Spirituality Counselling in The Lanes, Brighton

Do you feel stuck? Do you want to ignite change and welcome healing into your life? Sometimes just talking about things doesn't help. As an integrative psychotherapist and breathwork facilitator I combine various skills and frameworks from my background in psychotherapy, breath and embodiment, psychedelic integration, and interests in IFS, transpersonal & archetypal ways of working to help you on your healing journey. I understand the psyche as having an innate healing-tendency, and all discomfort emerging to be worked through, transmuted and ultimately integrated.

Working with individuals and couples, online, I am an LGBTQ+ affirmative, trauma-informed psychodynamic therapist. Therapy involves a joint inquiry into the underlying beliefs and habitual ways of being and seeing that we carry. Regular sessions provide a reflective, confidential space for self-exploration and support, in which to look together at any areas of concern to you. As we begin to make sense of troubling, confusing or conflicting feelings and experiences, it can become possible to discover greater ease, choice and fulfillment in the present.

A psychodynamic therapist, I bring specific training and experience in trauma, in terminal and chronic illness & bereavement, alongside specialisms in gender, sexuality and relationship diversity (GSRD) and LGBTQ + affirmative practice. I have particular experience with supporting people through the process of questioning and discovery their gender identity. My work is deeply informed by my long-term past occupation as a gardener. This work taught me a great deal about presence. It taught me also about the nature of transformation, of the gains and the losses that can come with it, and the deep connection between the two.

We all find relationships and intimacy challenging - being close to people challenges our beliefs about ourselves and our trusted ways of relating do not always serve us well. When we get stuck over and over again in our intimate, family or work relationships, it is often due to our deeply buried or unconscious beliefs about ourselves. Many of my clients express what a relief it can be to share their problems and to realise that they are not weird or sick. We all struggle for a reason. In a group it can be especially helpful to realise that you are not alone - there are other people struggling with 'what it means to be human'.

For me and my practice, it is really important to understand and acknowledge the complexity of every individuals experience. I endeavour to do this by holding an open mind and creating a safe boundaried space in which we can both get to know you better. I encorporate a range of theories and skills in order to best facilitate your individual process and needs. Within my practice I work with a range of issues such as anxiety & depression, sexual abuse, trauma, sexuality exploration, gender, anger, loss, illness and body image. I am currently working online.

I specialise in ERP for all subtypes of OCD. I also treat anxiety (social, GAD, panic), depression, Bi-Polar & other mental health issues. I have extensive experience in supporting people through life events and transitions such as bereavement, religious trauma and faith crisis. As a Christian psychologist I support Christians who wish to integrate their faith and mental wellbeing and those who wish to explore their faith and doubts (including scrupulosity). I’m registered with all major UK insurers.

I am a Humanistic Integrative Therapist, which means I believe in people’s capacity for healing and growth. I draw on a variety of models, including Gestalt, Person-centred and Transactional Analysis, working in a way that meets each person’s individual needs. I offer a non-judgemental, empathic space in which we can establish a relationship built on warmth and trust. I’ll be led by what you want to bring at a pace that works for you. I will meet you with compassion, inviting a here-and-now exploration of your feelings, thoughts and experiences so that you can gain clarity and work towards making the changes you want to make.

Hello, and a warm welcome to you. I'm Kim and I offer a compassionate space where you can pause and reflect on what matters to you, without fear of judgement or the need to be anything other than you are. You may wish to focus on a particular issue, such as anxiety, grief or relationship difficulties, or to undergo a more general exploration into your inner world and the way you are living. My aim is to facilitate a collaborative relationship in which we can explore whatever you bring, at a pace that feels right for you.

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?

There are many reasons why people decide to come to therapy. You might be feeling overwhelmed and anxious or stuck and frustrated and you’d like to get clearer about what is bothering you. Or, perhaps, you know what you want to explore and you’d like some help to address the thoughts, feelings and behaviours you find challenging. It can be both supportive and practical to take some time each week to sift through the complexity of your life and come to understand yourself better. What therapy provides is a space to be really heard, with a deeper and more focused attention than that available in everyday conversations.

What do you need? Perhaps you want a space to explore your relationships, understand your anxiety or depression or simply a safe space to reflect. Perhaps something is holding you back and blocking or limiting your growth and expansion. Or maybe you want how you feel on the inside to match how you are on the outside; in your everyday experience.

Are you feeling anxious, depressed or experiencing low self-confidence? Would you like to examine your feelings about a bereavement or life event? Perhaps you wish to look at difficulties in your relationships with your partner or family, or maybe you’re considering how your past affects you now, as an adult. I can support you as you explore these issues and a wide range of other challenges. I offer effective, compassionate counselling in Brighton and Hove. At the start of our work, we'll identify what you want to achieve from counselling. Whether your aims are abstract specific, we can work towards them together.

I have been in practise from 2012, both in private practise and working for The Young People' s Centre Brighton. My belief is only you can be the expert on yourself and therefore I aim to provide the conditions which allow you to explore your motivations and themes and make meaning from your own experience. I offer an empathic, non judgemental and respectful space. By building a relationship based on acceptance it becomes possible to look at, recognise and understand where problems in your life have arisen

Counselling has changed my life for the better and I chose to train as a Psychodynamic therapist to help others benefit in the same way. My approach places a strong emphasis on the relationship between client and therapist - in other words between you and me.