Simon Spence

I am a registered and senior accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and have over twenty-five 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.

To minimise our meeting's carbon footprint, please consider coming by public transport; Getting to me is an easy bus ride from central Edinburgh; four bus routes stop less than a minute's walk from my door!
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

I offer a limited number of reduced-fee places. Please ask me if you would be interested in this