Mental Wellbeing – Building Confidence & Connection
A space to talk, breathe and feel like you again
Our Mental Wellbeing service provides counselling, CBT, drop-ins and wellbeing workshops. We offer a safe space where you can talk about how you’re feeling and pick up practical tools to help when things feel tough.
Maybe you want to talk through something that’s been weighing on you. Maybe you’re looking for a bit more calm in your day to day. Or maybe you just want to feel like yourself again. Whatever it is, our Mental Wellbeing service’s door is always open.
Counselling
Counselling offers a safe, confidential space to talk about whatever you’re experiencing. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, going through a difficult time or simply not feeling quite yourself, counselling can help you explore your thoughts and feelings, gain a better understanding of what’s going on and find a way forward that feels right for you.
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
This is a practical approach that helps you make sense of the connections between what you think, how you feel and how you respond to life’s challenges. If things have been feeling difficult lately, CBT can help you find new ways to approach things. It may include practical exercises to try between sessions.
Kitchen Table – Our Wellbeing Drop-In
If you’d like to drop by and have a chat with someone about how you’re feeling and perhaps what support might look like for you, this is a great first step.
No referral is neccessary.
Looking After Your Mental Wellbeing Workshops
Perhaps you’ve completed counselling or CBT and would like to learn practical tools to help you understand and manage your mental wellbeing for the future. Or maybe you’re feeling a bit low and looking for ways to move forward. Our workshops could be for you. Together we’ll explore topics such as challenging negative thinking, understanding stress, mindfulness and relaxation as well as bouncing back. To find out about upcoming dates, you can self-refer using the link at the top of this page, or get in touch via our contact details below.
Accessible to Everyone. Supported by Donations
The Health Agency believes everyone should be able to access support to protect their health, wellbeing and quality of life. To help us continue providing wellbeing services across our communities, we invite people accessing our services to consider making a voluntary donation if they are able to do so.
Donations are entirely optional, and access to support is never affected by an individual’s ability or decision to donate. Information about making a donation is provided at your initial appointment, enabling you to decide what feels right for you. Alternatively use the link below to donate today.
For Crisis Support and Intensive Mental Health Support
We want everyone to get the right support at the right time. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or need more specialist or intensive support than we can provide, there are organisations that can help. Please contact
- NHS 24 Mental Health Hub – Call 111
- Breathing space – Call 0800 83 85 87 or visit breathingspace.scot
- Samaritans – Call 116 123, available 24/7 at samaratans.org
- Edinburgh iThrive – For mental health and wellbeing support across the city of Edinburgh.
If you are unsure what support is right for you, please speak to your GP
Counselling or CBT Practitioner Placements
Sorry, we currently don’t have any vacancies available.