Allister Murdoch - Counselling for Men

06/12/2025

What are your thoughts about this? Although it features NHS England I'm unsure if the results would be any different in Scotland.

Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.

06/12/2025

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03/12/2025

Over the Christmas and New Year holidays I will be open as usual except due to lack of transport and I will have to be closed on 25th December 2025 and 1st January 2026.
I already have bookings for 31st December, so please contact me if you would like to book an appointment. Spaces will be slightly limited by the holiday train timetable. Use www.amurdoch.com to contact me.

30/11/2025

Christmas is a few weeks away, although many people have already started celebrating it.
It's worth remembering that not everyone enjoys and nobody has to made to feel bad for not celebrating Christmas for any reason.. It is a religious event. Many people are not Christian or able to stop work for the holiday period.
Be respectful to everyone and if you want to celebrate Christmas accept that it is okay for anyone not to do it as you think they should. That's about you.

20/11/2025

Happening tonight. I've joined several of these online before and found them really interesting.

Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic. In men, it can look like overworking, withdrawal or blowing up over nothing.

This Thursday at 6:15pm, join us for a free men-only MANUP? session that cuts through the confusion and gives you tools that actually help.

One again with therapist James Elliott MSc who will explain why male anxiety often hides in plain sight and how to take back control. We’ll talk about how breathing, movement and even daylight reset your stress cycle and how things like caffeine and late-night scrolling quietly make it worse.

You’ll leave with a three-part toolkit: instant calm techniques, daily habits that bring stress down and a checklist that shows when it’s time to get professional support.

Camera off if you like. First name only. Just show up.

Reserve your spot now: https://www.manup.how/events/anxiety-in-man

20/11/2025

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19/11/2025

19/11/2025

Today is International Men's Day here in the UK. As a male counsellor with a 100% male clientele I am all to aware of the difficulty many men find getting support for their mental health. Below is a list of charities providing support for men in the UK. It's a great resource.

There are lots of wonderful charities to support for International Men’s Day

16/11/2025

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14/11/2025

This is very true. I've never met a counsellor in Scotland who works in an NHS post. There are very few in Scotland. You will find psychologists and psychiatrists. Mental health nurses are not counsellors.
That is why you can wait for years to get counselling (often a very limited amount) on the NHS.

NHS demand for mental health support continues to rise. Yet thousands of qualified counsellors and psychotherapists remain underused.

In our response on the refreshed 10-Year Workforce Plan, we highlighted a striking gap - only 6% of our members currently work in the NHS, despite 66% expressing a desire to do so.

The Government need to make better use of this workforce to expand access and improve patient care.

Read our full response 👉 https://orlo.uk/qurBm

14/11/2025

Do you not to join a huge waiting list for counselling?
I have appointments available tomorrow afternoon/evening in Edinburgh city centre.
Contact me today (Friday 14th November) via www.amurdoch.com or call 07939 365543 to start your counselling.

14/11/2025

Many men mask their depression through humour, sarcasm, or deflection. Laughing off their struggles or making jokes about feeling “fine” can be a way to protect themselves from judgment, avoid vulnerability, or keep others from worrying.

Signs of depression aren’t always obvious, which is why we need to make sure everyone has the right support systems in case they need help.