Finder

Specialises in

• Behavioural Activation (BA)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Counselling

• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing

• Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Bupa specialist

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health services

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Dr Ann Fitzgerald is a counselling psychologist and provides mental health services for Adults and Adolescents (16+). She also provides specialist sport and exercise psychological services. She has 20 years NHS and private practice clinical mental health experience and has worked in Sport and Exercise Psychology since 2023. Traditional sport psychology has tended to have a narrow focus on performance enhancement using mental skills training which may not meet the complex psychological needs of athletes. Combining her broad clinical training and experience with contemporary sport psychology theories and best practice Ann takes a holistic biopsychosocial approach to assess the psychological foundations of the athlete to develop a working psychological formulation to inform a flexible intervention plan offering continuous review and revision.

As a psychologist specialising in sport and exercise in Edinburgh, Ann works with all levels of sport and sporting activities including individual and team sports. You may participate in your sport or exercise at a recreational, competitive, amateur or elite level. She works with older adolescents 16+ years, young and older adults taking a flexible approach to focus on the needs and goals of the individual within a specific sport and exercise context.
Ann has trained in CBT, MBT, person-centred and psychodynamic approaches to psychological therapy and interventions.

Areas of interest

Individual; Adult; Adolescent 16+yrs; Mental Health Psychological Therapy; Sport and Exercise Psychological Services; Sports Injury; Body Image; Self-worth; Self-esteem; Well-being; Stress Management; Anxiety Disorders; Performance Anxiety Management