Lily Buchanan
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About me
Hello, my name is Lily and I am a BACP registered counsellor working with adults in person in Haddington and Musselburgh as well as offering online counselling. I offer a confidential and compassionate space to work alongside you through the difficulties you are having. I am a pluralistic therapist and a key part of this is treating you as an individual and tailoring the counselling to your needs. I can support you to identify where you are stuck and support you to make some changes. We will look at your strengths and your preferences and tailor our sessions around this.
I have worked in the mental health sector within both a charity and the NHS with a diverse range of people. I have worked with people who need support around depression, anxiety, mood disorders, intrusive thoughts, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addictive behaviours and perinatal anxiety and depression.
For me, the journey to becoming a counsellor has been quite a natural one. I have always been interested in helping people and I am passionate about helping those who feel alone to feel seen and valued. I believe that everyone needs some support at some point in their life to make changes. I have a huge amount of respect for my clients who come for support. To make this as easy as possible I usually arrange to see clients quickly from the initial contact.
I advocate for equality. I am LGBTQIA+ friendly and also provide some reduced-cost counselling for students and those on a lower income.
Please feel free to reach out to me to discuss beginning counselling or to arrange a video or phone call to ask some questions and see if this type of counselling is the right fit for you.
***Limited availability currently- my practice is currently full, I will update when this changes.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc (with distinction) in Counselling from Abertay University. The counselling MSc at Abertay teaches a Pluralistic therapeutic framework for counselling.
- PgDip and PgCert in Counselling from Abertay University.
- Level Four Qualification in Yoga Teaching.
- BA (Hons) University of Strathclyde in Marketing.
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.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £55.00
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£55.00 for in-person counseling in Haddington and Musselburgh
£50.00 for online counselling sessions
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Further information
I offer in-person counselling from a discrete therapy room in Haddington at 12A Lodge St and also from the Fisherrow Centre in Musselburgh, South St. There is plenty of free parking nearby at both locations.
