About

North East Edinburgh Counselling Service (NEECS) was established in 1995 to support the people of North East Edinburgh to improve their mental wellbeing.

We provide free and donation based one-to-one professional counselling for young people (over 16) and adults experiencing mental health challenges.

Easy access to free counselling has the potential to significantly improve people’s lives. NEECS fills a much-needed gap and can even provide a lifeline for those who cannot afford to pay for counselling.

When counselling helps one person, it helps the whole community. Our service is specially designed for people who experience disadvantage and exclusion due to issues affecting their mental wellbeing.

Counselling equips our service users with better coping techniques and builds their resilience in the face of life’s challenges. This leads our service users to feel in control of their lives, make positive choices and enjoy improved relationships with themselves, their loved ones and their communities.

Our experienced team of self-employed counsellors and supervisors are trained in a range of counselling tools and approaches. While counselling is unregulated, all of our counsellors are registered with professional bodies including the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Confederation of Scottish Counselling Agencies (COSCA).

If you are aged 16+ and living in North East Edinburgh and are currently seeking counselling, you can fill out our referral form.