Evangelia BotsakiBACP

Evangelia Botsaki is a counsellor based in Edinburgh who supports people facing stress, anxiety and pregnancy and childbirth related concerns. She offers a warm, collaborative approach that focuses on understanding what is happening now and finding practical ways to feel steadier. Sessions are available in English and Greek and she works with adults on issues such as low self-esteem, relationship struggles and grief.

Evangelia studied psychology in Athens and completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Napier University. She then took an MSc in Children and Young People’s Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh and later completed a Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork with a CBT approach in 2019. She has five years of experience working in private practice and community settings in the UK.

Her day-to-day work draws on client-centred ways of working and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and build coping skills. She has also trained in Trauma-Focused Therapy and uses trauma-informed methods when addressing past harm or abuse.

In early work placements she provided one-to-one therapy for people with anxiety and low mood and co-facilitated psychoeducational workshops about depression and challenging negative thinking. Since then she has continued to support adults with anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties and issues around identity and belonging.

Evangelia describes therapy as a shared process. She aims to help people notice patterns, try small changes and build resilience in daily life. To start, she asks people to share a bit about their situation so they can agree practical goals and next steps together.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy is about listening closely to what matters to you and shaping sessions around your concerns. It helps when people need a safe space to make sense of their feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small, practical changes to behaviour; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and negative thinking patterns.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how past events affect current feelings and reactions, and on building coping strategies to reduce the impact of those memories. Evangelia uses these approaches together, and she will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. Finding the right mix is a collaborative process that can change as therapy progresses.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and the ability to fit sessions into a busy life, which can help when balancing appointments with work or childcare. If you want to know which session formats are available, confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt their tools for talking online, and this therapist aims to help people apply skills learned in sessions to everyday situations.