Female Counselling in The Lanes, Brighton

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Monika Madej-Torentz
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Neurodiverse and neurotypical welcome. New opening for low cost. I'm specialising in ADHD, relationship, trauma and domestic abuse. With background in Person Centred counselling I specialise in working with ADHD client, being ADHD my self. Each and every person is different so do they experience and needs in counselling. A part of self awareness, acceptance, I'm making use of simple techniques from life coaching, NLP and DBT to manage life difficulties. I'm working with teenagers, adults, couples and family.
Neurodiverse and neurotypical welcome. New opening for low cost. I'm specialising in ADHD, relationship, trauma and domestic abuse. With background in Person Centred counselling I specialise in working with ADHD client, being ADHD my self. Each and every person is different so do they experience and needs in counselling. A part of self awareness, acceptance, I'm making use of simple techniques from life coaching, NLP and DBT to manage life difficulties. I'm working with teenagers, adults, couples and family.
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Julie Ridlington Online Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Do you struggle to communicate your needs in a relationship? Maybe you feel like you have never known what your needs are, or that they have become lost on the way. Do you find it difficult to trust others? Or do feel anxious while yearning for closeness with another. Perhaps you find yourself in a different relationship but the same dynamic and don't understand how it has happened again!
Do you struggle to communicate your needs in a relationship? Maybe you feel like you have never known what your needs are, or that they have become lost on the way. Do you find it difficult to trust others? Or do feel anxious while yearning for closeness with another. Perhaps you find yourself in a different relationship but the same dynamic and don't understand how it has happened again!
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Anna Murphy
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I am an experienced therapist working with both couples and individuals. I work with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, career issues and relationships. If you are a couple, you may be attending therapy to work through a particular challenge or event, to maintain a relationship that's essentially working well, or to consider ending a relationship kindly and respectfully. Whether you're attending individually or as a couple, at the start of our work, we'll identify what you want to achieve from counselling. Whether your aims are abstract or specific, we can work towards them together.
I am an experienced therapist working with both couples and individuals. I work with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, bereavement, career issues and relationships. If you are a couple, you may be attending therapy to work through a particular challenge or event, to maintain a relationship that's essentially working well, or to consider ending a relationship kindly and respectfully. Whether you're attending individually or as a couple, at the start of our work, we'll identify what you want to achieve from counselling. Whether your aims are abstract or specific, we can work towards them together.
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Rosalind Ukoko-Rivers
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I offer online, phone and face to face and walk therapy sessions, working under up to date risks assessments and client guidelines. I believe that each client is unique and an individual. This client - therapist working relationship, regardless of race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation, is the key to a positive and collaborative experience that offers insight and deeper understanding of our true needs and desires. I am proactive, flexible and adaptable according to your needs and requirements. I also work for Victim Support organisation. I am a qualified teacher with BA, MSc and PGCE qualifications, and DBS enhanced checked.
I offer online, phone and face to face and walk therapy sessions, working under up to date risks assessments and client guidelines. I believe that each client is unique and an individual. This client - therapist working relationship, regardless of race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation, is the key to a positive and collaborative experience that offers insight and deeper understanding of our true needs and desires. I am proactive, flexible and adaptable according to your needs and requirements. I also work for Victim Support organisation. I am a qualified teacher with BA, MSc and PGCE qualifications, and DBS enhanced checked.
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Jemma Timberlake
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I am offering trauma informed, de-medicalised and inclusive individual Art Psychotherapy sessions to children, adolescents and adults. I believe that accessing the unconscious through the act of creating can increase feelings of empowerment, agency and ownership of your own story when words alone are not enough. Adopting a therapeutic approach which is relational and rooted in psychodynamic practice. With a particular interest in (but not limited to) working with depression, low mood, anxiety, trauma, intergenerational patterns, neurodivergence, gender transition/dysphoria, and bereavement.
I am offering trauma informed, de-medicalised and inclusive individual Art Psychotherapy sessions to children, adolescents and adults. I believe that accessing the unconscious through the act of creating can increase feelings of empowerment, agency and ownership of your own story when words alone are not enough. Adopting a therapeutic approach which is relational and rooted in psychodynamic practice. With a particular interest in (but not limited to) working with depression, low mood, anxiety, trauma, intergenerational patterns, neurodivergence, gender transition/dysphoria, and bereavement.
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Katherine Heritage Art Therapy Groups
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I'm a HCPC registered Art Therapist. I currently offer online art therapy groups. The groups take place on Zoom with myself and a co-therapist. Group members can be based anywhere in England. The online art therapy groups have been designed to provide a space for exploring thoughts, feelings and situations using art. Using creatively to detangle and make sense of our situations. The group format allows group members to join together, reflect and feel the support from each other. As time goes on the groups' connection will deepen, allowing this to become a powerfully connected, creative, safe space.
