Edinburgh Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice

Very positive experience with someone concerned with acheiving the best outcome for yourself and making sure to check in at relevent points to check how you're feeling about progress and what to do etc. Always a bonus to have someone like Simon who is a genuinely nice guy as it can feel easier to communicate with someone who expresses empathy and clearly is an actual person whilst maintaining top professionalism. CBT is a tricky thing to go in for but with patience and commitment from yourself, Simon will help you get to where you want to be.

Simon is incredibly patient and helpful. He helped me reframe my negative thoughts and helped me gain the confidence to move out of my comfort zone. He also always had an end point in mind, and never tried to drag our meetings out longer for the sake of more money. Would highly recommend

Simon is really fantastic. I was in a really anxious spot when I sought him out. Over the past year and a half, he's been tremendous at teaching me the foundations and helping me manage my anxieties. Even in the hairiest of sessions, he was patient, kind, understanding, and made me laugh. If you seek him out for any help, just know that he'll be on your side, adjust sessions to suit you and your needs, and do it all with true humanity and empathy. I couldn't rate him enough.

I did CBT with Simon, it was a great experience. Simon is very professional and really helped me to work on myself and gain again the confidence I had lost. I am grateful for the progress made and I strongly recommend him.

I honestly can not speak highly enough of Simon. I was very lucky to meet him at one of the most difficult times of my life. I was suffering from a health anxiety along with general anxiety which was affecting my everyday life and work. I struggled to understand what was happening to me at the time and felt very lost and scared. Simon helped me to quickly identify particular problems which led me to feel this way and we were able to start to work on it right away. Through his kindness and humour he has created a comforting and trusting place for me to speak openly and explore myself.I was very impressed by his counselling techniques and strategies which were based on a scientific approach. I always felt that there was a specific plan made for each session and a follow up at a later stage to check if we were heading in the right direction. We have worked through my negative thoughts and beliefs that had plagued me for a long time. Simon then helped me to build up my self esteem, be kinder to myself what allowed me to grow and see myself in more a positive way.When we finished therapy I left stronger as a person and simply happier than I was ever before. I feel that I can handle stressful situations much better and have control of my emotions and life in general again. Along all that my sleep pattern improved significantly what also helps me function better.So yes, I would highly recommend Simon :-)

I started working with Simon in Oct 2021 and I can confidently say this was one of the most pivotal decisions I have made to improve my life. At the time I was very isolated, scared, I had an extremely negative view of myself, and I didn't know how I could fix it.Simon is a very likeable person. I connected with his style of humour and I felt very comfortable during our sessions. Particularly, when I opened up about my most difficult thoughts.During our time together, he helped me build the ability to tackle my negative beliefs and helped me to gain confidence to bring to every aspect of my life. This has allowed me to explore and discover myself in ways that, without his help, I might never have done.I am in a much happier place now. I have the tools and practice to continue building as a person and I am exceptionally thankful for his help.I cannot recommend Simon enough!

I had a really great experience with Simon! Strongly recommend him, easiest 5 star review I’ve ever given.

I got in touch with Simon after a few years of going round in circles.He helped me sort myself out and create a sense of direction.The world now feels much easier to navigate.I can't recommend Simon highly enough.

Simon was incredibly patient, understanding and provided excellent guidance during my sessions with him. Easily one of the best decisions I've ever made, I truly feel like I'm in a much happier and healthier place than before.

I did CBT with Simon. I learnt a lot about myself and made more progress than I would have imagined throughout our time together. He has a very warm nature, is extremely knowledgeable on his subject and I felt like he was very capable of adapting his style to fit my needs. I have tried others previously without much success, would strongly recommend him