01/10/2026
Today Iโm celebrating one year of having my very own counselling room! โจ๏ธ
Before this, I was hiring rooms in Edinburgh city centre and seeing clients online from home. It worked perfectly well, but I really wanted a space I could call my own.
So, last year, my husband and I spent a very happy (and slightly stressful!) few weeks renovating this neglected ex-meeting room and turning it into somewhere that felt warm, calm and welcoming.
I put this video together when we finished the renovation, ready to share itโฆbut just seven weeks after I got the keys, my mum died. I withdrew from social media for a while, and the video ended up sitting in my drafts.
A year on, it feels like the right time to finally share it.
And what a year it has been.
This room has held so many conversations. Some difficult, some hopeful, some full of tears (including my own), and some full of laughter. It has been a place where people have been able to talk openly, make sense of things, feel heard, and work through whatever has brought them through my door.
But it means something to me too.
Itโs become a sanctuary for me. My safe haven. This room reminds me to feel proud, not just of the work I do day-to-day, but of the business Iโve built for myself and my family.
I took a leap of faith, changed careers and registered as self-employed when my eldest daughter was just 6 months old. That seems wild - what was I thinking?! But look at how it has turned out. My daughter is 10 years old next month and there is something incredibly special about walking into this space that I imagined, worked hard for and created myself (with endless support from family and friends).
My room is a reflection of the business I have built, the people I have supported and the person I have become.
So hereโs to one year of my counselling room. A space that has come to mean so much more to me than I ever expected ๐
And, finally, here is the renovation video that was nearly a year in the makingโฆ
Louise x
