Simon Spence - Counselling, Psychotherapy, & Supervision

I am a registered and senior accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and have over twenty years experience of offering individual and group therapeutic support in varied settings, including private practice, palliative care, voluntary organisations, education, and NHS primary care. I am also a supervisor and occasional trainer of counsellors, counselling students and health & social care staff.

My work is grounded firmly in the person-centred approach, also benefitting from the insights of other ways of working.

I have a particular interest in issues relating to illness, death and dying; for those facing death, and for those facing a life changed by loss. Questions of meaning and spirituality are important to me. My website offers more information about me and my way of working.

I work in The Thwaite,* a quiet room set aside for counselling in an area very accessible to Edinburgh and also for those coming from elsewhere.
Corstorphine Hill, with its walled-garden and nature reserve, is a short walk away. Before or after our meetings you may wish to take the opportunity to take time for yourself in beautiful surroundings.

To minimise our meeting's carbon footprint, please consider coming by public transport; an easy bus ride from central Edinburgh, just minutes away from the Lothian Buses 26 route terminus.
If this is not possible and you need to come by car, there is ample parking available nearby and I am close to the main routes west and north.

​I regret that my premises are not currently accessible by wheelchair. Alternative arrangements may be made by agreement.

* 'Thwaite' is a word of Norse origin, meaning a fertile and productive clearing