You can book a session with me here.

I'm a therapist because I really like people and I love being involved in someone's growth.

Therapy with me is about getting into it. About trying to put words to the experiences, thoughts and feelings that are demanding your attention and that have brought you here. About confronting the stuff that you've been telling yourself is fine and tolerable for a bit too long. And about forging a relationship together where we can both be ourselves and dare to say the thing. I'm going to take what you say seriously and I'm going to encourage you to do the same in the time we spend together.

I don't think that the outcome of therapy has to be 100% honesty, with 100% of the people, 100% of the time. Authenticity can be as risky as it is liberating. I do think, however, that the good life lies in being as honest with ourselves as we can about how the things we say and do line up with who we want to be.

My practice as a therapist is underpinned by a COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills and the Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy that I have received from the University of Strathclyde.

How I practice is also informed by my degree in Politics and Social Policy from the University of the West of Scotland, where I thought deeply about how the social pressures that come from our laws, our government policies and our media can leave us feeling judged, shamed and isolated from the people around us.

I am an accredited therapist with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and I’ve delivered over 2,000 counselling sessions.

People that I've worked with have said;

“Jamie put me at ease right away and has given me the space to start exploring my emotional responses. I really feared talking about how I was feeling, but now really look forward to our sessions.”

And:

“Jamie is kind, non-judgmental, and supportive. I’ve had previous therapists who were very neutral and passive—which I understand, but it can feel frustrating. I like that Jamie responds and validates my feelings, and even expresses his own opinion, and at the same time he always checks in with me that his observations are accurate. (They are!)”

Sessions are online via Google Meet or in person at my therapy room in Paisley. Sessions last for an hour, cost £60 and there’s no limit on the amount of time we can work for.