If you are looking for professional expertise that combines real dedication to professional and therapeutic development, with real qualification and accreditation, then look no further!

We have City Centre bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow and we are considering expanding into other cities shortly.

We adhere to appropriate NOS National Occupational standards for the therapies that we provide, and both staff members are accredited to nationally recognised standards.

There is little in life that professional therapy and meaningful personal development will not either resolve or assist.

We have two fully qualified therapists on staff, and a network of trusted colleagues around the UK we refer to. We are holistic psychologists, psychoanalysts, life coaches and complementary therapists with our main bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

We are complementary health practitioners, not alternative health practitioners. This means that we work WITH the medical profession. If you have an illness or injury, or if you are going to embark on a new diet, fitness plan or if you have any uninvestigated symptoms, you must consult your medical doctor.  We do not use western medical models, and we do not "treat" people. We work with clients to assist them in attaining their goals.

Our Philosophy of practice: including why we are different from the proposed HPC model and redefinition of "counsellor" and "psychotherapist" HERE

(And some free fun & relaxing things for you to enjoy!)

As things stand Stuart is a well qualified, registered and monitored psychotherapist. Denise is a registered and monitored counsellor and complementary therapist.  We support appropriate government regulation and have campaigned for it for years. We do however have reservations regarding the current (HPC) scheme on offer.

Specialist areas include:

- Anger management  (HERE)

- Dyslexia counselling and coaching support (Dyslexia HERE )

- Bi polar / mood disorder management ( Bi Polar HERE )

- Depression and anxiety management (Depression HERE )

- Clinical Psychotherapy (pre HPC term) (HERE)

- Moving on from offending and related "trouble" 

- NEAD (non-epileptic attack disorder) Management (HERE)

- Moving on from abuse  (HERE) 

- Support to carers of autistic persons, and autistic adults (more HERE)

- Mindfulness training and coaching HERE

- Holistic psychology (HERE) and solution focused psychoanalysis  HERE

- Japanese Naikan, Mindfulness and Morita therapy and psychology

We also provide general support and coaching therapy

Please note we are an ADULT service provider only.

Stuart and Denise are Life Coaches and Solution Focused Holistic Therapists who also have qualifications at levels 3 and 4 in Psychotherapy and Counselling. Having completed this professional training guides and informs practice, although implementation remains coaching, empowerment and solution focused. Stuart is essentially a psychoanalyst and holistic psychologist, Denise is essentially a complementary health therapist and holistic psychologist.

Naturally analytical and listening skills that also exist in psychotherapy and counselling are often used in coaching, personal training, NLP, hypnotherapy and generally in holistic and complementary therapies.

Solution focused therapy is results and outcome based, but is often guided by theory and thinking from subjects including Eastern Medicine, Philosophy, Theology, Social Policy, Health Education and Psychology. Stuart and Denise have completed a range of training courses and qualification courses in these topics and are committed to further University study of these topics in order to inform and develop professional practice. Stuart employs spontaneous style Qi Gong, Chi breathing, Zen Reiki, meditation, visualisation and mindfulness techniques from Buddhism in his practice. He also employs Taoist philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, interfaith philosophy and japanese complementary holistic styles in assisting his clients. Both therapists are Reiki attuned in various styles and use Reiki healing and philosophy where appropriate.

Stuart is a full member of the National Council of Psychotherapists and the National Association of Counsellors, Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists. Denise is a CCC registered Counsellor and both practitioners are CMTA & SHTC registered therapists and Associate members of the International Institute of Psychologists.

Alphabetically listed topic list HERE 

Are you suffering from?

- Poorly controlled Stress or Anger

- Problems with addictions including smoking, drugs and gambling

- Lack of confidence or poor self esteem / self image

- Sleeplessness or agitation

- Lack of positive thinking for the future

- Lack of focus, motivation or structure

Full list of issues HERE

Would you like to?

- Combine your emotional and material needs
- Stop sabotaging yourself
- Live the life you deserve, rather than just "surviving"
- Reconcile any spiritual or religious issues

- Throw off domination by others in the past or present

With the combination of lifestyle coaching and professional therapy, your well being and personal development can be addressed from a far deeper level. This permits change that is not just symptomatic, but really lasts because underlying emotional, psychological and spiritual factors are address or balanced.

Usually Life Coaching, Hypnotherapy, Psychological therapy, NLP and related therapies suffer from the fact that the goal setting they depend on do not include enough deeper meaning. With the inclusion of the holistic side this is remedied. This avoids the situation of wonderful financial success, without happiness! No such problem with our assistance!  

NEWS:

August 2010

It looks like HPC regulation in a modified form might happen. We again affirm our support of statutory regulation, but hope it will be in an appropriate form.

We are happy to delare the SHTC now has a mutual recognition policy with the ISPC. The International Society of Professional Counsellors is a long term friend of the SHTC and Scotlandtherapy. Graduates of SHTC approved level 4 courses in counselling and psychotherapy (with external accreditation or post graduate approval) can now apply for membership.

We remind members of the SHTC with level 4 and above graduation that you are invited to apply for appropriate levels of membership with the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health.

May 2010

Movement towards regulation remains slow and unsure with more bad news about HPC handling of already regulated industries geting publicity. Meanwhile Stuart has increased his professional status with Full membership of the National Council of Psychotherapists. We remain in support of statutory regulation, but are in favour of a specialist registering body rather than the HPC. 

A limited number of clients will now we accepted in Edinburgh paying using the Edinburgh LETS alternative trading scheme. This will be a community service provided by the practitioners in order to allow persons on very low income to access therapy services. Numbers will be restricted since although LETS payment will be accepted we at Scotlandtherapy will still have to pay our costs in pounds sterling and therefore will have to cap the number of clients accepted on this scheme.

Ongoing policy: Environmental and "Green" policy HERE

Would you like to train as a professional therapist and gain an award from a fully accredited awarding body? Click:  HERE

Assistance is not just for individuals. Assistance is available for couples, families and those who care for others.  We also provide support to clients with serious long term medical or mental health issues. Clients must maintain medical supervision since we only work with cases that maintain medical support and supervision. Information HERE

             

           

(Denise only)      & (Stuart only)
(Stuart Only)

Members of the Linksclan International Healers Association
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Members of the Network of Helping Hands
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http://www.alternative-psychology.com/

Practitioners have different exact affiliations and registrations. Exact details on request.

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