About me
Hello, I’m Vicki Cowan and I’m a person-centred counsellor working in Edinburgh.
I am a registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and work to their ethical code. I hold a Diploma in counselling. I am trained in the Person-Centred approach and integrate other approaches in my work.
You might be looking for counselling because you are struggling and you may feel like you have tried everything else. You might be in crisis, or you might be experiencing a long period of unhappiness or anxiety. Maybe you are worried that you just don’t know how to feel better. Counselling can help.
I can help you identify what you would like to focus on and support you to define small steps to move towards that goal. Together we can work to find/identify any blocks that are holding you back. We will focus on how you want to feel and discover the resources you have to get there. You will have the answers – I can help and support you to find them.
As your therapist, I’ll bring my insight, compassion and curiosity.
I will use my training and experience to make our sessions an important place for you to explore, be open and be really heard in your difficulties. The relationship we build can help you explore your life experience, understand and accept yourself and give your life more meaning.
I have helped people with:
- anxiety and depression
- self-confidence and self-compassion
- bereavement and loss
- getting in touch with emotions
- childhood issues
- relationships difficulties
- trauma and abuse
Whether you have a specific issue you’d like counselling to help you with, or a more general feeling of things not being quite right, I’d be happy to hear from you.
I have a passion for the outdoors and love being outside in nature. I love Edinburgh’s big skies and green places
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
- Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling
- Registered Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (www.bacp.co.uk)
- PVG scheme member registered with Disclosure Scotland in respect of regulated work with children
- MA (Hons)
- MSc International Health Studies
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
Fees
£60.00 per session
