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 a small number of spaces available for individual counselling and couples counselling.
Individual counselling
Online — Tuesdays: 1:30pm or 3pm
Face-to-face in Edinburgh — Thursday: 3:30pm
Couples counselling
I currently have availability for couples counselling. Please get in touch to discuss suitable appointment times.
Individual counselling
When you’re used to carrying a lot on your own
You might be someone who is capable, responsible and used to getting on with things. Perhaps other people see you as someone who copes well, while underneath you’re struggling.
You may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, overwhelm, difficulties with self-worth, the effects of trauma, relationship difficulties or challenges connected with neurodivergence.
Sometimes there isn’t one obvious reason why you’re struggling. You may simply know that something needs to change.
Counselling can give you space to slow down and listen to what’s happening beneath the surface. Together, we can explore your experiences, emotions, relationships and patterns of coping, and begin to understand what you need.
You don’t have to arrive knowing exactly what you want to talk about. We can start wherever you are.
Couples counselling
When you’ve lost your way back to each other
Perhaps you’re having the same arguments again and again. You may feel unheard, misunderstood or increasingly distant from each other.
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.
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 counselling online for clients across the UK.
The counselling room is on the third floor and there is no lift.
Thinking about counselling?
You may have been considering counselling for a while, or you may be looking for support because something has happened and you’re struggling to cope.
Perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low or lost. Perhaps a relationship has become difficult, you’ve experienced a significant change or you’re dealing with something that has brought old difficulties to the surface.
You might know exactly what you want help with, or you may simply know that things aren’t manageable at the moment.
Counselling offers a space to slow things down, make sense of what is happening and work out what might help.
We can start with whatever feels most important to you.
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
I currently have limited availability for new clients.
Online individual counselling: Tuesdays at 1:30pm or 3:00pm
Face-to-face individual counselling in Edinburgh: Thursdays at 3:30pm
Couples appointments are arranged by mutual agreement.
(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.
