About us
Therapy and Counselling for Anxiety, Depression, Stress and Distress
You’re Carrying Too Much On Your Own. Therapy and Counselling Can Help You Feel Like Yourself Again.
If you’ve found yourself here, something inside you already knows it’s time for change. Life can feel too much at times. Anxiety, low mood, stress and distress have a way of creeping in slowly - until suddenly everything feels harder than it should.
Maybe anxiety is running the show. Maybe your mood has dipped and you can’t seem to climb back out. Maybe stress is building faster than you can manage. Or maybe you feel like you treading through quicksand or that you're juggling some many balls and scared of dropping them all at once.
Whatever brought you here, you don’t have to keep pushing through alone.
People Come to Us When They’re:
- Overthinking everything and feeling constantly on edge
- Have persistent anxiety, worry, panic or dread
- Struggling with low mood, emptiness or emotional exhaustion
- Burnt out from work, caring roles or life pressures
- Stuck in cycles of self‑criticism, guilt or people‑pleasing
- Losing confidence, motivation or a sense of direction
- Hiding how they feel because they “should be coping”
- Feel they have no meaning or purpose in life
- Are affected by past or present traumatic experiences and don't know how to move on from them
- Have poor body image or experience problems with their relationship with food and eating
- Find relationships tricky, can't say how they really feel or find it difficult to get their needs heard and met
- Experience difficult life transitions or relationship pressures
- Have work stress or educational pressures
- Experience difficulties navigating peri/menopause
- Find themselves with climate and/or vegan anxieties and trauma
- Lack of meaning or purpose in life
You don’t need to have the perfect words. You just need a space where you can stop pretending.
If you’re reading this, you might be at the point where you’re tired of coping alone, tired of life feeling this heavy and wondering whether therapy and counselling could make a difference.
What If Life Didn’t Have to Feel This Heavy?
Imagine waking up feeling lighter. Imagine waking up without dread. Imagine your mind finally slowing down. Imagine feeling motivated, connected and grounded again. Imagine not having to worry about juggling all those balls and feeling like yuor treading in quicksand again. Imagine feeling that life has gone that bit better, feeling that bit more manageable.
You don't have to imagine.
Therapy and counselling can help you get there.
Therapy and counselling can help you feel calmer, clearer and more in control — and you deserve that. And.... you don't have to do it by yourself.
How Therapy and Counselling Can Change Your Life
Therapy and counselling isn’t just talking - it’s transformation. With the right support, you can:
- Feel calmer and less overwhelmed
- Learn how to soothe your nervous system and reduce anxiety.
- Lift your mood and rebuild your energy
- Understand what’s draining you and reconnect with what nourishes you.
- Break free from unhelpful patterns
- Shift cycles of overthinking, avoidance, perfectionism or self‑criticism.
- Strengthen your confidence and self‑worth
- Develop a kinder inner voice and healthier boundaries
- Improve your relationships
- Communicate more clearly, understand your needs and feel more connected
- Manage stress before it manages you
- Build resilience, balance and practical coping strategies
- Gain clarity and direction
- Make sense of your emotions and move forward with purpose
- Gain a sense of meaning and purpose in life
...... and lots more.
Not only that, we can offer a whole-person approach to your mental health and wellbeing.
Because your emotional health doesn’t exist in isolation, we can also take a holistic approach to your mental health and wellbeing and offer access to a nutritional support and a dietitian, should you want it. Your body, mind and daily habits all play a role in how you feel.
A Holistic Approach That Supports the Whole You
Alongside therapy and counselling, we also offer nutritional support with an experienced dietitian for clients who want to understand how food, energy, mood and stress interact. This can be especially helpful if you’re experiencing:
- Low energy or fatigue
- Emotional eating or appetite changes
- Stress‑related digestive issues
- Mood fluctuations linked to nutrition
- A desire to build healthier, more supportive routines
You can choose therapy and counselling alone, nutritional support alone, or a combined approach - whatever feels right for you.
What You Can Expect and How We Can Help
Therapy and counselling isn’t about “fixing” you - it’s about helping you feel supported, understood, and empowered to make meaningful changes. Many clients describe therapy as the first place they’ve been able to breathe, reflect, and feel genuinely heard.
First of all, you'll have a calm, supportive space to help you feel more like yourself again.
You'll then find that we offer a supportive, encouraging, grounded, and non‑judgemental space where you can talk openly about what’s going on, at your own pace. Together, we’ll explore what’s been weighing on you and gently untangle the thoughts, feelings, and patterns that are keeping you stuck.
