Specialist Psychology & Psychotherapy Clinic in Glasgow & Online
Joining the dots
Sometimes the difficulty makes sense only when you look at the whole picture.
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A pattern that now looks like anxiety, perfectionism, over-responsibility, withdrawal or emotional numbness may once have been a useful way of coping. Therapy can help you understand what is happening now, what happened then, and what keeps the pattern going — so you have more choice in how you respond.
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A small specialist clinical team
Connection Psychotherapy is a Gem-led specialist clinic offering evidence-based therapy with enough depth to understand why difficulties keep happening, not just how to manage them. Depending on what you need, you may work with a BABCP-accredited CBT therapist, Clinical Psychologist or therapist specialising in work with children and young people.
Adult Therapy
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Anxiety, panic, or a persistent sense of being on edge
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Physical symptoms of anxiety such as a racing heart, tight chest, dizziness, or restlessness
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Low mood, emotional flatness, or a sense of emptiness
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Burnout, emotional exhaustion, and feeling overwhelmed by responsibility
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The effects of past trauma or difficult childhood experiences (including PTSD)
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Repeating relationship patterns that lead to anxiety, guilt, or self-doubt
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Feeling disconnected from yourself, or unsure who you are anymore
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A critical inner voice or sense of not being good enough
If any of these feel familiar, we can help.​​
Therapy for children and young people
Is your child struggling with:
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Anxiety, panic, or a persistent sense of being on edge
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Physical symptoms of anxiety such as a racing heart, tight chest, dizziness, or restlessness
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Emotional regulation
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Low confidence
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School stress
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Trauma
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Low mood
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Neurodiversity-related challenges
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Difficulties at home or with peers.
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If this sounds like your child, we can help.​​
Therapy that fits what you actually need
Some people want focused, practical help with a specific problem. Others need to understand why the same difficulties keep coming back. Some need longer-term work where trauma, attachment experiences or longstanding emotional patterns are involved.
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Not sure which fits? You don’t need to decide before contacting us. We’ll help you work out the most useful place to start.
When the same thing keeps happening
Trauma & patterns work
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For difficulties that keep repeating — including trauma, childhood emotional neglect, relationship patterns, peoplepleasing, over-responsibility, emotional withdrawal, hypervigilance or feeling stuck in the same reactions.
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May include schema-informed therapy and EMDR
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When it's been there a long time
Longer-term psychological therapy
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For more complex or longstanding difficulties where there is value in taking time to understand the wider picture, including attachment, identity, relationships, trauma and longstanding ways of coping.
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May include integrative or longer-term psychological therapy
​How it works
1. Get in touch Complete the enquiry form, email us or call — whatever feels easiest. You can tell us what is happening and what you are looking for. You do not need to know which type of therapy you need.
2. We help you find the right fit Gem Thomson, founder and clinical lead, reviews new enquiries and helps join the dots between what is happening now and what may be driving it. You can ask Gem to recommend the clinician who seems the best fit, or request a particular clinician by name where appropriate and available.
3. Begin therapy Once you are matched, you can arrange an initial appointment in Glasgow or online. Your therapist will work with you to agree a focus and approach that makes sense for you, and therapy can be reviewed as it progresses so it stays useful and on track.
Prefer to explore on your own first?
We also have free articles and resources on recurring ways of coping, reacting and relating — including people-pleasing, over-responsibility, hypervigilance, emotional withdrawal and compulsive caregiving. These can help you begin to make sense of the pattern before deciding whether you want therapy.
What my clients say
male 60's
Therapy with Gem helped me find myself again. From our first session, Gem identified the issues I was struggling with and gave me a clear plan forward. Over the months, I understood so much more about myself, learned how to manage stress, and gradually felt like myself again. I had always been sceptical about therapy, but the benefits have been amazing.
female 50's
I felt I could finally open up.
Gem was amazing. I felt an immediate connection with her, which made it easy to talk about things I had hidden inside. She listened without judgment and then offered insights on how I could cope with what I shared.
male 40's
I felt safe and supported.
Gem is an excellent professional, and I always felt completely comfortable in our sessions. That sense of ease helped me open up and make real progress.