Heather Macfarlane
Cognitive behaviour psychotherapistAbout Me
I qualified as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist in 2009 with a COSCA accredited Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork from The Centre of Therapy in Glasgow. Since then I have worked with people on a wide variety of issues including OCD, phobias (including tokophobia, a fear of pregnancy and childbirth), general anxiety, bereavement, low self-esteem, depression, relationships and weight issues. I offer couples counselling as well as individual therapy.
I have worked as an affiliate CBT Therapist with the NHS as well as several Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs). I am also an accredited provider for CIGNA Insurance.
I decided on this profession as having had therapy myself I know that it can make such a difference and I'm passionate about helping others fulfill their potential and not be held back in life by issues that can be dealt with.
Although my training was in CBT I like to use an integrative approach as we are all different and respond to different ways of working. I use a mixture of acceptance & commitment therapy, mindfulness and compassion focused therapy alongside traditional CBT methods to help get you to where you want to be in life.
In addition to 1:1 therapy I am a clinical supervisor for other therapists, including trainee therapists. I have also delivered educational and self-help workshops around the topics of anxiety and weight loss.
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Issues often worked with
Anxiety
Bereavement
Binge eating
Couple relationships
Depression
Health anxiety
Marriage
OCD
Parenting
Postnatal depression
Pregnancy
Self-esteem
Types of therapy
Acceptance and commitment...
Cognitive behaviour thera...
Compassion-focused therap...
Couples therapy
Integrative
Mindfulness
Therapy offered
Client groups
Fees
For Therapy
£65 for individuals
£85 for couples
For Supervision
£60 for 50 minute session
£50 for students and newly qualified therapists
I offer this reduced rate of £50 for a limited time to students following completion of training, to allow a period to establish your practice
Training and qualifications
My Qualifications;
- COSCA Diploma in Counselling & Groupwork - A CBT Approach
- ISPC Accredited Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Developing Excellence in Clinical and Therapeutic Supervision: Becoming and Effective Supervisor
- COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Life Coaching for Counsellors
I also take part in regular CPD training courses to keep my knowledge up to date;
- Perinatal OCD
- ACT for Relationships
- CBT for Mental Contamination
- Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Finding Meaning in Loss, the Sixth Stage of Grief
- Current Approaches to Improving Self-Esteem
- ACT for Grief
- Current Approaches to Treating GAD
- Working with Complicated and Complex PTSD
I am an Accredited Member of COSCA, the professional body for counsellors in Scotland and am fully insured by the Psychologists Protection Society.