Pauline Ross (UKCP Accredited & Registered)

Tranent East Lothian EH33	Edinburgh EH1
01875 613563 www.paulineross.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

I am a UKCP registered Psychotherapist offering counselling and psychotherapy to individuals in both Edinburgh and East Lothian. 

When we experience depression, anxiety, bereavement and relationship problems etc in the present, these may hint at other, deeper areas of unhappiness within us. I see the process of counselling or psychotherapy as gently shining more light on these areas in the present or the past to enable more growth and fulfillment in our life.  Through the process of talking to someone in confidence, and acceptance, I believe we can come to a better understanding of how our past experiences may be affecting our lives today.

I am trained in and work from a Transpersonal perspective which honours the creative dimension in each person's life. I believe that each client has their own truth inside them and that it is my job as counsellor/psychotherapist to listen attentively and support each client on the journey of self- discovery in which that truth may be found.

I have almost thirty years experience of working with people who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship problems, abuse, low self-esteem etc or who may be stuck in patterns of being and behaviour that are holding them back from living a fulfilling life in the present.

I have been seeing clients in Edinburgh in different counselling agencies since 2001 and I set up my private practice in 2005.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

MA English Literature & Language
Postgraduate Certificate in Community Education (Youth & Community Work)
Certificate in Transpersonal Skills & Perspectives (1999 -Transpersonal Psychology Scotland)
Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Psychotherapy (2007 - Centre for Transpersonal Psychology, London)
UKCP registered (2007)

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Postnatal Depression
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Life transitions, loss of meaning, childhood issues, unhelpful patterns of behaviour.
I also work with dreams, images and other creative means of expression. 
Most recently I have become interested in ecopsychology which looks at our relationship to the earth and the environment we live in.

Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Transpersonal Psychology

Fees

£45 per one hour session.

Further Information

I have almost thirty years experience working with community groups and organisations both in Scotland and abroad, mainly in the fields of community health, women's issues and family literacy.

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