Our Team

Emily Beveridge is an applied psychology practitioner who works with individual adults with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; anger/aggression; assertiveness; autism spectrum disorder; bereavement/grief; chronic illness; dreaming; eating and body image issues; exam stress; gender/sexual identity; life transitions; loneliness; mindfulness; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); relaxation; self-harm; and many more issues.

Emily has a particular interest in working with trauma or abuse; interpersonal relationship difficulties; and perinatal mental health. 
 

Emily's way of working

Emily aims to provide clients with a safe, welcoming and non-judgemental space where they can feel comfortable to explore their experiences. She offers counselling/psychotherapy and CBT and works in a humanistic, client-centred way tailoring her approach to meet the individual needs and preferences of each person. She aims to build a strong therapeutic relationship with each client, which she believes is the key to bringing about positive change.  
 

Emily's background and training

Emily has experience offering therapy for a number of charitable organisations including an adult mental health service, a trauma service, and a community project supporting families with young children. Emily has also worked as a class teacher in an international school in Dubai, as a residential support worker, and as a family support worker as well as volunteering on a helpline offering emotional support for anyone concerned about a child.

Emily has an MSc in Children and Young People's Mental Health from the University of Edinburgh and a BSc (hons) in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen. In addition, Emily is currently in the final stages of a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University. 

Emily's fee

Emily charges £75 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.