Our Therapists At A Glance
Tim Allyn
- Individuals
- Couples
- Families
Offers Counselling for:
- Past Abuse / Trauma
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationship difficulties
- Anger
- Self Harm
- Panic Attacks
- Low self-worth
- Stress
- Work-related issues
- Career Counselling
- Sexual Identity
Availability:
Monday - Friday, daytime and evenings
Qualifications and Training:Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counselling - Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
Laura Dickson
- Individual Adults
- Young Persons
Offers Counselling for:
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Depression
- Issues regarding restricted or excessive eating
- Low self-worth
- Self harm
Availability:
- Monday: Daytime and evenings
- Tuesday: Evenings
- Friday: Mornings and evenings
- COSCA certificate in Counselling Skills
- Scotland's Mental Health First Aid Course
- BCUK: Certificate in Biblical Counselling
- Post Graduate Diploma in Pluralistic Counselling, University of Abertay
- MSc Counselling, University of Abertay
Registered Member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
Georgie Evans
- Children and Young People
- Individuals
- Couples
Offers Counselling for:
- Relationships
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Anxiety / Stress
- Self Esteem
- Automatic Reactions / impulse control
- Bereavement / Bereavement by suicide
Availability:
- Tuesday - Friday, Daytime and Evening
- Saturday: Mornings
Qualifications and Training:
- Post Qualifying Certificate Course – working therapeutically with children and young people, completed June 2018 - Pass
- Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid course February 2013
- Choose Life, More questions than Answers course
- Post Qualifying certificate: counselling children and young people
- ASIST (Applied Suicide Interventions Skills Training)
- Pg dip Counselling
- TA 101 (Transactional Analysis, Introductory Course)
- Completed modules A,C,D, Advanced certificate in Couple counselling, Couple counselling Scotland.
- University of Dundee Certificate in counselling skills
- Marriage counselling Scotland Certificate in counselling skills
Prior to being a counsellor Georgie has worked in a variety of settings. Her most recent a mental health charity, as a support worker for friends and family of someone with mental health problems. She also values her time working as a school auxiliary, which is where her interest in working with children and young people started.
William Kirkpatrick
- Individuals
- Couples
- Young People
- Families
- Veterans
Offers Counselling for:
- Anger
- Anxiety Presentations Including: General, Health, Panic, PTSD, Specific Phobia and Social
- Bereavement
- Complicated Grief
- Depression
- Impact of Cancer
- Life Transitions
- Low self-esteem
- Managing Emotions
- Neurodevelopment including: ASD, ADHD and FSD
- Relationship Problems
- Self-harm
- Self Identity
- Substance Misuse
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Trauma
Availability:
- Weekdays
- Saturdays
Qualifications and Training:
- Doctorate in Counselling Psychology (final stage)
- MSc Psychological Counselling
- BSc Psychology
- Person Centred/Experiential Therapies
- Cognitive-Behavioural-Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- COSCA certificate in Counselling Skills
- Scotland's Mental Health First Aid: Young People
- Registered Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Pam Lowe
- Young People 11 - 18 Years
- Adults
- Adults and Young People on Autistic Spectrum and/or learning difficulties
- Couples
Offers Counselling for:
- Anxiety / Stress
- Anger
- Depression
- Loss and Bereavement
- Trauma
- Low Self-Esteem
- Relationship Stress and Disengagement
- Addictive Behaviours such as Self-Harm, Eating Disorders, Drugs, Alcohol
Qualifications and Training:
- Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Physical Education
- Vital Connexions Diploma in Counselling
- Vital Connexions Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Thirty hours plus training in children and young peoples’ work
- Currently undertaking supervision training with ACT counselling services
- Listening with the Heart counselling skills certificate 60 hours
- COSCA Counselling skills certificate Aberdeen
- Basic Biblical Counselling skills 50 hours Waverley Abbey College, Farnham, Surrey
- Aberdeen University Post Graduate Certificate in Guidance and Pupil Support
- West Lothian Autism Level 1 Training
- Mental Health First Aid Course 12 hours
- Member of BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists)
Pam can help with a range of situations including anxiety, stress, anger issues, depression, illness, relationship problems, loss and bereavement and trauma. Some of these issues can be masked by addictive behaviours such as self-harm, eating disorders and the addictive use of drugs and alcohol. She can help bring understanding and support to those affected directly or indirectly by addictive behaviours.