If you or your children are not safe, get help now. Visit a nearby emergency service, hospital, or police station immediately. The lines listed below are gender-based-violence lines.
Crisis numbers in the United Kingdom
- Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline: Tel: 0800 027 1234 | WhatsApp: 07401288595 (Text or WhatsApp). 24 hours.
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline: Tel: 0808 2000 247. 24 hours. For women facing domestic abuse, and friends, family or colleagues supporting someone.
- Men's Advice Line, for men experiencing domestic abuse: Tel: 0808 8010327. Weekdays, 10am to 5pm.
This page lists Family Psychotherapists in Edinburgh. 3 in all.
What family therapy works with
Family therapy works with the relationships between people rather than one person's symptoms. It is talking therapy aimed at improving relationships among family members 1. It can involve any combination of them.
Families come with conflict, separation, a child's behaviour, illness or bereavement. Some come with the strain of caring for someone. A therapist may also meet members on their own.
It is not a report for a court or a school. The therapist does not decide who is at fault. Ask a practitioner who they would want in the room.
If you are afraid of someone in your family, say so to the practitioner before any joint session is booked. Ask to be seen on your own first. The support numbers at the top of this page are for that situation.
What psychotherapy works on, and how long it usually runs
Everyone on this page describes their work as psychotherapy. A psychotherapist works through talking with you about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours 2.
Psychotherapy usually runs longer than counselling and aims for clinical change. It works on patterns that repeat rather than on one current problem.
A psychotherapist trains in psychological treatment rather than in medicine. What that training covers, and which approach a practitioner uses, differ between practitioners. Ask which approach a psychotherapist trained in, and how long they usually work.
What this page filters on
These are the only filters: the specialism recorded as Family and the professional title psychotherapist.
The Edinburgh page answers more questions about therapy there.
Who registers therapists in the United Kingdom?
In the United Kingdom the practitioner psychologist titles are protected and held on a statutory register; counsellor and psychotherapist are not.
Nearby places and related listings
- Couples Psychotherapists in Edinburgh
- Depression Psychotherapists in Edinburgh
- Grief Psychotherapists in Edinburgh
- Teen Psychotherapists in Edinburgh
- Trauma Psychotherapists in Edinburgh
- Female Psychologists in Edinburgh, one filter on the full Edinburgh psychologists list
- Psychologists in Edinburgh
- Every therapist listed in Edinburgh (31)
- Relationship counselling, Edinburgh
References
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Vincenzo (Enzo) Sinisi, Clinical Psychologist (HPCSA), Psychoanalyst (IPA/SAPA), Group Analyst (IGA)
