Ilona Snitka

Mondays/Tuesdays - afternoon, evening

Wednesdays - morning, early afternoon

*depending on availability

I am a qualified psychotherapist with a medical background, working with adults and young people (16+) who want therapy to be more than a place to talk.

My approach is warm, thoughtful and direct. I work at depth, helping clients understand the emotional and relational patterns shaped by early experiences, attachment, trauma and internal conflicts.

People often come to me when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, ashamed, or disconnected from themselves – when insight alone is not enough and they need a place to think, feel, and understand what is happening inside.

My practice integrates psychodynamic depth and person-centred warmth, adapted to what you need. I pay attention to emotional experience, relational dynamics, the body, and the ways we relate to ourselves and to others.

I am comfortable working with a wide range of experiences around sexuality, relationships and intimacy, including consensual non-monogamy, kink and BDSM. You do not need to explain or justify these parts of your life, and they do not need to become a focus of therapy unless they matter to what you want to explore.

Our work is not only about coping, but about developing the capacity to face your internal reality, leading to more honest relationships and choices.

Qualifications:

• Abertay University, 2022, MSc in Counselling
• Riga Stradins University (Latvia), 2007, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine
• Riga Stradins University, 2003, Medical Doctor

I offer both short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy in a private practice setting, located in the city centre and Newington area of Edinburgh. Sessions are face-to-face, last 50 minutes, and are typically held on the same day and time each week.

Please email me in the first instance to arrange an initial consultation which will be face to face. It is a chance for us to get to know each other and for you to decide whether you are comfortable working with me as your therapist.

The fee for the initial consultation - £25.

Mondays/Tuesdays - afternoon, evening

Wednesdays - morning, early afternoon

*depending on availability

I am a qualified psychotherapist with a medical background, working with adults and young people (16+) who want therapy to be more than a place to talk.

My approach is warm, thoughtful and direct. I work at depth, helping clients understand the emotional and relational patterns shaped by early experiences, attachment, trauma and internal conflicts.

People often come to me when they feel stuck, overwhelmed, ashamed, or disconnected from themselves – when insight alone is not enough and they need a place to think, feel, and understand what is happening inside.

My practice integrates psychodynamic depth and person-centred warmth, adapted to what you need. I pay attention to emotional experience, relational dynamics, the body, and the ways we relate to ourselves and to others.

I am comfortable working with a wide range of experiences around sexuality, relationships and intimacy, including consensual non-monogamy, kink and BDSM. You do not need to explain or justify these parts of your life, and they do not need to become a focus of therapy unless they matter to what you want to explore.

Our work is not only about coping, but about developing the capacity to face your internal reality, leading to more honest relationships and choices.

Qualifications:

• Abertay University, 2022, MSc in Counselling
• Riga Stradins University (Latvia), 2007, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine
• Riga Stradins University, 2003, Medical Doctor

I offer both short-term and long-term individual psychotherapy in a private practice setting, located in the city centre and Newington area of Edinburgh. Sessions are face-to-face, last 50 minutes, and are typically held on the same day and time each week.

Please email me in the first instance to arrange an initial consultation which will be face to face. It is a chance for us to get to know each other and for you to decide whether you are comfortable working with me as your therapist.

The fee for the initial consultation - £25.