Lesley Murray
Registered Member MÌÇÐĹÙÍø
Contact information
Therapist - Dalkeith
Features
Availability
I currently work all day Thursday and Friday afternoons.
I can offer some variable online shifts to suit shift workers, dependent on availability.
About me and my therapy practice
Most of us at some time in our lives will experience difficulties that we need support or help with. Sometimes it's feelings that are troubling or overwhelming us, such as depression or anxiety, or it might be our circumstances or relationships that are feeling difficult or stuck in. It might be that past events are are causing distress in our present lives. Therapy is one way to get help, and involves talking openly and honestly with a skilled and empathic listener about your experiences, how they might be impacting you, and exploring ways to cope with, overcome, move through or change what you can about them. Sometimes it means finding ways to accept the things we can't change.
It takes courage to reach out and ask for help, especially when that means talking to a stranger. No matter what you are going through, I will listen to you carefully, check that I have understood you, and agree a way of working together that sounds most helpful to you.
You don't have to face things on your own.
Practice description
I work from a pluralistic counselling model, which understands that because we all are unique, we are likely to find some forms of help more appealing than others.
I will listen to your concerns, offer suggestions on how we might approach these, seek your preferences in how we work together, and agree with you the best approach for your needs and therapy goals. We will regularly review where you are in relation to these goals, as well as the helpfulness of our alliance.
What I can help with
Abuse, Addictions, Adoption, Anger management, Anxiety, Baby loss, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Coercive control, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Mood disorder, Narcissism, Pet bereavement, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Service veterans, Severe mental illness (SMI), Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stalking, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Behavioural, Brief therapy, Cognitive, Creative therapy, Emotionally focused therapy, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Internal Family Systems, Interpersonal, Narrative therapy, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Trainees
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work