis such as BPD/EUPD, or looking for more regulation, clarity, or reconnection. I offer one-off consultations, structured blocks, open-ended work, monthly packages and intensives. Together we’ll build a therapeutic path that fits your circumstances, drawing on tailored psychological approaches, naturopathy, and body-based care.
I use a blend of psychodynamic and trauma-informed therapy to support people in understanding themselves more deeply and feeling more grounded and present in everyday life.
Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and relationships influence our thoughts and feelings, while a trauma-informed approach ensures our work progresses at a pace that feels safe and honours your lived experience.
I use a blend of psychodynamic and trauma-informed therapy to support people in understanding themselves more deeply and feeling more grounded and present in everyday life.
Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and relationships influence our thoughts and feelings, while a trauma-informed approach ensures our work progresses at a pace that feels safe and honours your lived experience.
As a pluralistic counsellor I hold the view that different things work for different people at different points in their life and that no client's experience is the same.
9 years experience in generic counselling and have 3 years specialist training in domestic abuse and trauma recently co- facilitating the NHS survive and thrive. Recently completed my EMDR training and am now offering this within my private practice.
As a pluralistic counsellor I hold the view that different things work for different people at different points in their life and that no client's experience is the same.
9 years experience in generic counselling and have 3 years specialist training in domestic abuse and trauma recently co- facilitating the NHS survive and thrive. Recently completed my EMDR training and am now offering this within my private practice.
Is something holding you back in life?
I offer online sessions as often as is necessary. I have over 20yrs experience with a variety of issues. I work from a CBT basis incorporating Reality Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Mindfulness. I also offer Equine Assisted Therapy sessions in local areas.
Is something holding you back in life?
I offer online sessions as often as is necessary. I have over 20yrs experience with a variety of issues. I work from a CBT basis incorporating Reality Therapy, Transactional Analysis and Mindfulness. I also offer Equine Assisted Therapy sessions in local areas.
My goal is to help you move from a place of constant pressure and criticism to a life of meaning and self-compassion.
I offer one-on-one sessions, online or in person, that are tailored to your unique needs. We'll work together, with curiosity and compassion, to help you feel more confident, capable, and connected to what truly matters. I also offer walk and talk sessions, in central Scotland, please ask if you're interested and we make it work.
My goal is to help you move from a place of constant pressure and criticism to a life of meaning and self-compassion.
I offer one-on-one sessions, online or in person, that are tailored to your unique needs. We'll work together, with curiosity and compassion, to help you feel more confident, capable, and connected to what truly matters. I also offer walk and talk sessions, in central Scotland, please ask if you're interested and we make it work.
I work with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, life-transitions & relationship difficulties.
Therapy is a collaborative process & my aim is to create an environment in which you feel comfortable sharing your concerns & goals in a respectful & confidential environment. I work with people for both short & long-term therapy & use a range of approaches including person-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR & mindfulness-based approaches.
I work with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, life-transitions & relationship difficulties.
Therapy is a collaborative process & my aim is to create an environment in which you feel comfortable sharing your concerns & goals in a respectful & confidential environment. I work with people for both short & long-term therapy & use a range of approaches including person-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, EMDR & mindfulness-based approaches.
Together, we will safely understand the dynamics of control, dismantle the self-doubt left by manipulation, and build concrete tools to help you rebuild your life.
I know how difficult it can be to reach out when you’ve experienced trauma.
My practice in Aberdeen is built on the belief that a safe, trusting relationship is the foundation of healing.
When you have experienced the weight of trauma, abuse, or the suffocating nature of coercive control, your sense of self can feel fragmented. My primary focus is to help you navigate the journey of trauma recovery in a space where you are finally the one in control.
Together, we will safely understand the dynamics of control, dismantle the self-doubt left by manipulation, and build concrete tools to help you rebuild your life.
I know how difficult it can be to reach out when you’ve experienced trauma.
My practice in Aberdeen is built on the belief that a safe, trusting relationship is the foundation of healing.
When you have experienced the weight of trauma, abuse, or the suffocating nature of coercive control, your sense of self can feel fragmented. My primary focus is to help you navigate the journey of trauma recovery in a space where you are finally the one in control.
