I offer individual therapy for children, adolescents and adults, alongside family work where required. I also work with organisations and schools and offer training in understanding trauma in the workplace. I offer clinical supervision.
Fiona is a Senior Clinical Psychologist who worked in the NHS from 2008-2021. She has worked with a range of clients both as in-patients and in the community, including children and families, adults, military veterans, people with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress and people who have experienced significant pain and loss and who struggle in their relationships. Fiona worked for a number of years in CAMHS and has also worked in adult services in the community and in the third sector, including specialist trauma services for veterans and people bereaved by homicide. She is trained in a number of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) and Brainspotting, and draws on these and on psychodynamic and systemic therapies in her work with adults, children and families. She has attended specialist training on working with adults, families and children impacted by trauma, loss and difficult transitions, including Dyadic Development Psychotherapy (DDP). Fiona utilises all of these approaches to understand the difficulties that clients are bringing to therapy, and how best to help. She uses a playful approach working with children and young people to foster a sense of safety and trust. She is a warm and experienced clinician who is skilled in the assessment and treatment of complex difficulties. Fiona has great respect for the courage and tenacity of the people she has worked with, and feels that it is a privilege to be invited into the lives of adults, children and families who are struggling.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has a significant evidence-base for effectiveness across a range of presenting problems and difficulties. It works by identifying the thoughts, feelings and behaviourspeople can be caught up in when they’re experiencing high levels of distress or a sense of ‘stuckness’, and beginning to test out and change some of these. It can help with problem-solving ability and learning new skills to help someone to cope with situations or experiences they find difficult. Sometimes people have developed coping strategies that were effective for them earlier in life but are less helpful now; CBT can work to help someone to change these and regain a sense of control and self-efficacy.
Many people recognise that they can become very self-critical, and that this can leave them feeling low, worried and anxious. People may find themselves ‘going over’ difficult conversations with colleagues or family members, feeling increasingly upset or ashamed. They often work very hard to try to be ‘perfect’ so that others cannot criticise or blame them. It may feel hard to relax or rest as people feel constantly driven to ‘succeed’ and do well. This can work well for a long time but when things are beyond their control or do not go well people may feel increasingly exhausted or overwhelmed. Compassion-Focussed Therapy helps to understand and alter these patterns, and to learn how to function differently and in a way that is more sustainable. It is particularly helpful for people who have felt ‘not good enough’ for a long time.
EMDR is a powerful technique that has a strong evidence-base in working with trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and an
emerging evidence-base in working with a range of other difficulties, particularly for people struggling with anxiety or who have had difficult experiences.
Brainspotting is a powerful and gentle therapy that works to neurobiologically and relationally to treat trauma.
Please contact Dr.fionamacleod@protonmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
I offer individual therapy for children, adolescents and adults, alongside family work where required. I also work with organisations and schools and offer training in understanding trauma in the workplace. I offer clinical supervision. I specialise in working with people who have been through difficult or painful life experiences and find that these are still affecting them. All sessions are offered online.
For individual work with adults sessions are one hour, although ninety minute trauma processing sessions can be arranged with discussion. Initial assessments with parents are ninety minutes to allow me to take a development history and give parents space to discuss their concerns without the child present. Child therapy session can be thirty minutes or one hour depending on the age of the child.
I am registered as a provider with Aviva; clients pay for the sessions directly and I provide receipts for you to claim back the cost from Aviva.
Please get in touch for a free 15 minute telephone consultation to discuss whether I would be a good fit for your needs. All sessions are held online.
Mon | 08:00 – 13:00 | |
Tue | 08:00 – 13:00 | |
Wed | 08:00 – 13:00 | |
Thu | 08:00 – 13:00 | |
Fri | 08:00 – 13:00 | |
Sat | 08:00 – 13:00 | |
Sun | Closed |
Dr. MacLeod does not operate a crisis or emergency service. In the event of a crisis or emergency, please contact your GP (out-of-hours contact NHS 24 on 111), attend your local A&E department, or dial 999. The following services can also be helpful: Breathing Space (0800 83 85 87), Samaritans ( 08457 90 90 90, 24 hours), Edinburgh Crisis Centre (0808 801 0414), the Mental Health Assessment Service (MHAS an emergency mental health assessment service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.