Counselling in Scotland to Connect with Life
Counselling therapy for individuals and couples.
Located within the Central Belt of Scotland offering professional in person and online support.
Services
Therapy is a chance to talk with me about things in your life that don’t make sense, or that make us sad, angry, confused, frustrated, or afraid. Counselling with me can help you negotiate these things better, and feel more confident about living your life.
Not everybody comes to counselling for a specific issue. Sometimes people want to explore a general feeling that their lives are not quite right; to develop a purpose, and to learn how to make conscious and more authentic choices. Using therapy and coaching together can help you move into the life you were made for.
My vision is to see people living full lives. It is possible to gain freedom from less helpful patterns and thoughts and discover the strength to move forwards. Together we can face the difficulties, heal the past and help you to become more resilient than before.
Individual Counselling
Ever find yourself ‘over reacting’ and you don’t know why? Or overwhelmed by feelings of depression, fear or anxiety (some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience)? Through counselling, I’m able to help you recover motivation, perspective, purpose and hope.
I offer counselling in-person, online or by email.
Couples Counselling
Couples and individuals come with all sorts of difficulties to counselling. If you are having relationship problems of any kind or recognise yourself in senarios like those below, please get in touch for help:
- Conflict and rows
- We want different things
- When rows go too far
- Adjusting to Life events
- New families, New relationships
- Affairs
- Loss
- We’ve drifted apart
I offer couples counselling in-person
Days of Hope
Group retreat days to develop self-awareness, take time to connect with rest and learn self-care skills.
Coming Soon:
Caring for the Care Givers: A guided retreat to identify overload, if you are carrying other people’s trauma and how you might set healthy boundaries. An opportunity for self-care.
I specialise in helping you with…
Anxiety, Panic, Stress and Depression
Come and be heard, understood and supported as you explore the events and emotions that are causing you pain. Learn why you react the way you do. Grow in self care & compassion. Gain more choice and control over your responses to distress.
Grief and Loss
I’ll help you understand the grieving experience and provide a space for you to remember, respond, resolve, recover and reconnect to life.
Trauma Recovery
Whether the events are recent or a long time ago, we will work together to grow through the impact of past trauma.
I follow a three phase trauma recovery method:
- establishing safety
- addressing the impact of trauma including triggers / flashbacks / memory / core beliefs
- reconnecting to life
I’ll help you to understand your responses and support you as you overcome the pain.
New Season of Life? Support to find YOUR best way forward
Seeking a new role – returning to work after an absence – leaving home – becoming an empty nester – approaching retirement – stuck in the same old, same old?
Even when circumstances cannot be changed how you approach life can make a huge difference to your resilience, energy and sense of fulfilment. I will help you discover how to use your core values, unique needs profile, strengths and resources to flourish.
Couples and Relationships
I offer a confidential space to explore your relationship, with a view to understanding each other better and move forward. We can explore recurring patterns, understand the impact of relationship difficulties and pay attention to the perspectives of both partners.
Family Carers including spLD
Overwhelmed? Overlooked? Out of Resource? You need a place to be heard and understood. The circumstances can’t always be changed but I can help you evaluate, accept, celebrate and find your own meaning in your caring role. Maybe you are at the end of yourself and need support as you experience the sadness and loss of reaching your limit? I have particular experience with families supporting members with chronic pain, dementia and learning difficulties.
Spiritual Struggles
Get in Touch to Begin Getting Support
My name is Carolyn Costello
I work by building a warm, confidential, trusting relationship providing an environment where you can talk and truly be heard without judgement. I use parts of various models (CBT, Existential Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Choice Therapy, Trauma Recovery & Positive Psychology) that will be tailored to help you become unstuck. My goal is to empower you to develop the self-awareness, skills and confidence needed to move towards your therapy goals.