Evangelia Botsaki, BACP

Evangelia Botsaki is a therapist originally from Greece who now works from Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Her pathway into therapy began in adolescence, motivated by a wish to understand herself, build resilience, and cultivate relationships grounded in respect, autonomy, and compassion. This early curiosity led her to study psychology in Athens and later to complete a bachelor’s degree in psychology at Edinburgh Napier University, followed by an MSc in Children and Young People’s Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh.

Evangelia trained in evidence-based approaches and earned a Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork with a CBT focus in 2019. During her placement she provided one-to-one support for people experiencing anxiety and low mood and co-facilitated psychoeducational workshops on depression and challenging negative thinking for local mental health organisations. She has since built a private practice offering therapy to adults facing anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and a range of other life challenges.

Her style is warm, collaborative and compassionate, inviting clients to explore what brings them to therapy and to work toward meaningful change. She has completed additional training in Trauma-Focused Therapy and is currently undertaking further professional development in Transactional Analysis. Evangelia holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers support in English and Greek. She is experienced working with issues such as stress, intimacy-related concerns, grief, anger, sleeping difficulties and compassion fatigue, and she welcomes clients from the UK and internationally.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Support

Evangelia draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes a compassionate, non-judgemental relationship where the client’s experience guides the pace and focus of work. This approach is helpful for building self-awareness, self-esteem and stronger relationships by prioritising the client’s own goals and perspective.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and gently challenge unhelpful thinking patterns and to develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, low mood and negative self-talk. Its structured, skills-based focus can support people seeking clear tools to cope with everyday difficulties.

Trauma-Focused Therapy offers targeted techniques to address the effects of traumatic experiences, helping clients to process distressing memories and reduce trauma-related symptoms while restoring a sense of safety and agency.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and is decided collaboratively. Evangelia works with each person to understand their needs, goals and preferences and then tailors methods that best support healing and growth.

Online therapy with Evangelia is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments. These options make it easier to access consistent support from registered professionals regardless of location, while keeping appointments adaptable to the client’s life.