I'm a HCPC registered Art Therapist. I currently offer online art therapy groups. The groups take place on Zoom with myself and a co-therapist. Group members can be based anywhere in England. The online art therapy groups have been designed to provide a space for exploring thoughts, feelings and situations using art. Using creatively to detangle and make sense of our situations. The group format allows group members to join together, reflect and feel the support from each other. As time goes on the groups' connection will deepen, allowing this to become a powerfully connected, creative, safe space.
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Katy Ruffels
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Are you looking for support through your grief? Do you need to talk through big, complicated and painful feelings? Maybe you just need somewhere to be real, to let everything out – a break from trying to be OK.
Are you looking for support through your grief? Do you need to talk through big, complicated and painful feelings? Maybe you just need somewhere to be real, to let everything out – a break from trying to be OK.
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Amy Dolan- Art Therapist
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Hello, I'm an Art Psychotherapist. Whatever brings someone to therapy, whatever their gender, age, neurodivergence, physical ability, race or social background, I am here to hold a supportive space where they can ask their own verbal and sensory questions and have agency over their own answers. Experiences, challenges and changes when it comes to identity, a loss, physical illness, trauma, relationships or insecure attachments, can sometimes become overwhelming and hard to hold alone. A person may come to therapy with a sense of curiosity, about their journey through life, and how it is affecting their relationship with the present.
Hello, I'm an Art Psychotherapist. Whatever brings someone to therapy, whatever their gender, age, neurodivergence, physical ability, race or social background, I am here to hold a supportive space where they can ask their own verbal and sensory questions and have agency over their own answers. Experiences, challenges and changes when it comes to identity, a loss, physical illness, trauma, relationships or insecure attachments, can sometimes become overwhelming and hard to hold alone. A person may come to therapy with a sense of curiosity, about their journey through life, and how it is affecting their relationship with the present.
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Louise Grace Montgomery
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Hi I'm Louise, I'm a Humanistic counsellor, I am honest, approachable and authentic. Searching for the right therapist can be hard, finding someone you can trust and feel at ease with is the first step. To help you connect with me, I offer warmth and kindness, I really care for my clients. Many people see counselling as a place where they talk and the therapist listens, I will listen, but I will also support, resource you and help you find your way to wellbeing and calm. Together we can unpick any confusion, ease anxiety and bring light to the darker parts of your world. So let's work as a team to make things better.
Hi I'm Louise, I'm a Humanistic counsellor, I am honest, approachable and authentic. Searching for the right therapist can be hard, finding someone you can trust and feel at ease with is the first step. To help you connect with me, I offer warmth and kindness, I really care for my clients. Many people see counselling as a place where they talk and the therapist listens, I will listen, but I will also support, resource you and help you find your way to wellbeing and calm. Together we can unpick any confusion, ease anxiety and bring light to the darker parts of your world. So let's work as a team to make things better.
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Jenny Daniel
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I've got a long nursing career behind me so I know about supporting people who are hurting in all manner of different ways. Let's work together to get you through whatever it is that's brought you here looking for help. I'll provide a safe space for you to look at and understand your life and I'll be there listening and rooting for you. Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, substance misuse, neurodiversity, relationship problems, low self esteem, medical conditions/experiences and grief are among the issues I work with. Let's see what we can do...
I've got a long nursing career behind me so I know about supporting people who are hurting in all manner of different ways. Let's work together to get you through whatever it is that's brought you here looking for help. I'll provide a safe space for you to look at and understand your life and I'll be there listening and rooting for you. Anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, substance misuse, neurodiversity, relationship problems, low self esteem, medical conditions/experiences and grief are among the issues I work with. Let's see what we can do...
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Ros Howell
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
There are many different reasons why people seek out a therapist. You may be dealing with difficult life events right now, or are aware that a past traumatic event is still impacting on you. You might feel a sense of unease or unhappiness that affects your relationships, or work or prevents you from getting the pleasure from life that you would wish, or find unruly emotions hard to manage. Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to the patterns that may have developed in your relationship with yourself, others, and the outside world. As we talk you may find resonances with the past, present and future hopes and fears.
There are many different reasons why people seek out a therapist. You may be dealing with difficult life events right now, or are aware that a past traumatic event is still impacting on you. You might feel a sense of unease or unhappiness that affects your relationships, or work or prevents you from getting the pleasure from life that you would wish, or find unruly emotions hard to manage. Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to the patterns that may have developed in your relationship with yourself, others, and the outside world. As we talk you may find resonances with the past, present and future hopes and fears.
