Bright Light Relationship Counselling

Bright Light Relationship Counselling Bright Light offers a range of counselling and therapy services to support people across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

We provide a safe and confidential space, enabling people to share difficult thoughts and experiences. At Bright Light (formerly Couple Counselling Lothian) we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to counselling and relationship therapy; helping people get the most out of relationships in their lives, strengthening communication and understanding, building resilience in couples and families so they cope better with life’s challenges, helping with issues before they become a crisis or supporting people to understand and communicate better so their relationships grow. Counselling to build stronger relationships for a stronger Scotland.

This week we’re introducing Bright Light team member Nicole Gillespie, Team Leader, Operations.Nicole has been at Bright...
27/02/2026

This week we’re introducing Bright Light team member Nicole Gillespie, Team Leader, Operations.

Nicole has been at Bright Light for 8 years and has experience of supporting counselling staff and the management team with operations. She cares for the placement counsellors as well as Bright Light clients on a daily basis.

Nicole’s passionate about Bright Light and the benefits of counselling for many scenarios and life experiences. One of the parts she enjoys most about her role is looking after the placement counsellors. “𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐’𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦; 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵.”

Nicole’s biggest learning from working at Bright Light is “𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩”.

Her favourite quote or mantra is from Buddha, “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”

Discover more about our team and the counselling services we offer at Bright Light, on our website bright-light.org.uk or call 0131 556 1527.

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And if support is needed, remember we're here.

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If you’d like to explore the counselling services we offer at Bright Light, check out our website bright-light.org.uk or call 0131 556 1527.

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The festive season isn’t always easy, and we understand the need for support at this time. Bright Light will be closed from 24th December and will reopen on 5th January 2026.

If you need immediate support during the holidays, please reach out to:
• Samaritans (116 123): Free, confidential support, available 24/7
• Breathing Space (0800 83 85 87): Scotland’s dedicated mental health

For non-urgent enquiries, our registration process remains open at www.bright-light.org.uk. We will respond once we return in January.

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By prioritising your health and wellbeing, you’re investing in yourself, plus the people around you will benefit - whether friends, family, or work colleagues.

Start with a few simple steps e.g., taking a short walk, some deep breaths, journaling or making time for exercise and hobbies. 556 1527.

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