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At Clear Mind, we offer thoughtful, personalised psychological therapy in a calm and welcoming environment. Our experienced team is committed to helping clients feel understood, supported and empowered throughout their therapeutic journey.
Dr Mairi Macdonald-Woolley
Founder & Principal Counselling Psychologist
Mairi is an experienced and compassionate mental health professional, having worked in statutory adult mental health settings for over 15 years, as well as with specialist third sector organisations (including substance use, veteran, and children and young people).
Working within a pluralistic approach, she draws on psychological therapies collaboratively agreed with clients. These may include cognitive-behavioural and person-centred approaches, compassion focused therapy (CFT), and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). She invites clients to work with her in building a shared understanding of their difficulties.
Mairi offers supervision for counselling psychology trainees.
Qualifications
D. Psych Counselling Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2025
MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care (Adult), Universities of Dundee & Stirling, 2008
MA (Hons) Psychology, University of Aberdeen, 2005
Professional Affiliations
HCPC Registered
Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol)
Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
Laura Key
Founder & Senior Applied Psychological Therapist
Laura has over 18 years of experience working within NHS and 3rd sector mental health services with adults with a range of issues. These include anxiety (phobias, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, panic, health anxiety); depression and low mood; low self-esteem; bereavement; relationship issues; life transitions and PTSD/complex trauma.
Laura specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), cognitive behavioural analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP), cognitive therapy (CT) for PTSD, cognitive processing therapy (CPT), compassion focused therapy (CFT), and narrative exposure therapy (NET). She believes that building a safe, trusting and accepting, genuine relationship with clients is integral.
Laura designs individual treatment plans so that people can benefit from a tailored approach.
Laura offers IPT supervision for trainees and qualified clinicians.
Qualifications
MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care, Universities Stirling and Dundee, 2008
BSc (Hons) Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2005
Professional Affiliations
Registered with IPT UK as an accredited IPT practitioner and supervisor.
Accredited CBASP practitioner.
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)
Sarah Tudor
Founder & Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology
Sarah has worked in mental health settings for 20 years and has been working within NHS adult mental health services since 2009. Sarah specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and uses compassion focused and cognitive analytic approaches in her work with clients.
Sarah offers trauma-informed psychological therapy for a range of difficulties, including:
•Anxiety, including social and health anxiety, panic attacks, phobias and OCD
•Difficulties during the perinatal period and adjustment to parenthood
•Depression and low mood
•Disordered eating and eating disorders
•Low self-esteem and difficulties with confidence
•Relational difficulties that may impact work or study
•Stress
•Impact of trauma
Qualifications
MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care, Universities of Dundee & Stirling, 2009
BA (Hons) Psychology and Sociology, University of Glasgow, 2004
