ABOUT LYDIA GOLDTHORPE 

I am an integrative psychotherapist and counsellor based in Edinburgh.  I work with issues often connected to post-traumatic growth, symptoms of anxiety and depression, bereavement and grief, life transitions relating to career or relationships leading to questions of behaviour and identity.  Ultimately, I work with individuals searching for a different kind of connection with themselves.  

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As a psychotherapist in Edinburgh, my intention is to assist others in feeling more fulfilled and less alone.  I trained in Counselling and Psychotherapy (DipCoun., BCoun.) at the Australian College of Applied Psychology in Melbourne, Australia.  In clinical placement at Aspire Health and Psychology I collaborated with resident practitioners in their holistic approach to psychotherapy and wellbeing.  I worked with individual cases relating to a broad range of issues often connected to post-traumatic growth, symptoms of anxiety and depression, life transitions relating to career or relationships leading to deeper questions of behaviour and identity.  I specialised in bereavement and grief surrounding death, with a focus on emotional processing, instilling self-awareness and navigating reconstruction from despair.   

I have worked within the social sector of St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and with young adults who have been detained in custody at Parkville College Melbourne.  I retain a deep respect for and engagement in the arts with extensive training in ballet and singing, contributing to a ballet teaching project with underprivileged adolescents in Rio de Janeiro.  I am a committed songwriter and interested in how creative expression and artistic mediums can work alongside themes being explored in psychotherapy.

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In late 2020, I moved from Melbourne to participate within the Scottish psychotherapy field, opening a private practice in Edinburgh in 2021.  I hold a particular interest in the grief process, how it impacts vitality, identity and the broader framework of an individual’s life.  I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, I practice within its framework of ethical guidelines and standards.

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To find out more about psychotherapy and the work I do, please contact me