A confidential recovery and counselling service for adults affected by drug use.

Service update May 2025:

We are open to new referrals to the service.  Contact details and a link to our referral form can be found at the bottom of the page. 

If you require immediate support, please either contact your GP, NHS 24 on 111; the Samaritans on 116 123 or Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87.

We offer support to anyone in Edinburgh who has been affected by past or present drug use, whether it’s your own or someone else’s.  We are also experienced in supporting people affected by trauma.

Office hours

9.00 am - 5.00 pm (Monday to Thursday)
 

Contact us

simpsonhouse@crossreach.org.uk

Counselling Manager

Claire Scott

Services offered at Simpson House Counselling & Recovery Service

  • Counselling and recovery
  • One-to-one Counselling

There's a variety of options. Please find out more via the link below to see which one suits you best:
 

Placements
At Simpson House, we provide placements for counsellors:

Did you know?
Simpson House was the place where Sir James Young Simpson discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.

Click here to download the Service Leaflet.
 

Questions about referrals, funding or booking appointments?
Call us on 0131 225 6028
Click here for our referral form

All our practitioners are either, qualified and registered with a PSA-recognised professional body, or in the process of gaining their qualification.  The PSA, or Professional Standards Authority, assesses organisations that register health and social care practitioners (e.g. BACP, COSCA, BAAT, UKCP) so that you can choose a practitioner to meet your needs with confidence.

COSCA Recognition