Our Team

Rose Zhong is an experienced CBT counsellor who works with individual children and adults with a wide range of issues and problems including: anxiety; depression/low mood; stress; abuse/neglect; assertiveness; autism spectrum disorder; bereavement/grief; chronic illness; eating and body image issues; gender and sexual identity; life transitions; loneliness; low self-esteem; mindfulness; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); panic; phobias; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); relaxation; self-harm; trauma; and many more issues. 

Rose has particular experience working with clients with trauma, anxiety, and OCD.

Rose is fluent in Chinese and is happy to work with people who would feel more comfortable speaking in this language.
 

Rose's way of working

Rose is an empathetic and compassionate therapist who tailors her approach to meet the individual needs and preferences of each client. She employs Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as her primary therapeutic approach but may also draw on skills and techniques from a number of other therapies/approaches including: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) when she feels these may be helpful.
 

Rose's background and training

Rose has experience working with clients in various settings and she is currently a ward visitor volunteer in the NHS. In addition, she has experience working in roles that have provided her with a solid foundation in both research and clinical practice, including assistant psychologist and research assistant roles. She also has extensive experience working with children and young people, and is currently working with primary school pupils in Edinburgh as a counsellor. 

Rose has an MSc in Psychological Therapies from the University of Edinburgh, Counsellor training from the Academy of Science, China, and a BA degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Rose is a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and she is currently working towards accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies  (BABCP).
 

Rose's fee

Rose charges £70 a session for self-funding clients. She also works with clients referred via their employer/organisation – for further details, please visit First Psychology Assistance.