Your first session
Before you come to The Edinburgh Counselling Studio
My room is in The Edinburgh Counselling Studio at 136 Causewayside, opposite the National Library of Scotland. There is metered parking in Salisbury Place and Upper Gray Street and costs £2.80 per hour. There is also plenty of public transport.
Please cancel our session, or arrange for us to meet online, if you suspect you may have Covid-19 symptoms (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough or a loss of taste and smell) or have been told to self-isolate due to contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19 or have recently been to a high risk country. We will arrange another time when you no longer have symptoms.
Please arrive as close to our session time as possible as there is no waiting room. Press the buzzer marked “The Studio” and come up the stairs. I will meet you at the Edinburgh Counselling Studio door. The room is on the first floor, so I’m afraid that I am unable to see wheelchair users or anyone who is unable to climb a flight of stairs.
In between sessions I will have ventilated the room. There is heating, but this may make it a little cooler, especially in the winter months, so please bring something comfortable, but warm, if you feel you might get cold. I’m happy for you to bring a blanket if that would make you feel most comfortable.
Your first session
We will talk about what brings you to counselling and what you would like to work on. I will also take you through my counselling contract and give you an opportunity to ask questions.
