About me
🌿 Counselling that honours resilience, calm, and quiet transformation
About Me
Providing counselling in Bathgate, West Lothian, I’m a person‑centred counsellor who supports both children and adults through life’s challenges, changes, and emotional pressures. Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed, anxious, or unsure how to move forward. I offer a calm, steady space where you can talk openly, feel heard, and begin to rediscover your own strength and resilience.
My approach is gentle, grounded, and respectful. I believe that healing happens quietly — through understanding, connection, and the courage to take small steps toward change. Like the starfish, we have the capacity to renew and grow, even after difficult experiences.
How I Work
My core training is in person‑centred therapy, which means our work is guided by your needs and pace. Alongside this, I can integrate other approaches when they feel helpful, including:
CBT‑based techniques to support practical coping and thought awareness
Relaxation and grounding methods to ease anxiety and tension
Art and creative expression for those who find it easier to communicate visually
Play‑based approaches to help children explore feelings safely and naturally
I offer counselling in several flexible formats:
In‑person sessions in a dedicated, private therapy space within my home
Online sessions for those who prefer remote support
Home‑visit sessions for clients who need therapy brought to them
Walk‑and talktherapy, combining movement, nature, and reflection
This flexibility allows you to choose the environment that feels most comfortable.
Who I Work With
I work with:
Children who may be struggling with emotions, friendships, confidence, or changes at home or school
Teenagers navigating identity, stress, anxiety, or big feelings they’re still learning to understand
Adults dealing with stress, low mood, relationship difficulties, grief, or a sense of being stuck
My aim is to offer a space where every client — regardless of age — feels safe, respected, and supported.
What I Can Help With
I regularly support clients experiencing:
Anxiety, stress, and overthinking
Low mood or loss of motivation
Emotional regulation difficulties
Family or relationship challenges
Self‑esteem and confidence issues
Neurodiversity
Suicidal Ideation
Grief, loss, or major life changes
Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected
You don’t need to have a clear label for what you’re going through. If something feels heavy or confusing, therapy can help.
Your First Session
Our first session is a gentle introduction. You can share as much or as little as you feel comfortable with. For children, I take time to build trust and explain things in a way that feels safe and age‑appropriate. For adults, it’s a chance to explore what’s brought you here and what you hope to gain from therapy.
There’s no pressure — just a space to see whether working together feels right.
Fees & Availability
Sessions last 60 minutes and cost £50. I offer daytime and evening appointments and may have concession spaces depending on availability. Weekend appointments could be arranged with at increased fee of £60 per session.
Get in Touch
If you’re considering counselling for yourself or your child, you’re welcome to contact me for a brief, no‑pressure chat. Reaching out can feel like a big step, but you don’t have to take it alone.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Person-Centred Counselling: Children, Young People and Adults
- CoSCA Counselling Supervision Certificate
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychological Wellbeing, Counselling and Psychotherapy
- CoSCA Certificate in Counselling
- ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
- CoSCA Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
I have gained experience working in private practice and with Womens Aid, the Samaritans, S.M.I.L.E Counselling and Cancer Support Scotland.
I am a Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and adhere to their ethical framework for good practice.
All work is fully insured.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Each full hour session is charged at £50, Monday to Fridays. Weekend sessions may be arranged at an increased cost of £60.
I may be able to offer reduced rates, depending upon availability.
When I work
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Early morning and weekend sessions may be available at an increased rate of £60 per session.
Further information
In person sessions are offered from my home in the Wester Inch area of Bathgate, easily accessed by the M8 from either Junction 4 or Junction 3a.
Please note that I am unable to offer waiting room facilities.
On road parking is available.