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Annabelle Clarke
Counsellor, MBACP
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Hi, I'm Annabelle. I am a qualified integrative counsellor. This means I can draw on a range of psychological models and tailor my approach to your needs - whether you need someone to sit with you in your pain, help you find acceptance, explore changes in your sense of self, heal wounds from the past, make positive changes and develop new skills. Perhaps you have experienced loss, relationship issues, anxiety or trauma. Looking after your mental health is not selfish and can help you develop resilience. I have 10 years' experience in the NHS working with clients with depression, anxiety and health challenges including Long COVID.
Hi, I'm Annabelle. I am a qualified integrative counsellor. This means I can draw on a range of psychological models and tailor my approach to your needs - whether you need someone to sit with you in your pain, help you find acceptance, explore changes in your sense of self, heal wounds from the past, make positive changes and develop new skills. Perhaps you have experienced loss, relationship issues, anxiety or trauma. Looking after your mental health is not selfish and can help you develop resilience. I have 10 years' experience in the NHS working with clients with depression, anxiety and health challenges including Long COVID.
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Sandra Kuehl
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
It takes courage to start therapy. Often, we are at our most vulnerable at these times. I believe the most important thing to establish first is trust. I am not here to tell you what’s ‘wrong with you’ or what you ‘have done wrong’ in the past. My aim is to meet you where you are and invite you on a journey for us to explore together, in collaboration, what is upsetting you and holding you back.
It takes courage to start therapy. Often, we are at our most vulnerable at these times. I believe the most important thing to establish first is trust. I am not here to tell you what’s ‘wrong with you’ or what you ‘have done wrong’ in the past. My aim is to meet you where you are and invite you on a journey for us to explore together, in collaboration, what is upsetting you and holding you back.
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JLWPsychotherapy
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I am based at the Practice Rooms, Brighton and my office in Wilmington, East Sussex. I have a life long fascination in the nature of us as humans and in particular our emotional lives. I am interested in how complicated we all are. Sometimes it can help to take time out to try to understand ourselves better, and how we are in the world, for example, ‘Why do I keep making the same mistakes?’, ‘’Why am I so fearful, stressed or unhappy?' or ‘How did I get here?’. Therapy can help to work through some of the complexities in our lives or to make sense of and mourn painful experiences and to keep a sense of creativity and meaning alive.
I am based at the Practice Rooms, Brighton and my office in Wilmington, East Sussex. I have a life long fascination in the nature of us as humans and in particular our emotional lives. I am interested in how complicated we all are. Sometimes it can help to take time out to try to understand ourselves better, and how we are in the world, for example, ‘Why do I keep making the same mistakes?’, ‘’Why am I so fearful, stressed or unhappy?' or ‘How did I get here?’. Therapy can help to work through some of the complexities in our lives or to make sense of and mourn painful experiences and to keep a sense of creativity and meaning alive.
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Hattie Ward
Psychotherapist, MA, BPC
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
​I understand it takes considerable courage to reach out and entrust your inner difficulties with someone, I offer a complimentary 20 minute call so we can think together about what brings you to therapy before you commit to a more formal initial consultation. Please do get in touch to see how I can help. I have many years of experience working in NHS psychotherapy services, charity and private practice settings. I work with wide-ranging issues, from anxiety and depression, through to those living with and recovering from the impact of severe and enduring childhood trauma.
​I understand it takes considerable courage to reach out and entrust your inner difficulties with someone, I offer a complimentary 20 minute call so we can think together about what brings you to therapy before you commit to a more formal initial consultation. Please do get in touch to see how I can help. I have many years of experience working in NHS psychotherapy services, charity and private practice settings. I work with wide-ranging issues, from anxiety and depression, through to those living with and recovering from the impact of severe and enduring childhood trauma.
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Grainne McHUGH
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Life, in all of its wonders, can be challenging. I offer an empathetic, compassionate and attuned response, tailored to meet each client’s unique needs. I am registered to work with both adults and children. I frequently help clients struggling with anxiety and depression as well as relationship and addiction issues. I often work with people who have experienced trauma both as children and adults. A lot of my work has centered on helping people who have experienced trauma within close relationships. Therapy offers a space for you to be heard and listened to, wholly. I will walk alongside you on your journey of self discovery.
Life, in all of its wonders, can be challenging. I offer an empathetic, compassionate and attuned response, tailored to meet each client’s unique needs. I am registered to work with both adults and children. I frequently help clients struggling with anxiety and depression as well as relationship and addiction issues. I often work with people who have experienced trauma both as children and adults. A lot of my work has centered on helping people who have experienced trauma within close relationships. Therapy offers a space for you to be heard and listened to, wholly. I will walk alongside you on your journey of self discovery.