You crave clarity, resilience, and tools to navigate life's demands, because you want a fulfilling, balanced life where you thrive at work, nurture connections, and grow authentically.
In most challenges we encounter, it is important to make the unconscious conscious, develop self-awareness, understand our personal story and orient ourselves according to core values. We also have to take psychosomatic approach, if physiological needs are not met, the mind will suffer and vice versa. We have to train mind and body.
You crave clarity, resilience, and tools to navigate life's demands, because you want a fulfilling, balanced life where you thrive at work, nurture connections, and grow authentically.
In most challenges we encounter, it is important to make the unconscious conscious, develop self-awareness, understand our personal story and orient ourselves according to core values. We also have to take psychosomatic approach, if physiological needs are not met, the mind will suffer and vice versa. We have to train mind and body.
Hi my name is Heather Hutchison of HMH Therapy and I am an experienced Hypnotherapist, Supervisor and Trainer. My areas of specialisms are Anxiety and/or Depression as well treating the more traditional hypnotherapy areas such as smoking cessation, habit breaks and weight management. I work with both adults and children from the age of 7 years upwards using a client centred approached. I hold an enhanced full disclosure certificate enabling me to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Hi my name is Heather Hutchison of HMH Therapy and I am an experienced Hypnotherapist, Supervisor and Trainer. My areas of specialisms are Anxiety and/or Depression as well treating the more traditional hypnotherapy areas such as smoking cessation, habit breaks and weight management. I work with both adults and children from the age of 7 years upwards using a client centred approached. I hold an enhanced full disclosure certificate enabling me to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Lindsay Thomson EMDR, CBT Anxiety, Trauma
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
Dumfries DG1
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Do you experience anxiety and low mood, wondering where these feelings come from and how to stop them so you can move forward with your life?
For you, my goal is to help you create better a life and support you through challenging times. I strive to instill hope, belief, and provide the tools necessary to empower individuals throughout their life's experiences. Helping people is a passion of mine, and I love working together to support them in becoming the best version of themselves.
Do you experience anxiety and low mood, wondering where these feelings come from and how to stop them so you can move forward with your life?
For you, my goal is to help you create better a life and support you through challenging times. I strive to instill hope, belief, and provide the tools necessary to empower individuals throughout their life's experiences. Helping people is a passion of mine, and I love working together to support them in becoming the best version of themselves.
I also work with people navigating grief, trauma, and major life decisions.
I draw mainly on a person-centred approach, but I adapt sessions to fit your needs blending techniques where it helps. Every client is different and I believe therapy should reflect that.
I also work with people navigating grief, trauma, and major life decisions.
I draw mainly on a person-centred approach, but I adapt sessions to fit your needs blending techniques where it helps. Every client is different and I believe therapy should reflect that.
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Life Coaching Counsellors
What can I expect from life coaching?
Clients and coaches will typically start by identifying the problem area(s) that the client hopes to address—then, the coach will help the client brainstorm potential solutions and explore concrete techniques to help the client attain their goals. Coaching is typically short-term and focused on finding solutions in the here and now, rather than exploring a client’s past. In addition to strategies aimed at the client’s specific concerns, coaches may encourage general stress management techniques such as meditation.
Can a life coach help treat anxiety?
Because the majority of life coaches are not licensed clinicians, they are not qualified to diagnose or treat anxiety. Anyone struggling with anxiety or another mental health condition should seek help from a licensed mental health practitioner. However, some coaching clients who struggle with subclinical anxiety report that working with their coach on other problems—such as career dissatisfaction or unhealthy habits—has a positive effect on their anxiety.
Can life coaching be done online?
Yes. While life coaching often happens in person, many coaches conduct sessions over the phone or via online platforms such as Zoom or Skype. Because life coaches are not subject to local licensing regulations in the same way that therapists are, they are able to see clients who live in other locations.
How long does life coaching last?
Life coaching tends to be a shorter-term process than therapy, though it does not always unfold over a specific period of time and is instead based on the coach’s or the client’s preferences. Coaching often takes place over three to 12 months but may be shorter or longer if necessary.