Eleni MacLean
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About me
Welcome to my profile.
I am a BACP accredited therapist, qualified Person Centred Counsellor and Psychotherapist (PGDip) since 2014, a qualified Psychologist (MSc) since 2008, with over 12 years therapeutic experience, over 20 years experience in service delivery for charities and private organisations.
I offer a gentle, client centred, compassionate, trauma informed and science informed approach to therapy.
I place trust in each person's inherent capacity and strengths to recover, heal and grow. My personal belief is that we all deserve second chances in life as well as being inherently worthy of finding joy and purpose.
My commitment to you is to offer you a high quality therapeutic service, in a safe, reliable, non-judgemental and transparent space, for the duration of time you choose to undertake therapy with me.
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I offer:
- brief therapy (short term or fixed number of sessions)
- open ended therapy (long term or unspecified duration)
I am qualified to work with clients of all ages. Currently I accept inquiries from adults and young people (17+).
I currently work only online - via video. Telephone therapy is also available.
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Email me to book a session or inquire.
I recommend getting in touch before you commit to an appointment in order for us to decide whether my service is the right one for your needs and current circumstances.
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Areas of concern I can help you with:
Low mood / depression.
Stress and anxiety.
Personal growth, strengthening your self-worth and confidence.
Improving your self care and copying mechanisms.
Process childhood trauma.
Post-traumatic growth.
Relationships and boundaries.
Bullying and abuse.
Work bullying.
Process loss and grief.
Find hope and meaning.
My special professional interests are post traumatic growth (childhood or other past traumatic experience), overcoming abuse or bullying, neuro-diversity pre and post diagnosis (Autism and/or ADHD), disability or living with chronic conditions.
I strive to offer a safe and inclusive practise and I welcome inquiries from BIPOC clients, clients from ethnic, linguistic, religious backgrounds and other minorities. I am an LGBTQ+ and gender aware therapist.
MY THERAPEUTIC APPROACH
I am a humanistic therapist and a qualified psychologist and I specialise in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy. This is a relational and client centred approach in therapy that places your needs and personal perspective at the centre of therapy.
When suitable, I work creatively using metaphors, stories, dreams and imagery. I may also draw from research findings and psycho-education to support our work. Last, my approach includes brief therapy approaches, such as solution-focused therapy and Focusing, especially when our work is planned to be short term.
What you can expect of me:
- I will invest in building a trustful, authentic relationship with you.
- You should expect to feel welcome and treated with respect, without judgement.
- I will answer your questions to my best capacity, with clarity and/or I will signpost you when appropriate.
- I will be interested in hearing your own story and circumstances from your own point of view.
- I will allow you space to chose what to bring in each session.
- I will support you, be present, listen to you and I will facilitate the therapeutic process throughout.
- I will encourage you to bring your own reflections on therapy as well any aspects of therapy that you find helpful or less so.
- I will adjust my pace to suit your own.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
I bring over 12 years of clinical experience from a spread of community based, local and national organisations in Edinburgh, wider Scotland and UK.
Amongst the areas of my specialty are: work stress and burn out, Autism, ADHD, AuDHD, students; domestic violence, gender based violence; childhood trauma, complex trauma, addictions; single parents and carers; adolescents and young adults.
In addition, I offer professional consultancy to counselling services.
Thank you for visiting my profile.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- PGCert Clinical Supervision (2025), Persona Training and Development, Scotland.
- PGDip Counselling & Psychotherapy (2014), University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
- PGCert Communication & Counselling Skills (2009), Institute for Counselling and Psychological Studies, Athens, Greece.
- MSc Child & Developmental Psychology (2008), University of Lancaster, UK.
- BA Houns Psychology (2006), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Training:
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss.
- Trauma, Inflammation & Recovery.
- Children & Young people's Experience of Domestic Abuse.
- Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse.
- Survive & Thrive: Psycho-education for Survivors of Complex Trauma.
- ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills.
- SMART Recovery Facilitators Training.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network
Accredited register membership
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees:
Initial consultation/ first therapy appointment (50 mins) - £50
Ongoing individual therapy appointments (50 mins) - £75
Availability:
Limited availability Friday mornings, 9.30am, 10.30am. Email to book.
Tuesdays day time available from end of August 2026.
To pre-book Tuesdays email me to schedule initial appointment and discuss suitable times.
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