About me
Hello and welcome. I'm Angela, a Senior Accredited Counsellor, Children & Young People's Therapist, EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner, Rewind Trauma Therapist and Clinical Supervisor based in Midlothian, Scotland and serving clients across the UK online.
I love helping people of all ages to recover from challenging life experiences that can cause us to struggle with mental health. I work with young people and adults and offer a range of therapeutic approaches, tailored to your needs.
Please browse my services to explore how I may help.
NEW EMAIL COUNSELLING SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK
Angela Robb
Counsellor SNCPS (Acc.) | CYPT | EMDR Practitioner | Rewind Trauma Therapist | Clinical Supervisor
*NEW SERVICE* EMAIL COUNSELLING - uk BASED CLIENTS WELCOME
Why Consider Email Counselling?
- Do you find it hard to keep to fixed weekly appointment times?
- Are you and juggling work and caring roles?
- Do you work shifts, or are you a night owl - more awake in the evenings?
- Are you a student, studying and working with little free time?
- Do you dislike traditional face to face or video talking therapy sessions?
- Do you like to reflect, perhaps an introvert or someone who enjoys writing?
- Is your story difficult to talk about, perhaps stigmatising or taboo in nature?
- Are you deaf/hard of hearing and need accessible therapy?
- Are you self conscious about being seen or heard, for any reason?
Then email counselling could be for you! Email counselling offers you the opportunity to take as long as you need to get your thoughts out of your head and emailed to me at a time to suit you. You will feel lighter and unburdened while you wait for my therapeutic reply, within 48 hours of sending your email. You can keep this secure email to re-read and reflect before sending your next email. I have personally found email counselling to be a wonderful, cathartic process which fits in around my busy life. I am excited to have recently completed Email Counselling specialist training and I can now offer clients professional Email Counselling. Book an introductory session below to explore whether Email Counselling is for you.
Half Price Introductory Session!
For a limited time only, introductory sessions are HALF PRICE! £40 instead of £80 PLUS discount on block bookings. (Terms and Conditions apply).
EMDR & Rewind Trauma Therapy
EMDR Therapy is a powerful, evidence based treatment which uses bilateral eye movements to process post trauma symptoms. Suitable for treating a wide range of traumatic experiences which often underpin anxiety and depression and post trauma symptoms. Traumatic experiences are distressing events that occur outside our window of tolerance and can leave us with unhelpful reactions to present day triggers, such as panic attacks and phobias or unexplained physical sensations. I am an experienced, EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner, and I have successfully healed clients from their traumatic experiences with this approach since 2017. I am also registered as a Rewind Trauma practitioner with the International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy. Rewind is a fast, effective treatment which stops involuntary recall of traumatic memories and PTSD symptoms. Described as 'closure without disclosure' this therapy is suitable for survivors and witnesses of life threatening events. EMDR and Rewind are both evidence based therapies and may be used to treat adults, children and young people. Screening for suitability essential. Contact me to find out more. I am trained and experienced in offering EMDR Therapy via Video sessions.
COUNSELLING FOR ADULTS
Financial worries, redundancy, career change and transition are all common stressors today. Work place harassment, work related stress and conflict with employers can also impact our mental health. Juggling work with parenting or caring for ageing parents can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Other major life events that can present us with challenges to our mental wellbeing include relationship breakdown, separation and divorce, loss and bereavement, infertility, miscarriage and post natal depression and family conflict.
I have personally found counselling to be hugely helpful in supporting me through my own difficult life experiences. It would be my privilege to help you with yours. I can't make your problems go away, but together we can work on making them feel more manageable.
Adult counselling sessions are currently only offered via Video or Email - please refer to my Email Counselling section to find out if this would suit you.
ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY
My dogs have been successfully helping clients in Counselling and Psychotherapy sessions since 2020. I have found them particularly helpful in supporting clients with their recovery from complex grief. They are also great for autistic teens who may find it difficult to engage in traditional talking therapy.
Including animals in therapy helps clients to open up and feel more at ease. Dogs are a mood lifter and an ice breaker. They are honest, empathetic and naturally authentic. They don’t judge and they’re not vengeful. They live in the moment. Animal assisted therapy can help with many issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship problems and trauma.
Getting up close to the animals - cuddling, touching, stroking - can help clients feel calmer and more connected. It can stimulate the senses and lower blood pressure and heart rate. If someone is depressed, or shutdown, this can be really helpful.
I hold a Diploma in Animal Assisted Therapy and comply with animal welfare legislation. Animal assisted therapy sessions are very limited and the dogs' participation cannot be guaranteed.
COUNSELLING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Counselling is a form of talking therapy that provides young people with a safe and confidential space to explore their thoughts and feelings around difficult life experiences.
The adolescent brain is not fully developed until age 25. This can mean that a young person may struggle with regulating thoughts, actions and emotions and could benefit from counselling.
Young people often have concerns around -
- school
- relationships with friends and family
- gender and/or sexual identity
- neuro-divergent conditions
- self-image
- loss and bereavement
- the future
- transitions
- further/higher education and work.
Feeling heard and understood can alleviate anxiety and depressive symptoms, reduce the urge to self-harm and improve confidence. I have experience of a wide range of issues and offer a non-judgmental LGBT+ safe zone. Neuro-divergent clients also warmly and sensitively welcomed.
Please also consider my Email Counselling service as this may be something that works well around studies and extra curricular activities for older adolescents.
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
I am an experienced, qualified clinical supervisor with experience of working with adults, children and young people in voluntary and private sector settings.
Please contact me for an initial chat if you are a student or recently qualified counsellor/psychotherapist interested in receiving clinical supervision. I can provide supervision either ad-hoc or on a regular basis. Reduced fees are available for students. I currently have capacity to accept a limited number of new supervisees.
Accreditations and Memberships
Welcome to my website
I update my availability here regularly.
I currently have availability for my new service, Email Counselling.
I'm sorry, my face to face, video and animal assisted therapy appointments are full.