Welcome to Time and Tide Counselling
here each step is honoured, each story held. Holly Harding offers calm, confidential support to individuals across Rothesay and the Isle of Bute. Whether you're navigating change, seeking clarity, or simply needing space to breathe—this is your shoreline. A place to pause, reflect, and begin again.
Offering calm, confidential support to individuals across Rothesay and the wider island community.
Private therapy for island residents
Holly Harding COSCA,BACP,
I’m a trauma-informed counsellor offering one-to-one support for individuals aged 16 and up. My approach is gentle, person-centered, and rooted in empathy, genuineness, and acceptance. I hold a SCOTACS Diploma in Counselling and Group Work (COSCA-accredited) and am a registered BACP member. With experience across anxiety, depression, grief, and caregiving stress, I create a safe space for reflection and healing. Sessions are paced to suit your rhythm—whether you're navigating personal change or emotional overwhelm. Recovery isn’t straight forward; you don’t need the right words—just a desire to begin your journey.
Healing doesn’t happen all at once. Like the tide, it moves in rhythms—sometimes quiet, sometimes powerful, always your own.
If you’ve found your way here, it may be because something inside you is asking for change, for relief, for space to breathe.
That voice—however faint—is brave. It’s the beginning.
We understand that trauma leaves echoes, and that pain doesn’t always speak in words. Here, you are not asked to be anything but yourself. You are not broken. You are not alone. You are met with warmth, respect, and the belief that healing is possible—on your terms, in your time.
This is a place where we walk beside you. Where your story is honoured. Where the courage to reach out becomes the first step toward recovery.
Together, we navigate the ebb and flow. We hold space for the stillness, and we celebrate the movement. Because healing isn’t a destination—it’s a journey. And you’ve already begun.
Let this be your starting point.
The tide is turning. The time is yours.
Book a Session
45 min
40 British pounds
🌿 Virtual Calming Room – A Gentle Companion to Your Healing Journey
Step into a quiet space designed just for you. Delivered directly through WhatsApp, the Virtual Calming Room offers gentle, guided support for moments when life feels overwhelming or uncertain.
This isn’t just a pause—it’s a practice. Rooted in trauma-informed care and shaped by the ethos of Time and Tide, each message is crafted to meet you where you are: with softness, clarity, and respect.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, grief, burnout, or simply seeking a moment of peace, this space becomes a companion to your healing, and a breath between responsibilities.
You’ll receive calming prompts, grounding exercises, and poetic reflections that help you reconnect with your body, your breath, and your sense of self. No apps to download, no logins to remember—just quiet support, delivered with care, right where you are.
Recovery isn’t linear. Like the tide, it moves in rhythms—sometimes quiet, sometimes powerful, always your own. The Virtual Calming Room honor's that rhythm, offering you a safe place to return to, again and again.
Here, on this island of quiet defiance, we honour the slow turning of tides and the resilience of stone. Time does not rush us—it holds us. Healing is not loud—it’s steady, like sea against shore. We meet each moment with grace, rooted in heritage and held by the rhythm of change. This is a place for restoration, reflection, and the quiet courage to begin again
In-Person Counselling at Craigard House
One-to-one counselling with care, clarity, and emotional safety at its heart.
Held in a quiet, light-filled room overlooking the sea, our face-to-face sessions offer a gentle space to pause, reflect, and reconnect. Whether you're navigating anxiety, grief, burnout, or simply seeking clarity in a time of change, this is a place where you can be met with warmth, professionalism, and deep respect.
Each 45-minute session is shaped by trauma-informed care supporting individuals across generations—from age 16 to 80. Your counsellor is a registered member of the BACP and holds a COSCA-accredited Diploma in Counselling. Her approach is person-centered, inclusive, and quietly attuned to your emotional rhythm.
This isn’t a clinical box-ticking exercise. It’s a conversation held in stillness. The room is softly furnished, with natural textures and healing light. You’ll be seated in comfort, with time to settle, speak freely, and be heard without judgment. There’s no pressure to perform or explain—just space to be.
Sessions are confidential and paced to suit your needs. You may arrive with a specific concern, or simply a sense that something needs tending. Together, we’ll explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns with care and curiosity.
Healing doesn’t rush. Like the tide, it moves in waves—sometimes quiet, sometimes powerful, always your own. These sessions honour that rhythm, offering you a safe place to return to, again and again.
Safe space for healing in Rothesay
Sponsored by Craigard Studio