Aileen McCormack

Online via Zoom Monday to Friday(9-6pm) and Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Face to face at West George Street, Glasgow Monday to various times 9.30am-6pm 

My name is Aileen and I am Person Centred Counsellor working in the Glasgow City and surrounding areas. I am also an experienced free-lance trainer and lecturer of counselling. 

I am experienced in working with the following issues:

• Relationship difficulties
• Friendship difficulties
• Family dynamic difficulties
• Assertiveness
• Loneliness and isolation
• Change and transition in life
• Anxiety and depression
• LGBTQ+ identity/relationships
• Rainbow families 
• Neurodiversity
• Loss and grief
• Workplace stress and burnout
• Parenting experiences
• Self esteem

(I do not work with couples or families)

My Qualifications and Â鶹ԭ´´s:

• BA in Social Sciences

• Diploma in Counselling

• Certificate in Sexual Minority Therapy

• COSCA Supervision Certificate

• I am also a member of the Â鶹ԭ´´ (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups).

I have completed shorter CPD courses on topics such as Attachment, Autism Awareness, Fertility Counselling, Deaf Awareness, Cancer Awareness and Coaching and Mentoring.

I am also a Lecturer in Counsellor, CPD Trainer and Group and Reflective Practice Facilitator.

I have been in private practice for 10 years. Since qualifying, I have spent four years working as a Counsellor for Crossreach. Prior to my counselling career I was employed within the homeless sector and a Macmillan Cancer Support funded programme.

From my experience, clients frequently come for counselling as they find it too difficult to speak to family, friends and partners about challenging or unsettling issues or feelings. The counselling room offers the neutral space that can allow you to talk openly, freely and without judgement.

Availability Monday to Friday, various times 9.30am-6pm at West George Street, Glasgow.

Availability online Monday to Friday (9.30-6pm) and  Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday morning.

Sessions cost:

£70 face to face appointments (9.30-6pm) or online appointments, 9-6pm and Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings online

£45 online (9-6pm) low income, students or trainee counsellors

Payable by bank transfer or cash

Each counselling session is 50 minutes long. When you come for your first session, we will spend time exploring what you would like to gain from counselling and to see if we are a good match to work together. 

From there we can arrange more sessions or you may need some time to think about this.

Counselling can be both a rewarding and challenging process, which tends to work best with regular attendance. You may not be sure how many sessions you might need or if counselling is for you. 

Our work together maybe be long-term or short-term, all of these things might become more apparent during therapy.

Availability Monday to Friday, various times 9.30am-6pm.

I also offer supervision to groups of counsellors, trainees and professionals in voluntary/support settings.

In addition, I also work with trainers in a supervision/support capacity in their roles as trainers/tutors.

Counsellor supervision is an important part of improving our practice to work with clients. As well as being a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor, I have completed my COSCA Supervision Course and having been lecturing in counselling for 9 years. I also deliver CPD workshops and sessions for counselling and other people facing professionals.

I work with counselling supervisees, individually and in groups. I also work with both trainees and qualified counsellors.

Issues often included in supervision:

• Exploring clients’ issues and possible ethical dilemmas that arise

• Enhancing qualities and skills as a counsellor

• To improve reflective skills whilst working in practice

If you are interested in having supervision, I am happy to have a free consultation where we can explore working together

If you are interested in having supervision, i am happy to have a free consultation where we can explore working together.

In addition, I also work with trainers in a supervision/support capacity in their roles as trainers/tutors.

I am also a group supervisor.

At the moment I am offering supervision online via Zoom and face to face.

My rates are:

Qualified Counsellors £60 per hour and £75 for 1 hour and a half.

Trainee Counsellors £45 per hour and £55 for an hour and half.

Group Supervision £65 per hour and £85 for an hour and a half.

If you are interested in having supervision, I am happy to have a free consultation where we can explore working together.

Please get in touch with me to discuss your training needs.

In addition to counselling, I have extensive experience in training and development work. I have compiled and delivered training across Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Edinburgh and Fife, both in person and online.

I am interested in working with teams and groups to help them perform better through development of listening and communication skills, learning to be with difference in groups, understanding and responding to conflict and feedback.

I have developed specific workshops on "LGBTQ Awareness for the Workplace" and "Coping with Grief, Loss and Change" and "Group Facilitation Skills"

I have worked for many years with groups on all of these matters as well as facilitating personal development groups to increase self awareness.

I have worked with a number of organisations to deliver training including:

-Greenwood Events, Glasgow

-Moira Anderson Foundation, North Lanarkshire

-The Spark, Glasgow

-FRASAC, Fife

-Dundee and Angus College, Dundee

-Way Forward Counselling Centre, Swansea

-Teen Talk, Scotland

-Insight Counselling, Dundee

-Cairns Counselling, Aberdeen

Leith School of Art, Edinburgh

When training I believe a relaxed, informative and good humoured approach are essential for engaging participants and getting the best out of learning.

I offer training in the following areas:

-Communications Skills

-LGBTQ Awareness

-Understanding Change and Transition

-Facilitation Skills