You'll also find that our approach is collaborative and tailored to you. We draw on evidence‑based therapeutic methods to help you understand what’s happening internally, build healthier, more helpful coping strategies, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that feel steady, capable, and hopeful.
Over time, you'll start noticing:
- A clearer mind
- More emotional balance
- Better ways of managing stress
- A stronger sense of self
- Renewed confidence in your ability to cope
- Small steps that can lead to real, lasting shifts.
Appointments In-Person in Glasgow or Online Across the UK — Support That Fits Your Life
Whether you prefer the grounding presence of face‑to‑face sessions in our Glasgow centre or the comfort and convenience of online therapy from anywhere in the UK, you can choose the format that works best for you. We can also offer a hybrid of both in-person and online appointments with some of our therapists.
All options offer the same level of care, confidentiality and support.
If You’re Thinking About Therapy and Counselling, This Is Your Moment
Reaching out can feel daunting - but staying stuck is even harder. You deserve support. You deserve clarity. You deserve to feel better than this.
If you’re ready to take the first step toward a calmer, more grounded version of yourself, we’re here to help you get there.
Get in touch today for more information, to ask questions or if you'd like to go ahead and book an initial appointment. We'll guide you along the process and no matter which therapist you choose here, you can expect a supportive and encouraging appointments, patience, trust, confidentiality and a therapist who will go at your pace and tailor sessions to you personally. We're a friendly team, approachable team who are passionate about helping others find a their voice and path in life.
Best wishes,
The Team at Glasgow Anxiety and Depression Counselling Service (GADS) and Scotland Anxiety and Depression Counselling Service (SADS)
Training, qualifications & experience
We have a wonderful team of affiliate therapists and counsellors who work here too. The team consists of: Alexandra, Amanda, Amzu, Jackie, Liz, Sue and Vicki.
All therapists, counsellors and dietitians are accredited and/or fully qualified and experienced therapists and counsellors.
The team bring a wealth of information and experience to their work and are really friendly, encouraging and understanding. They are also approachable; tailor therapy to each individual client; go at your pace; provide short or long term therapy; and work with you in a flexible, collaborative way to support you to get to where you would like to get to. We have a great wee team and everyone works really hard to give you the best service possible.
We all engage in regular CPD training every year to ensure our knowledge, skills and clinical practice are continually updated and to a high standard to ensure we do the best for our clients at all times.
Our therapists, counsellors and dietitians hold professional memberships with some of the following: COSCA, BABCP, BACP, British Psychological Society, NMC, ASFH, NHC and HCPC. All members of the team have professional insurance and have gone through a thorough application process when joining the team. We aim to have a team of highly trained and experienced therapists and dietitians.
Member organisations *
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 - £125.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Psychotherapy and Counselling Appointments (Individual)
We offer different fees depending on level and experience of the therapist.
- Alexandra (clinical director):
£120 (first appointment); £90 for further appointments - Amanda, Jackie, Liz and Sue (experienced therapists):
£75 (first appointment); £70 for further appointments
Vicki (newly qualified therapist):
£55 (first appointment)l £50 for further appointments
Coaching
- Jackie:
£125 for all appointments
Single Session Therapy (single 2- hour intensive)
- Alexandra: £250 for 2-hour SST session
- Sue and Liz: £225 for 2-hour SST session
Dietitian and Nutritionist Service
- Amzu:
£140 (first appointment); £100 for further appointments
Letters and Reports
Fees upon request when required.
Staff Counselling/Company Funded/Insurance Funded/EAP Funded Appointments
Please get in touch for details/fees.
All psychotherapy and counselling appointments are 50 minutes. Single Session Therapy is a single, 2-hour session. Dietetic appointments: the first appointment is 1 hour and any follow-up appointments are 45 minutes.
Professional Services - for Othe Professionals and Organisations
These include:
- Therapy/Consulting Room Hire (in Glasgow city centre)
- EAP Services and Insurance/Third Party Company Referrals
- Staff Support and Counselling Service
- Professional Consultations (other organisations)
- Client Consultations
- Clinical Supervision (individual and groups)
- Groups
- Service Development and Provision (within your company/business)
- Training and Workshops
- Other
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Further information
Frequently Asked Questions
There is a dedicated section on the website (www.glasgowanxietydepression.co.uk) for FAQs, including what to expect during appointments, confidentiality, cancellations, payment, how to book a appointment and lots more. Please have a look at the FAQ section for any questions you may have or feel free to get in touch.
