Evangelia Botsaki, BACP

Evangelia Botsaki offers calm, practical support for people facing anxiety, low mood and life changes. She uses clear, direct conversation to help people understand what is happening and work out manageable next steps. Evangelia names worries, looks at unhelpful thinking, and helps build small routines that make daily life easier.

She trained in psychology in Athens and later in Scotland, completing a bachelor’s degree at Napier University and an MSc in Children and Young People’s Mental Health at the University of Edinburgh. Evangelia also completed a Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork using a cognitive behavioural approach in 2019 and has five years of professional experience.

In early practice she provided one-to-one therapy for people with anxiety and low mood and co‑facilitated workshops on depression and challenging negative thinking. Since then she has worked in private practice supporting adults with trauma, relationship difficulties, low self‑esteem and compassion fatigue.

Her manner is warm and collaborative. Sessions aim to be practical and understandable, using the person’s own goals as the starting point. She pays attention to patterns such as attachment and abandonment fears and to problems with sleep, anger or relationship communication.

Evangelia is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She speaks English and Greek and works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. If someone wants short practical tools or deeper exploration, she adapts the work to fit the person.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes they want to make.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, works by spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new habits. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and for breaking cycles of negative thinking.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of past harm and aims to reduce distress linked to traumatic memories. It can support recovery from abuse, accidents or other overwhelming events.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then try methods that fit the person’s needs. This remains a collaborative process, with adjustments made as progress and understanding grow.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes therapy more flexible. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation, phone sessions are handy when bandwidth is low, and messaging suits brief check-ins or those who prefer writing. These options help people fit therapy around work, family life and different time zones while keeping the practical focus on progress and coping skills.