Are you struggling with any of the following issues?
Anxiety, eating disorders/disordered eating, low self-esteem, self-harm, identity issues, family conflict, bereavement and loss, depression, trauma, addictions, relationship issues, or mental health issues?
We all experience times in our life when we feel easily overwhelmed or anxious, have difficulty in relationships, or lack purpose in life. I am passionate about supporting people to grow and heal through acceptance and understanding.
I can offer you a free 15 minute consultation with no obligation. Just text or email me.
About me
I am a warm, professional, down-to-earth, integrative counsellor with a very compassionate approach. I offer video call and telephone counselling throughout the UK.
Now seeing clients in the center of Portobello, Edinburgh.
Over the past 20 years I have volunteered with various charities and gained extensive knowledge and experience supporting and caring for individuals through challenging and difficult times. My own ways of finding relaxation include music, cinema, books, art, connecting with family and friends, yoga and mindfulness.
Counselling can offer you the unique opportunity to connect with someone who cares deeply about understanding things from your perspective. I can offer you a confidential, empathic, and safe space to explore your issues. I see my clients as unique individuals and endeavour to listen without judgement whilst treating you with the utmost dignity and respect. I am dedicated to social diversity, equality, inclusivity, and have worked with the LGBTQIA+ community.
My approach
I am an humanistic integrative counsellor, drawing on different psychological theories including person-centred, psychodynamic and existential. My approach will continue to be led according to the needs of my clients and I believe no single approach can treat every client in all situations. Each person needs to be considered as a whole and counselling techniques can be tailored to your individual needs and personal circumstances. I work compassionately, creatively and intuitively to explore how we can bring about acceptance, understanding, growth and change.
Client Testimonials
“I could not have asked for a better counsellor. From day one, Susan provided a very safe non-judgmental space for me to open up. We did some amazing work work around my relationship with my mother which has started to benefit my other relationships and my perspectives and perceptions in life. You can tell Susan really cares about you and how you are doing by going the extra mile.”
“After seeing many therapists throughout the years with varying success I was delighted to find Susan. Her empathic, calm and open nature was very therapeutic. Her gentle encouragement, support and challenging approach really helped me to look deeper at my issues. Susan’s understanding of the human mind both physiologically and emotionally is both impressive and extremely helpful. I felt validated, understood and fully accepted which enabled me to process, accept and move on from past issues.”
“Susan created an understanding, welcoming and open counsellor relationship which helped me open up about a lot of my emotions, discuss difficult experiences while also being patient with me when I tried to avoid or talk round the topics we needed to discuss. Working with her on my concerns and issues has been hugely beneficial and has had a positive knock on effect not only on my professional working career but also on my personal relationship with myself and others.”
“I can’t thank Susan enough for all she has done for me. I have gone from anxious, stressed out short tempered person back to my happy, relaxed and fun ways. I expect there will be challenges in the future but with all she has done and spoken to me about, it’s really helped me to understand who I am as a person and how to move forward. I will miss speaking to Susan every week, it became something I actively looked forward to.”
“I felt really well supported and safe with Susan. Importantly, I did not feel judged to that my issues were trivial. I felt relaxed and comfortable throughout which was helped by Susan’s very warm and calm manner. She came up with some really helpful insights and suggestions for taking things forward and I will do my very best not to let these slip now the sessions have come to an end.”
“Was very comfortable being open. I also got more comfortable and was never forced to answer questions or feel there were questions i wouldn’t answer. Excellent therapist relationship- I was well supported throughout. It was Excellent to know there was a check in to process my thinking. This really helped me work through my thinking. I now have clarity of thinking back. I have been supported through a difficult life time and decision. I have been allowed to talk and speak when I’m ready. I did value being told well done- we don’t get enough of that in society.”
“ I went from not being able to chat and stay in difficult discussions to being able to openly talk about myself and my feelings. I went from shut down and essential fearing chat and conflict. To being comfortable with my thinking and chain of thought, and knowing a relationship shouldn’t lead to feeling so shutdown unheard and incompatible. Have recommended to family and friends. I will continue to do so.”
