Wellbeing Support Overview

HIV Scotland offers free wellbeing support for people living with HIV and their family members. Our counselling, therapy and life coaching services are to help you in your time of stress and uncertainty. Follow the links below to know more about our services.

Counselling and Therapy

HIV Scotland offers free counselling and therapy for people living with HIV in Scotland. Mental health is essential to living well and healthy. If you feel stressed, isolated, conflicted, or depressed, our expert therapists and counsellors can listen and guide you through any emotional, physical, and mental health issues you are facing. We offer variety of sessions including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Cognitive Analytical Therapy, Counselling Psychology, and Existential Therapy.

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Life Coaching

If Counselling and Therapy is not your preferred choice and you feel uncertainty or anxiety about the road ahead, HIV Scotland’s life coach can help you and your family members achieve any personal or professional goals. Our life coaching sessions provide you with positive and action-oriented goals to improve your wellbeing. Our coach will work with you to guide, encourage and, where necessary, challenge you to move forward as you explore and own a path that feels right for you.

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Comedy Workshops

Jojo Sutherland will lead and facilitate fun, inclusive and free workshops exploring creative thinking using a series of techniques that explain and demonstrate how to build confidence, tackle fears and to find the funny in life. These workshops would bring 8 people living with HIV together online per session in an engaging and creative way, increasing social connection and improving confidence.

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Latest

Dr. Karen Thomson

Karen is a social scientist with a background in psychology. In additional to her substantive post as a senior lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Glasgow Caledonian University, Karen has been the the Head of Learning and Teaching for the School of Life Sciences; the Associate Dean, Learning Teaching and Quality, for the School of Health and Life Sciences; and is now undertaking a strategic international role for the School, Associate Dean International.
Community Advisory Network Meeting (Online)

Join us for our Community Advisory Network meeting to discuss with our valued community members the exciting ongoing work at HIV Scotland!
Hosanna Bankhead

Hosanna has obtained an MSc.in Social Development and Health from Queen Margaret University, launching her into the health sector. In 2008, Hosanna was employed by Terrence Higgins Trust as a Health Trainer for people living with HIV before becoming a Development manager for HIV Scotland. Recognising a huge gap in Africans accessing culturally sensitive organisations, Hosanna founded and led the Hwupenyu Health and Wellbeing Project until her retirement in 2019.
Chair: Dr. Nicoletta Policek

Dr Nicoletta Policek is Associate Professor in Policing and Criminology and Head of the Graduate School at the University of Cumbria, UK. Nicoletta’s specialisms are to be summarised in Human Rights legislation and Human Rights violations; migration studies; gender and sexuality studies; war, crimes against humanity and genocide; sex work; HIV/AIDS and public health; social impact of epidemics and emergencies.

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