Counsellor Jasmine Reavley, Edinburgh

About me

Hi. Are you trying to tackle a difficult issue in your life? Are you pretty sure there's a better way but you can't quite grasp it? As a qualified counsellor I can help you explore and develop a better sense of who you are and what choices you have about how you live your life. Looking at the negative and positive sides of human experience empowers you towards a more confident self and equips you with new insights and perspectives.

If you have become low or anxious during the pandemic, you can begin new ways to brighten your day and let go of the thoughts and feelings which aren't serving you.

Meeting with a counsellor is part of a very personal journey, looking into the here and now, the future and the past. Counselling leads to a greater sense of wellbeing and can take as many sessions as is necessary.

As a person-centred counsellor my method of work is to follow the issues you bring in an understanding and caring way that enables you to explore and make positive changes or gain greater understanding. I see you as the expert in yourself and will work with you to find solutions which will be meaningful for you.

I show the attitudes of warmth, trust and a nonjudgmental style in the counselling relationship and our sessions will be in a comfortable, peaceful counselling studio.

Please contact me if you would like to talk over whether counselling could be helpful to you.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have been working with people's wellbeing for 15 years, as a community mediator, a mental health worker and a tai chi teacher. I have been studying psychology since my degree in 2001, then at Edinburgh University and most recently with a COSCA accredited Counselling Diploma. My method of counselling provides the honesty and openness which allows you to find trust in yourself and the wonderful liberation this brings.

I currently work for CrossReach Counselling and No 40 Counselling, and I spent 2 years with LGBTHealth working with clients each of whom had their unique set of issues. I focus principally on the present and the future whilst recognising the influence the past has on us.

I have training in mindfulness which is about using the present as a way to deflect negative or obsessive thinking, but I will always be guided by the direction you want to go in, not by a prescribed set of questions or techniques which must be followed. You are the expert in yourself and you have the capacity to make whatever change is going to best serve you.

Member organisations

Accredited register membership

College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Integrative
Person-centred therapy

Fees

£40.00 per session

Additional information

We would first of all have an initial appointment which would allow an exploration of your current situation and provide details of the counselling contract. After that, each session would be at the same day and time each week and would last for 50 minutes.

I charge £40 for appointments.