For general enquiries about the Arts Psychotherapies Service please contact:
Admin.Artstherapies@nhs.scot or phone us on Tel: 0131 537 6400.
Arts Psychotherapists Contact Details
Kate Pestell
Head of Arts Psychotherapies
Clinical & Professional Lead
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
kate.pestell@nhs.scot
Simon Marshall
Principal Arts Psychotherapist | Innovation & Research Lead
Deputy Head of Arts Psychotherapies
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
simon.marshall@nhs.scot
Arts Psychotherapies Inpatient Services
Jenni Johnston
Arts Therapies Inpatient Team Lead
Art Psychotherapist
Adult Acute Admissions, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Jenni.johnston@nhs.scot
Gail LeMasurier
Art Psychotherapist
Learning Disabilities Service MHIST
Learning Disabilities Service William Fraser Unit
Gail.lemasurier@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Sam Lowit
Music Therapist
Adult Acute Services, St Johns Hospital, Livingston
Adult Acute Admissions, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Sam.lowit@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Kassandra e’Silva
Music Therapist
HBCCC (Home Based Complex Clinical Care)
kassandra.esilva@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Mai Gorringe
Art Psychotherapist
Adult Acute Service Royal Edinburgh Hospital
IHTT (Intensive Home Treatment)
Mai.Gorringe@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Amelia Burns
Art Psychotherapist
Adult Acute Admissions, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
amelia.burns@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Emi Booth
Music Therapist
Older People and Dementia Care – East Lothian Community Hospital
Emi.Booth@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Megan Hatcher
Art Psychotherapist
Orchard Clinic Medium Secure Forensic Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
FAST Forensics Service
Megan.Hatcher@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Mary-Claire Lutz
Music Therapist
Older People Mental Health, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
National Brain Injury Unit
maryclaire.lutz@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Lindsey Cullen
Music Therapist
Mother & Baby Mental Health Unit, St. John’s Hospital
lindsey.shuttleworth@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Margaret Zawisza
Art Psychotherapist
Rehabilitation Services Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Margaret.zawisza@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Arts Psychotherapies Children & Young Peoples Services
Molly Verheyden
Arts Therapies Children and Young People Lead – Community
Art Psychotherapist
CAMHS Community Team East Lothian
Molly.Verheyden@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Claire McCarthy
Arts Therapies Children and Young People Team Lead – Inpatient
Music Therapist
Edinburgh Intensive & Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Team (Tier 4)
Claire.Mccarthy@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Pauline Colles
Art Psychotherapist
Paediatric Psychology and Liaison Service, Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Pauline.colles@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Lynn McSkimming
Play Therapist
Paediatric Psychology and Liaison Service, Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Lynn.McSkimming@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Bel Baxter
Art Psychotherapist
CAMHS Community Service Edinburgh South
bel.baxter@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Duncan Campbell
Music Therapist
CAMHS Community Service Edinburgh North
duncan.campbell2@nhs.scot
Becky Middleton
Art Psychotherapist
CAMHS Community Service Edinburgh North
becky.middleton@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Eimear Kearns
Art Psychotherapist
CAMHS Community Service East Lothian
eimear.kearns@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Gráinne Ravani-Foster
Music Therapist
CAMHS Inpatient Tier 4, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
CAMHS Community Service Midlothian
grainne.ravani-foster@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Marina Chatzivasileiou
Art Psychotherapist
CAMHS Community Service Midlothian
marina.chatzivasileiou@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Portia Velarde
Art Psychotherapist
CAMHS Inpatient Tier 4, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People
portia.velarde@nhs.scot
Arts Psychotherapies Adult Community Services
Emma Maclean
Music Therapist (Community Team Lead)
East Lothian Adult Community Mental Health Service
Emma.maclean@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Catherine Chalmers
Art Psychotherapist
Community Mental Health Service (NW)
Catherine.chalmers@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Ashlynn Wardle
Art Psychotherapist
Community Mental Health Service (SW + SE)
ashlynn.wardle@nhs.scot
Réiltín Nic Chárthaigh Dúill
Music Therapist
Community Mental Health Service (NE)
reiltinniccharthaighduill@nhs.scot
Fenella Hodgson
Art Psychotherapist
Cullen Centre Eating Disorders Service
Fenella.hodgson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Maeve Strang-Ryan
Art Psychotherapist
East Lothian Community Mental Health
maeve.strangryan@nhs.scot
