COUNSELLOR, PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND SUPERVISOR

A space to understand your patterns, your past, and yourself.

You may be feeling overwhelmed, lost, misunderstood or stuck. If you would like to explore these or any other aspects of your life with an experienced counsellor in Edinburgh then maybe I can help. We work to make the unconscious, conscious, turning compulsion into choice, effectively building a map of your inner world. I firmly believe that no two people are alike, and one size never did fit all. Consequently working with me is never formulaic. Whatever emerges in the uniquely human relationship that therapy provides we greet with curiosity and compassion.

Is this the space for you?

Welcome to my Practice

I’m Adrian Tupper, a counsellor and psychotherapist based in Edinburgh. I offer a calm, thoughtful space to explore what’s troubling you — perhaps anxiety, depression, loneliness, low mood, life transitions or loss. Perhaps you feel like you don't fit in to a neurotypical world. Perhaps past trauma has left you with seemingly insurmountable challenges.

As an Edinburgh counsellor with 20 years of experience, I offer in-person, confidential, sessions. Nothing you bring is too trivial or too shameful. Nothing you say will be judged.

Counselling in Edinburgh

My approach can be loosely summarasied as making the unconscious, conscious. We explore what stands between you now, and the person you hope to become. Our task isn't to (re-)traumatise. It's about identifying the threatening emotions and loosening their power over you. I will gently encourage you to put words to your thoughts and feelings in the security of a confidential, boundaried, therapeutic relationship.

Within counselling I have particular interests in relationships in all their expressions; personal and interpersonal issues around age, sex and gender; anxiety and stress of living away from home; and helping people move away from anxiety and depression, towards confidence and empowerment. Neurodiverse? No problem. I totally get that the world seems to be doing its thing and that you feel like you don't belong.

A therapeutic relationship

As a qualified and experienced counsellor, I offer counselling to adults regardless of age, sex, sexual orientation, race and history. And let's also recognise that I am human, offering dimensions not available to AI chatbots. We attend to what goes on between us - when emotions such as anger, shame, rejection or even excitement and joy are felt.

For those unfamiliar with human in-person counselling, starting out can feel unusual. We're not used to the attentiveness, and the sometimes uncomfortable experience of sharing our stories, thoughts and feelings with thoughtful reflections delivered in return by someone who genuinely cares. And it may take some time to feel sufficiently comfortable about expressing what we've been holding onto for so long, perhaps without realising it.

No issue is too trivial, no story is too embarrassing. The human interpersonal relationship allows space for learning and reflection. You don't even have to like me. If you feel anxiety, anger or even hate, then we allow that to be, with the aim of moving towards a greater understanding.

Counselling for Stress, Anxiety, Life Change, or....

Often, having made the decision to seek a therapist, we are impatient to get going but we are apprehensive about how to start. This page gives you an idea of how you might experience me. There is no obligation to subscribe for any particular number of sessions. For longer term work, especially, you will want to choose the counsellor who is the right therapeutic partner for you.

If you have any questions or would like to book an appointment, please contact me (scroll down) using the form or contact details below. My fee for a 50 minute session is £60, payable by card, app, bank transfer or cash.

I also offer supervision in Edinburgh for counsellors and psychotherapists.