Sally Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counselling in Edinburgh for individuals and couples
When life feels difficult, overwhelming or something needs to shift
Sometimes you’ve been struggling for a long time. You might feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself or stuck in patterns that aren’t working anymore.
Sometimes something happens that changes everything. A relationship ends, something happens at work, you’re faced with a loss, a difficult situation or a change you weren’t prepared for — and suddenly the ways you’ve always managed don’t seem to be enough.
And sometimes you simply reach a point where you know you can’t keep going in the same way.
Whatever has brought you to counselling, you don’t have to work it out alone.
I offer individual counselling in Edinburgh and online, and couples counselling in Edinburgh and online. My approach is warm, relational and collaborative, giving you space to understand yourself, your relationships and what you want to change.
Currently Taking on New Clients
I currently have limited availability for individual and couples counselling. If you’re looking for a regular appointment, get in touch and I’ll let you know what spaces I currently have available.
Current individual availability:
Thursday 11am face-to-face
Couples: Please enquire for current availability.
Individual counselling
When you’re used to carrying a lot on your own
You might be used to being the one who copes.
The one who keeps going.
The one other people rely on.
The one who sorts things out.
Until something happens and suddenly you don’t feel like yourself anymore.
Maybe you’re overwhelmed, exhausted or anxious. Maybe your relationship is struggling. Maybe something has happened that you can’t seem to get past. Or perhaps you’ve spent so long looking after everyone else that you’ve lost touch with what you actually need.
You might be thinking:
“I don’t know what’s wrong with me.”
“I should be coping better than this.”
“I can’t keep doing this.”
“I don’t even know where to start.”
You don’t have to know exactly what you need from counselling before you begin. You can simply start with what’s happening for you now.
I’ll offer you a space to slow things down, feel heard and understood, and explore what’s going on underneath the surface — at your own pace and without judgement.
Couples counselling
When you’ve lost your way back to each other
Perhaps you’re having the same arguments again and again.
You might feel unheard, misunderstood or increasingly distant from each other. Maybe one of you feels like you’re always trying to get through, while the other feels criticised, overwhelmed or unable to get it right.
Sometimes couples become lonely within their relationship. The love and closeness that once felt natural can become harder to find, and conversations that should bring you closer instead end in conflict, withdrawal or frustration.
You might be thinking:
“Why can’t we talk about this without it turning into an argument?”
“We keep having the same fight and nothing changes.”
“I don’t feel heard or understood anymore.”
“We’ve become more like housemates than partners.”
“I love them, but I feel lonely in this relationship.”
“I don’t know how to get through to them.”
“I’m not sure we can fix this.”
Sometimes something specific has happened. Trust may have been damaged, you’ve been through a major change, or one or both of you may be questioning whether the relationship can continue.
Sometimes there isn’t one big thing. You’ve simply become stuck in patterns that are painful for both of you, and you don’t know how to find your way out.
I work with couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), helping you understand the patterns that have developed between you and what is happening underneath the arguments.
The aim isn’t simply to communicate better. It’s to help you both feel heard, understood and emotionally safe enough to talk about what really matters, so that you can begin to reconnect and create a more secure relationship.
A relational approach to counselling
I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely heard, understood and accepted for who you are.
My approach is rooted in Person-Centred counselling. I don’t see you as a problem to be fixed, and I don’t assume that I have all the answers about what is right for you.
Instead, we work together to understand what is happening — including the thoughts, feelings, relationships and experiences that may be difficult to make sense of on your own.
I pay attention to what is happening beneath the surface, as well as to what happens between us in the counselling room. This can help you recognise patterns, understand your needs and begin to make changes that feel meaningful and sustainable.
My work is collaborative and relational, with empathy, honesty and emotional safety at its heart. I will offer perspective and challenge when it feels helpful, while respecting that you are the expert in your own life.
Why work with me?
I’m an experienced counsellor and supervisor with more than 2,000 hours of counselling practice.
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked as a paramedic and spent many years working in social care with people experiencing complex and challenging circumstances. These experiences have shaped the way I work today and my belief that people’s difficulties cannot always be understood separately from their relationships, experiences and wider lives.
I trained initially in Person-Centred counselling and have undertaken further training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), particularly for my work with couples.
I aim to create a counselling space where you can be yourself without having to perform, explain everything perfectly or have it all together.
Counselling in Edinburgh and online
My counselling room is in a Georgian townhouse just a few minutes’ walk from Haymarket Station in Edinburgh.
I offer:
Face-to-face counselling in Edinburgh
Individual and couples counselling from my private counselling room near Haymarket.
Online counselling
Individual and couples counselling online for clients across the UK.
The counselling room is on the third floor and there is no lift.
Fees and availability
I offer individual and couples counselling in Edinburgh and online.
Introductory call (20 minutes) – Free
Individual counselling (1 hour) – £80
Couples counselling (1 hour) – £110
Supervision – details on this page
(No evening or weekend availability)
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom” — Anaïs Nin
Sally Wright (PGDip)
Counselling and Psychotherapy
📍 21 Lansdowne Crescent, (third floor, no lift) Edinburgh EH12 5EH
📞 07553 842 154
📧 sallycounselling@mail.com
Getting in touch can sometimes feel like the hardest part. I respond personally to every enquiry and aim to do so within 48 hours. If you haven’t heard from me, please check your junk or spam folder, as emails can occasionally be filtered there. I’ll also send a brief text message to let you know I’ve replied.
If I’m unable to offer you an appointment, I can suggest other therapists who may have availability.
