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S.M.I.L.E. Schools

St Margaret's Academy

S.M.I.L.E. works in partnership with St Margaret’s Academy to support young people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.

If you’d like to make a referral to join the waiting list for school counselling, please speak with your Pupil Support team or contact the school directly on 01506 280590.

Our counselling team work within the school on a regular basis and are here to provide a safe, supportive space for young people to talk things through.

Counsellors based at St Margaret’s Academy:
– Mandy Boyce
– Sean McGeoch

Schools counsellor

Laura Dougall
MANDY BOYCE (BSc Hons, MSc, PgDip)

Mandy is a qualified person-centred counsellor and believes in supporting people to move towards what matters to them. She believes that counselling can be one way for people to tap into all the strengths they have that will help them to live their life in the way they want to. 

Mandy has spent the last twenty years working in the field of mental health as a practitioner, researcher, teacher and trainer. Within S.M.I.L.E. Mandy is based at St. Margaret’s Academy. She also currently works in a perinatal service and teaches at The Open University. 

Mandy loves spending time with her family and friends, live music, films, fantasy fiction books, climbing and anything outdoorsy. 

Schools counsellor

SEAN MCGEOCH (COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPIST)
SEAN MCGEOCH (PG DIP)
Sean is a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. As well as recent experience as a volunteer counsellor at S.M.I.L.E’s main headquarters in Livingston, he has previously worked in social care as a Residential Child & Youth Care Worker supporting children and young adults with a range of adverse childhood experiences and complex needs, and as an adult care support worker delivering community care.
 
Sean is passionate about helping people of all ages to develop coping strategies for the many sources of stress in life and to support others in working towards their full potential.
 
Outside of work, Sean enjoys nothing more than listening to, writing and recording music. He also loves football, going to gigs, watching films, reading books, and walking. 

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