Open the door to change and contact Lesley, a fully qualified, and soon to be accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP), Cognitive Behavioural therapist, fully insured with a welcoming and private therapy room in the centre of Hamilton. Lesley completed her training with The Centre of Therapy in Glasgow in 2013, and offers a face to face counselling service to people struggling with social anxiety, panic attacks, depression, low self- esteem, eating disorders, insomnia, suicidal thoughts, stress or anger. She has extensive experience of 1-1 work with clients facing mild to moderate mental health issues, as well as severe and enduring mental illness. Lesley has facilitated a variety of programmes, working with diverse groups such as ex offenders, adult learners, immigrants, long term unemployed and people experiencing mental health issues through her work with Strathclyde Police, Apex Scotland, Dungavel Detention centre, Ingeus and Lanarkshire Association for Mental Health. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), is a talking therapy based on the belief that there is a relationship between our thoughts and emotions, how we feel physically and how we behave. Lesley works collaboratively with the client to help them recognise how this relationship plays out in their life, and with what consequences. Teaching the client to identify, evaluate and adapt their thinking and become more able to manage change more effectively with the aim of the client becoming their own therapist. Some previous clients have said: "I have seen three previous therapists but none have helped me as much as Lesley. I was at such a low point at the start but now I'm in a much better place. I'm not having as much symptoms of anxiety which makes me feel better. At one point I thought it wasn't going to help but something just clicked. Pushing through things you've had for years is hard but you can come through it." "Therapy has given me a new way of stepping back and thinking more about how to cope. Having someone to talk to who is non- judgemental, approachable and very easy to speak to has been helpful. Thank you Lesley for helping me move onto a better place." "Therapy has been good and helpful, nothing like I expected. I'm trying new things, pushing myself...Lesley has helped me open new doors, my life feels lighter now, like it's my own again, none of this would have been possible without these sessions." "Without therapy I think I would have cracked. I was surprised by all the changes in me and know it wouldn't have happened without therapy. I feel a lot happier within myself. Talking about some things was painful but I felt relaxed talking to Lesley about it because she let me talk in my own time and didn't rush me."