Prof Stuart Morgan-Ayrs FRSH FIHPE FSHTC

Prof Stuart Morgan-Ayrs FRSH FIHPE FSHTC
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling Practice Locations
SHTC
PO Box 23876
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH5 1WQ

tel: 0845 8332547 (Please email in first instance)
web: http://www.scotlandtherapy.co.uk/
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Counsellor Profile

Professional accredited psychotherapists and counsellors. Est 1993. We adhere to National Occupational Standards and qualifications from SQA / QCA approved awarding bodies.

Therapy practice providing counselling, psychotherapy, life coaching, Cognitive behavioural therapy, hypnotherapy, social work related advocacy, anger management, stress management, NLP, relaxation therapy and other related therapies. Also Herbalism, Nutritional advice, crystal healing, Reiki. Specialty areas include phobias, anger management and surviving / recovering from abuse or violence.
PLEASE EMAIL IN FIRST INSTANCE, RATHER THAN PHONING. PHONE MAINLY ON ANSWERING MACHINE SINCE BUSY WITH CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PROVIDING TRAINING AWAY FROM BASE. EMAILS CAN BE COLLECTED QUICKER.

Partner also provides counselling although her specialty area is Herbalism, Nutritional Therapy and Holistic Healing.

Senior partner (Stuart) is an NVQ accredited Trainer and Assessor who is also involved in writing accredited professional training courses for a UK college, accredited by ASET and recognised by the SHTC.

Training, Qualifications & Experience (more info)

Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. Associate Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (this is not a title or qualification, but a professional membership). Fellow of the Institute of Health Promotion and Education. Fellow of the Society for Holistic Therapists and Coaches. Full member of IPTI. Full member of Complementary Therapists Association. NVQ Level IV Training & Development to TDLB standards in the industrial context of Complementary Health Education and Stress Management Education. ASET Level 4 Competence in Social Work. ASET Level 4 Social Work and mental Health. ASET level 3 Grief Counselling, ASET Level 3 NLP. ASET Level 4 Hypnotherapy. NVQ Assessor for the NVQ Advice and Guidance Awards. Background in youth work and residential care. Advisory Board member of the National UK Therapists Register. Adhere to the National Occupational Standards for Hypnotherapy, the Hypnotherapy Research Society recommendations on good practice and the National Code of Practice for Social Service Workers. Also NOS Counselling and Healing. In Pastoral Counselling earned MA, PhD and D.Phil awards in related pastoral subjects from international Seminary (Church Educational Establishment). Also the course author of a range of accredited courses / programmes including ASET Level 5 CBT, ASET Level 4 Life Coaching, ASET Level 4 Stress management coaching and ASET Level 4 Anger management coaching (available through ASET accredited college).

Partner is a Fellow of the Society of Holistic Therapists and Coaches and a full member of the Independent Professional Therapists International. She holds ASET Level 4 Professional Counselling, ASET Level 4 Clinical Nutrition, ASET Level 3 Diet and Nutrition. Also additional certificates in counselling eating disorder cases, hypnotherapy, herbalism, Ayurvedic medicine, crystal healing and psychotherapy. She also holds an earned D.Phil in Holistic Healing (pastoral) from the international Seminary.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Personality Disorders

Phobias

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Termination/Abortion/Miscarriage

Tourettes Syndrome

Trauma

Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Phobias, Obsessive disorders, faith related issues. Anger management and managing clinical conditions such as Bi-Polar and depression a particular specialty. Frequently using CBT and client self care training. We also provide pastoral counselling and spiritual counselling to those who request (never imposed on secular clients). Multi-faith, Pagan, Kaballah, Christian and other models of pastoral care available. Ayurvedic, Japanese and Chinese modalities of healing also available

Individual and couple support available, including marriage, couples, gay, bi and other combinations.

Fees

Variable depending on location and financial status of client (working, student, benefits youth etc). In most areas discounts available for certified low income (housing benefit / council tax benefit / high level Tax credits), students and unemployed. In other areas breakthrough sessions available with intensive support provided over a 6 hour period in one day. These are available in a range of locations including Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, Carlisle, Aberdeen. Such breakthrough days can be one-off or bi-monthly.

Extra Information

Main locations in Edinburgh, Stirling and Glasgow areas. Breakthrough sessions also available in a range of other UK locations.
(we no longer involve outselves in media work)
Last TV Appearance:
BBC Wales, April 2004 (Current Affairs)
HTV WALES, July 2003 (relationship expert)
Last Radio Appearance:
Real Radio Dec 2004 (Stress- twice)
Real Radio Nov 2004 (Stress)
BBC Radio Five Live June 2004 (Psychotherapy)
BBC Radio Five Live Nov 2003 (Addictions)
BBC Radio Berkshire: Oct 2003
(Anger Management)
BBC Radio 5 Live: Sept 2003 (psychotherapy)
Last Newspaper Feature:
Guardian Newspaper May 2003 (London Practice)
Last Magazine:
Q Magazine: Feb 2004 (Anger Management)
Last Award:
Elected Development Officer: Hypnotherapy Society 2005 (until 2006).
Award of Thanks from the Royal Society of Arts for participation in the Starbucks RSA Coffeehouse challenge as a facilitator. Nov 2004
Hypnotherapy Society Award for Clinical Excellence 2003 for the "Stress Pack" Product.
Course author of various courses for an ASET accredited centre, that now carry ASET level 4 and 5 awards.

Member Organisation(s)

RSPH	- Last checked by Counselling Directory on: 30th June 2008