Catriona Harper

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Due to the current covid 19 pandemic I am only offering Skype / Zoom, email and phone counselling sessions at the moment.

I am a professionally qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Counsellor, offering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Person Centred and Solution Focused Brief Therapy(SFBT). I am also trained in Energy EFT (Tapping).

I am now an Accredited Pregnancy and Infant Loss Counselling Professional with The Foundation for Infant Loss.

I offer confidential face to face, telephone and Internet counselling. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP), a Counsellor member of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA), an Accredited Pregnancy and Infant Loss counsellor.

I am on the accredited register with the professional standards authority.

Getting Started

I realise looking through pages of information can be quite daunting. I am more than happy to answer any questions you may have. If you feel that you would like to have a session with me, we can arrange a time to suit you. Sessions last 50 minutes and are normally weekly to begin with, then as your symptoms lesson you may choose to move to fortnightly sessions.

More about me.

I have many clients dealing with issues including anxiety, depression, low moods, phobias, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, guilt, anger, OCD,low self-esteem and low confidence. Often clients have anxiety around social situations such as public speaking, board meetings and family/social gatherings. This can impact on holidays, family life and work.

I have over 12 years experience counselling child and adult survivors of sexual violence, recent and historic cases.

I have several year's experience counselling  in schools in Scotland, Germany and Norway working with young people aged between 7 and 18 years, delivering workshops on sexual exploitation and counselling young people referred by guidance staff.

I also work with The Carers Trust offering person centred and CBT counselling to unpaid carers dealing with the many issues their caring role can raise including, guilt, anxiety, anger, depression and self neglect.

I am an affiliated Counsellor working with MND Scotland, counselling those with MND and their families.

About CBT

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a talking therapy that can help you manage your problems by changing the way you think and behave. It's most commonly used to treat anxiety and depression, but can be useful for other mental and physical health problems.

CBT can help you gain greater control over your moods, change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviour, improve your emotional well-being and self confidence and help develop new coping skills.

CBT looks at how both cognitive and behavioural processes affect one another and aims to help you get out of negative cycles. The emphasis on behavioural or cognitive approaches will depend on the issue you are facing. For example, if you are suffering from anxiety or depression, the focus may be on the cognitive approach. If you have a condition that causes unhelpful behaviour (such as obsessive compulsive disorder), the focus is likely to be the behavioural approach.

CBT is a structured time limited talking therapy on average taking between 10-15  50 minute sessions.

Energy EFT

Energy EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is often referred to as "Psychological acupressure".

Energy EFT works by releasing blockages within the energy system which are the source of negative emotional intensity and discomfort. These blockages in our energy system, in addition to challenging us emotionally, often lead to limiting beliefs and behaviours and an inability to live life harmoniously. This results in either emotional and/ or physical symptoms and can include lack of confidence and self-esteem, fear, feeling stuck, anxiety, depression, compulsive and addictive behaviours.
An Energy EFT treatment involves the client tapping on themselves, with their fingertips, near the end points of their  “energy meridians” located around the body.

The treatment is non-invasive and does not involve needles . Energy EFT works on the ethos of making change as simple and as pain free as possible.

​How EFT Tapping Works
Energy Emotional Freedom Technique has certain things in common with Traditional Chinese Medicine practices like acupressure or acupuncture because it focuses on energy circuits that run throughout the body. These energy circuits are referred to as meridians, and although they cannot be seen or measured, many believe that they exist and have powerful effects.

Mind-body healing techniques are believed to help direct the flow of energy in the body in a way that promotes well-being.
Something that makes Energy EFT different from acupressure or other Eastern approaches is that it focuses on more than physical ailments and energy systems; it also brings attention to thought processes that contribute to stress and emotional problems.

I have an office in Helensburgh covering the Arrochar, Balloch and Dumbarton areas on the West coast of Scotland and within easy reach from Glasgow by road and rail.

I also offer Skype / Zoom sessions. Meaning no travel is required. This is great for those who may not drive and for those that do drive, it saves on petrol, parking and traffic! Less of your time is required as you will not need to add on travel time, meaning you could also have your session remotely during a work break!

You can have your session in your own, comfortable environment, surrounded by your own cushions, possessions, which for some may be more of a comforting experience.

Mobility can be a big issue for some people and if you cannot get to see me in person, online counselling means you do not have to go without.

Please feel free to e-mail me or phone me for an appointment  to ask any questions you may have.