Evangelia Botsaki , BACP

Evangelia Botsaki is a CBT-trained therapist originally from Greece who now practises in Edinburgh. She became interested in therapy as a teenager, driven by a wish to understand herself more deeply, build emotional resilience, and cultivate relationships grounded in respect and autonomy. This early curiosity shaped her academic path, leading her to study psychology in Athens and then complete a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Napier University and an MSc in Children and Young People’s Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh.

In 2019 she completed a Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork with a CBT focus, and during her placement she offered one-to-one support to people managing anxiety and low mood while co-facilitating psychoeducational workshops on depression and challenging negative thinking. Since that time she has worked in private practice, supporting adults with anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and a broad range of life challenges. She has undertaken additional training in Trauma-Focused Therapy and is currently in training in Transactional Analysis to deepen her clinical skills.

Evangelia brings a warm, collaborative and compassionate style to her work, helping clients explore patterns such as negative thinking, feelings of not belonging, and self-confidence concerns. She is a member of the BACP, which denotes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she works with a wide range of issues including stress, grief, sleep difficulties, anger and compassion fatigue.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, non-directive space where the client’s perspective guides the work; it helps people who want support exploring values, building self-understanding and strengthening emotional resilience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and stress management. Trauma-Focused Therapy offers structured ways to process and reduce the ongoing impact of traumatic experiences, helping clients develop coping strategies and regain a sense of safety and agency.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Evangelia works with clients to assess their needs, goals and preferences and will suggest or combine methods that best suit the presenting difficulties, adjusting the plan as progress and insight develop.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility for different schedules and communication preferences. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, maintain continuity across locations and choose the format that feels most comfortable for discussing sensitive topics with licensed professionals and therapists.