I am an experienced and qualified counsellor and psychotherapist working in Eastbourne, Hastings and East Sussex. I have a warm, welcoming and empathic approach which is non-judgemental and moves at a pace appropriate for each client. I hold a post-graduate diploma in counselling as well as other qualifications in hypnotherapy and solution-focused psychotherapy.
I have also undertaken a broad range of other training courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Advanced Movitational Interviewing, LGBT affirmative work, safe trauma therapy, suicide prevention, sexual abuse, personality disorders and working with men.
I have also undertaken a broad range of other training courses in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Advanced Movitational Interviewing, LGBT affirmative work, safe trauma therapy, suicide prevention, sexual abuse, personality disorders and working with men.
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The basis of my work is person-centred, which means it has a core of respect for you, the client, and a belief that you have the capacity for growth, well being, and integrity. In addition to this I also draw on my knowledge and experience of many other counselling approaches, offering you the opportunity to engage in a process that feels right for you.
Although most of us seem to choose to be in a relationship over being single, being in a relationship can be very challenging. I'll share with you a few ideas that often come up in my work as a couple's counsellor, but remember - they can also work between family members or close friends. I not You, try to communicate from the position of 'I' rather than 'you'.
I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them. Relationships with our mothers start from the moment we are born (or maybe before) and shapes our expectations and experience of all our future relationships. Even as we come to the end of our lives, our most common final words often translate as 'mother'.
Over the last few years, I've seen an increasing number of clients coming to me to explore their life, post retirement. Maybe it's because I'm well into my own 'middle age' and people think I'll be able to relate, or maybe there is a shift in what some people really want from their retirement? If we have been fortunate enough to have worked in a position that has been fulfilling, the losses that retirement brings can outweigh the benefits.
In this video you will be able to watch a short example of what it can be like to attend counselling and see the room in which I work. I hope the video will help to dispel any anxieties that you may have about counselling and give you an opportunity to see a clip of me chatting with another counsellor.
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