ANXIETY, STRESS AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING

Counselling for anxiety, stress and emotional wellbeing.

Anxiety has a way of making itself at home. It starts small, maybe a knot in your stomach before something difficult, a mind that won’t switch off at night. But it can grow until it’s affecting everything, your work, your relationships, your ability to just get through the day.

Stress does the same. It builds gradually until something that should feel manageable starts to feel impossible. And conditions like depression, burnout, OCD, and PMDD can make even the most ordinary things feel completely out of reach.

Whatever you’re experiencing, you don’t have to just get on with it. There is another way through.

AREAS OF SPECIALIST SUPPORT

You don’t have to have a diagnosis to deserve support.

I work with people across a wide range of experiences relating to anxiety, stress and emotional wellbeing.

  • Anxiety

  • Generalised anxiety disorder

  • Health anxiety

  • Social anxiety

  • Panic attacks

  • Stress

  • Work-related stress

  • PMDD

  • Climate and eco-anxiety

  • Depression

  • Feeling sad

  • Burnout

  • OCD

  • Suicidal thoughts

  • Self-harm

  • Postnatal depression

If what you’re experiencing isn’t on that list, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t count. Get in touch and let’s talk.

“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behaviour.”

Viktor E. Frankl

Specialist Anxiety Counselling in Nairn and Online

I’m here to listen, not to fix.

There is a difference between being told what to do about your emotional wellbeing and being genuinely heard. Person-centred counselling isn’t about handing you a toolkit or a breathing exercise and sending you on your way. It’s about sitting with you in it, understanding what’s driving it, and finding your own way through it together.

Anxiety, stress and low mood can feel very isolating. It can seem like everyone else is managing just fine and you’re the only one white-knuckling it through the week. You are not. And talking about it with someone who is genuinely, non-judgementally curious about your experience can make a real difference.

I also work with clients experiencing suicidal thoughts and self-harm. These are areas I take seriously and approach with care. If you’re struggling in this way, please know you are welcome here.

Sessions are 50 minutes, available in person at my counselling bothy near Nairn, online, or by telephone. I work with clients across Scotland and the UK. Fees are £40 to £55 on a sliding scale.

I trained at the University of the Highlands and Islands and am a registered member of both BACP and COSCA.

Anxiety counselling wherever you are in the UK.

Online and telephone counselling for anxiety means you can access support without having to leave the house on a day when that feels impossible. For many people managing anxiety or depression, that flexibility is not just convenient, it’s essential.

I work with clients online across the whole of the UK. Sessions are available Monday to Friday, 10am to 8.30pm.

FREE 20-minute initial consultation

50 minutes per session

sliding scale £40-55

UK wide online availability

Frequently asked questions about anxiety and stress counselling.

  • Yes, though it works differently for everyone. Counselling for anxiety isn’t about eliminating the feeling entirely. It’s about understanding what’s driving it, changing your relationship with it, and finding ways to live more freely alongside it.

  • Stress is usually a response to something external, a deadline, a difficult relationship, a financial worry. Anxiety can feel similar but tends to persist even when the external stressor isn’t present. Both are worth taking seriously, and both can be helped by talking to someone.

  • Not at all. You don’t need a GP referral, a formal diagnosis, or a crisis point to come to counselling. If something is affecting your quality of life, that’s enough.

  • Yes. Burnout is increasingly common and often misunderstood. It’s not laziness or weakness. It’s what happens when we push through for too long without enough rest, meaning, or support. Counselling can help you understand how you got there and what needs to change.

  • Yes. Please do get in touch. I work with clients who are experiencing suicidal thoughts and I take this area seriously. Counselling is not a crisis service, so if you are in immediate danger please contact Samaritans on 116 123 or go to your nearest A&E. But if you’re struggling and want someone to talk to, I’m here.

  • For many people, yes. Online counselling offers the same quality of therapeutic relationship as in-person sessions. For those managing anxiety, depression or stress, being able to access support from a familiar, safe environment can actually be an advantage.

  • Sessions are £40 to £55 for 50 minutes on a sliding scale. Pay what feels fair and appropriate for your circumstances. If cost is a real barrier, get in touch and we can look at what might be possible.

  • That’s exactly what the free 20-minute consultation is for. Come and have a chat. You don’t have to have it all figured out before you get in touch.

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The first step is a free 20-minute consultation. No commitment, no pressure.

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