Continuing-care psychotherapy in the UK

Support beyond the treatment setting

Residential treatment can create the space needed to stabilise, reflect and begin making significant changes. The transition afterwards is different. Recovery must gradually become part of ordinary life — within work, family relationships, uncertainty and familiar patterns.

Continuing psychotherapy offers a consistent and confidential relationship in which to understand this transition, sustain the work already begun and respond thoughtfully when difficulties emerge.

Who this service may suit

• Adults returning to the UK following residential or intensive treatment abroad
• People seeking ongoing support with addiction, recovery or relapse prevention
• People working through trauma, anxiety, burnout or relationship difficulties
• Internationally mobile professionals adjusting to a major transition
• Families or treatment professionals arranging support before someone returns to the UK
• People who value discreet, psychologically informed and collaborative therapy

How I work

I am an integrative and relational psychotherapist. This means I do not apply one fixed model to every person. Instead, we consider your history, present circumstances, relationships and individual goals together.

Therapy might involve understanding recurring patterns, exploring the emotional pressures beneath addictive or self-defeating behaviour, and finding more sustainable ways of managing everyday life. You can read more about how I work.

My clinical experience includes private practice, community mental-health services and specialist addiction treatment, including work with Castle Craig Hospital.

Where helpful, and only with your explicit consent, I can communicate with an existing treatment team or referring professional to support continuity of care.

From residential treatment to everyday life

1. 01

   Initial enquiry

   You, a family member or a referring professional can make initial contact before your return to the UK.

2. 02

   Complimentary introductory call

   A brief 15-minute call provides an opportunity to ask practical questions and consider whether arranging an initial therapy session would be appropriate.

3. 03

   Initial psychotherapy session

   We explore your circumstances, what support you are looking for and how we might work together.

4. 04

   Continuing therapy

   If we agree to proceed, sessions usually take place regularly in person or online, with the work reviewed as it develops.

For treatment professionals and families

Planning continuing care before someone leaves residential treatment can reduce uncertainty and help create a clearer bridge into life back in the UK.

I welcome enquiries from treatment centres, clinicians, case managers and family members. Where the prospective client agrees, I can participate in an initial handover conversation and maintain proportionate communication with relevant professionals.

The therapeutic relationship remains confidential, and any professional liaison will be discussed and agreed with the client.

Discuss a potential referral

Location, availability and fees

Face-to-face sessions are available at the Edinburgh Therapy Centre in Leith. Secure online psychotherapy is available to clients located throughout the UK.

Specialist continuing-care psychotherapy is £120 per 50-minute session. This separate fee reflects the additional transition planning and, where agreed, proportionate liaison with treatment professionals that may be involved.

Prospective clients, relatives and professionals may contact me while arrangements are being made overseas. Ongoing psychotherapy can begin once the client is physically located in the UK and it is professionally appropriate for us to work together.

Arrange an introductory call

Frequently asked questions