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Clair Morrow
Counsellor, MA, MNCPS Acc.
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I work with couples and individuals who feel disconnected, unheard, or trapped in negative emotional or relational patterns. As an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, I help couples rebuild trust, enhance communication, and reignite intimacy. For individuals, I address personal and relational challenges such as attachment styles, unresolved childhood issues, emotional difficulties, and relationship dynamics. My approach is empathetic and inclusive, supporting clients from all backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. Together, we will tackle the core of your struggles and create lasting change.
I work with couples and individuals who feel disconnected, unheard, or trapped in negative emotional or relational patterns. As an Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, I help couples rebuild trust, enhance communication, and reignite intimacy. For individuals, I address personal and relational challenges such as attachment styles, unresolved childhood issues, emotional difficulties, and relationship dynamics. My approach is empathetic and inclusive, supporting clients from all backgrounds, genders, and sexual orientations. Together, we will tackle the core of your struggles and create lasting change.
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Naomi Rule
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
Hello, I’m Naomi (she/her). I know that starting your therapy journey takes courage and therefore I offer a warm, empathetic and non-judgemental space to support you in taking those first steps. An integrative approach allows me to tailor the therapy to each individual that comes to see me, however I do primarily pull from humanistic and neurobiological theoretical viewpoints. My practice has robust foundations in trauma-informed approaches, placing the safety and empowerment of all clients as the priority.
Hello, I’m Naomi (she/her). I know that starting your therapy journey takes courage and therefore I offer a warm, empathetic and non-judgemental space to support you in taking those first steps. An integrative approach allows me to tailor the therapy to each individual that comes to see me, however I do primarily pull from humanistic and neurobiological theoretical viewpoints. My practice has robust foundations in trauma-informed approaches, placing the safety and empowerment of all clients as the priority.
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Susan Jemima Rachel Wright
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Verified Verified
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I have over 30 years experience offering psychotherapy in the voluntary sector, social services and NHS. I qualified with The Guild of Psychotherapists in 2008. I work with people with a wide range of difficulties including depression and anxiety. I offer either weekly, twice or thrice weekly sessions to look in depth at the issues you are facing in your life at present. Through ongoing discussions together it becomes possible to find more clarity as to what may be causing unhappiness and to become more aware of how you might make changes in your perspective or in life situation to find a better way forward.
I have over 30 years experience offering psychotherapy in the voluntary sector, social services and NHS. I qualified with The Guild of Psychotherapists in 2008. I work with people with a wide range of difficulties including depression and anxiety. I offer either weekly, twice or thrice weekly sessions to look in depth at the issues you are facing in your life at present. Through ongoing discussions together it becomes possible to find more clarity as to what may be causing unhappiness and to become more aware of how you might make changes in your perspective or in life situation to find a better way forward.
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Rachel Elizabeth Waller
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
The Lanes, Brighton BN1
I imagine that you are here because life seems particularly tough at the moment. Perhaps you are anxious about the future, or suffering with difficult memories from the past. Perhaps you have realised that the relationship patterns you have developed are no longer working for you and you would like to find a new way of connecting to your partner or others. Perhaps you need some practical guidance with a sex related problem. Wouldn't it be good if a trusted professional, who is also warm and 'real' could help you find a positive way forward?
I imagine that you are here because life seems particularly tough at the moment. Perhaps you are anxious about the future, or suffering with difficult memories from the past. Perhaps you have realised that the relationship patterns you have developed are no longer working for you and you would like to find a new way of connecting to your partner or others. Perhaps you need some practical guidance with a sex related problem. Wouldn't it be good if a trusted professional, who is also warm and 'real' could help you find a positive way forward?
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Does it matter what gender my therapist is?

In general, there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or because they feel more comfortable with a therapist of their own gender due to shared life experiences or perspectives. Considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender may matter or improve their therapeutic experience. The most important consideration is that a client is able to build a trusting relationship with their therapist.

Should I see a female therapist?

Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist. For women, this could be because they believe that they will be able to better connect with a woman, and that a female therapist will be able to relate to their specific challenges and personal issues. It may be particularly beneficial for women to see a female therapist, for example, for gender-specific issues, such as sexism in the workplace, relationship issues, and gender roles. The most important factor in therapy is the client-therapist connection, and a therapist's gender as well as many other factors may play an important role in this.

Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?

Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.

How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?

It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.