Denise Lyall BSc Hons, PG Dip, MBACP Accred

5 Dundonald Street Edinburgh EH3 6RY View map
07984 015 280 / 07984 015 280 www.deniselyall.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I believe that counselling can help with many personal and complex difficulties at home, in the family or at work. This includes, but is not limited to, identity and relationship problems, bereavement and loss, stress and anxiety, depression and anger, addiction and sexual abuse. It is a form of support that helps to resolve personal suffering through close exploration and understanding of ourselves and how we interact with the world around us.

I have been working as a counsellor since 2003 and am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I currently work as a staff counsellor at Edinburgh University with both couples and individuals.  Previously I have worked in a variety of settings with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and with many different and sometimes complex issues. In my private practice, in the city centre, I offer an open-ended number of appointments which allows you to decide the content and pace of our time together.

Psychodynamic theory underpins my counselling approach. This means that I believe that our early life experiences can sometimes have a profound influence on our capacity to build and maintain relationships in later life. It can also impact on our ability to endure different or difficult life events and changes that inevitably unfold. By shining a light on the past as well as the present, we can begin to discover and recognise how old patterns of beliefs and behaviours influence our present day perspectives and situations. Increasing self-awareness in this way can encourage a process of personal insight, positive growth and change. This process provides an opportunity to experience and manage life in more fulfilling ways.

In my view, it is the unique qualities of the counselling relationship that is critical for new awareness and change to occur in a safe and useful way. I therefore encourage a relationship with my clients based on mutual commitment, respect and trust.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

First class BSc Hons, Napier University

Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling Studies, University of Edinburgh

Clinical Applications in Couples Counselling, Scottish Institute of Human Relations

Continual professional development is a requirement of BACP Accreditation and amounts to a minimum of 30 hours per year – I have therefore also completed many other shorter in length training courses over my 6 years as a qualified practitioner.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Physical Abuse
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

Fees

Counselling sessions cost:

Individuals - £45

Couples - £55

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