Our Team

Marie McDonald is an experienced senior CBT therapist who works with individual adults with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; bereavement/grief; depression; stress; anger; assertiveness; depression / low mood; eating and body image issues; life transitions; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); relationship issues; relaxation; self-harm; and many more issues.

Marie has particular experience working with people with anxiety and depression. 
 

Marie's way of working

Marie's main therapeutic approach uses cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, and DBT-informed therapy and she also incorporates elements from various other approaches including schema therapy, transactional analysis and person-centred therapy to meets and preferences of each individual. 

Marie also offers supervision for fellow practitioners on a one-to-one basis.
 

Marie's background and training

Marie has eight years' experience working with clients as a CBT therapist in a number of settings including in a university setting, for a charity, and in private practice. 

Marie has a SCOTACS Diploma in Counselling and Group Work (A Cognitive Behavioural Approach); a COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills; a Diploma in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy from the Centre of Excellence; and a Diploma in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She has also completed additional training in a number of areas including: ACT for Worrying, Ruminating and Obsessing, and a course in Transactional Analysis.

Marie is an accredited member of both the British Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP) and Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA).

 

Marie's fee

Marie charges £90 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.