{"id":294,"date":"2026-03-19T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artstherapies\/contact-us\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:09:05","slug":"contact-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/artspsychotherapies\/contact-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For general enquiries about the Arts Psychotherapies Service please contact:<br><a href=\"mailto:Admin.Artstherapies@nhs.scot\">Admin.Artstherapies@nhs.scot<\/a>&nbsp;or phone us on Tel: 0131 537 6400.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arts Psychotherapists Contact Details <\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-294_0cb4b6-a7 .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-294_0cb4b6-a7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-294_0cb4b6-a7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Kate Pestell<\/strong><br><strong>Head of Arts Psychotherapies<br>Clinical &amp; 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