Sophie MacLeod

The Whole Works, Jacksons Close, 209 Royal Mile, EDINBURGH EH1 1PZ

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Overview

I am an experienced integrative counsellor and psychotherapist, which means that I can adapt my way of working to meet your needs, timeframe and personality. Since completing the Diploma in Compassion Focused Therapy in 2024, I use CFT as my main approach and can see how it gives people tangible ideas and tools with which to make changes in their lives.

We all have tricky brains that have evolved over time and, through no fault of our own, this can make coping with our thoughts and feelings quite challenging sometimes. We will think about your problems in the light of your specific situation and context. In CFT we try to cultivate a ‘Compassionate Mind’ that can help us to deal with strong emotions. We will work with imagery and mindfulness and use chairwork and other exercises to explore your feelings and where patterns of behaviour began.

I qualified as a therapist in 2014 and have particular experience in working with people dealing with stress, panic and anxiety, bereavement and loss, rape and sexual assault, childhood abuse, depression and low self-esteem.  I work both in private practice and in a university service, where I also run the Balanced Minds’ 8-week Compassionate Mind Training course for students.

I offer sessions in central Edinburgh and online.

Therapist information

English

MA

Accredited member BACP

Individuals, Groups, Organisations

Diploma in Compassion Focused Therapy, 2023/24. Since then, I have been using CFT as my main model, attending monthly supervision with the supervisor from the Diploma and attending regular peer support groups. I became a Certified Facilitator of the Balanced Minds’ 8-Week Compassionate Mind Training course in December 2024 and run this course and other workshops for students at a local university in Edinburgh. I attended the: Advanced CFT for Eating Disorders, 3-day workshop with Ken Goss CFT for Groups, 3-day workshop with Kate Lucre Introduction to CFT, 3-day workshop with Tobyn Bell and Ashleigh McLellan

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