Isabel

Isabel Aparicio Collados

Professional Counselor

“Struggling with what feels easy for others? Trouble sleeping, mood swings, or feeling emotionally drained? I offer personalized therapy, combining CBT, IFS, ACT, and more to help you heal, grow, and move forward. You don’t have to do this alone—let’s take the first step toward a more fulfilling life together.”

About Me

Feeling that what's easy for others feels hard for you? Perhaps you're struggling with sleep, mood swings, or feeling emotionally drained. I provide a warm, personalised space to help you navigate these challenges. Integrating approaches like CBT and IFS, I support you to understand your experiences. My aim is to empower you to heal and move towards a more fulfilling life.

Approach

When daily tasks sap your energy, I help slow the pace and map small, doable steps toward steadier days. From my base in Edinburgh I offer in-person and online sessions in English, Spanish or Catalan, keeping the rhythm steady and expectations clear. Sessions blend short skills practice, sleep and mood tracking, and gentle exploration of protective parts so overwhelm loosens between meetings. This way often fits adults seeking practical tools paired with deeper self-understanding.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Individual Therapy

    One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.

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  • Support Groups

    Facilitated groups of people with shared experiences who meet regularly to listen, share, and support one another.

  • Skills Training

    Structured programmes that teach practical coping and life skills, such as emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance.

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Works With:

  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Organisations

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Stress / Burnout

    The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Personal Development

    The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

  • Procrastination

    The habitual delay of important tasks despite knowing the consequences, often driven by underlying anxiety, perfectionism, or fear of failure.

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  • Spiritual or Faith-Based Counseling

    Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Professional Counselor

    A counselor qualified to provide professional mental health counselling services.

Credentials

Registrations

British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)

Full Member

Qualifications

COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills

COSCA (Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland)

Year: 2021

Post-Graduate Diploma in CBT and Groupwork

Abertay University

Year: 2023

Grado en Psicología

Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Year: 2019

Service Areas

I work from different rooms in Edinburgh or online

In-person & Online

Edinburgh, Scotland EH11 1PN

United Kingdom

Edinburgh, United Kingdom