AXA PPP Counselling in Brighton

Peter Donnelly
Counsellor, MSc, MBACP Accred
Online Only
I work with adults, particularly LGBTQ+ clients who feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure how to be fully themselves. You might be navigating identity, relationships, shame, family dynamics or just feel tired of holding everything in. Therapy can offer space to slow down, reconnect, and come home to yourself. I bring a person-centred, relational, and somatic / nervous system approach - helping you work gently with whatever’s present. I work online with clients across the UK, IE and EU. I hold training person centred therapy, somatic experiencing, ecotherapy and continually engage in trainings to best support my clients
I work with adults, particularly LGBTQ+ clients who feel stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or unsure how to be fully themselves. You might be navigating identity, relationships, shame, family dynamics or just feel tired of holding everything in. Therapy can offer space to slow down, reconnect, and come home to yourself. I bring a person-centred, relational, and somatic / nervous system approach - helping you work gently with whatever’s present. I work online with clients across the UK, IE and EU. I hold training person centred therapy, somatic experiencing, ecotherapy and continually engage in trainings to best support my clients
020 4572 3465 View 020 4572 3465
Affirm Counselling
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
I work with relationship problems, anxiety, depression, self development and esteem and most problems. My aim is to work in a non-judgemental way. I am trained in existential psychotherapy, the principals of which underlie the way I work. In addition I use cbt techniques. I take a creative approach to working with my clients and focus on the relationship before anything else. I believe therapy should be about providing a supportive and compassionate environment, where truths can be discovered and where courage may be required to confront the challenges.
I work with relationship problems, anxiety, depression, self development and esteem and most problems. My aim is to work in a non-judgemental way. I am trained in existential psychotherapy, the principals of which underlie the way I work. In addition I use cbt techniques. I take a creative approach to working with my clients and focus on the relationship before anything else. I believe therapy should be about providing a supportive and compassionate environment, where truths can be discovered and where courage may be required to confront the challenges.
01273 110932 View 01273 110932
Dr Hugh Milburn
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
I am a highly experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Child & Family Psychotherapist with over twenty years experience working with Children, Adolescence (CAMHS), Families and Adult mental well being in both the NHS and private practice. My clinical services are based in Hastings and provide on-line in Brighton. I provide psychological clinical services to help with psychological distress such as anxiety, low mood, poor self-esteem, and relationship problems. I offer a friendly, flexible and holistic approach, providing a range of therapeutic interventions tailored to the individual's or families' needs.
I am a highly experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Child & Family Psychotherapist with over twenty years experience working with Children, Adolescence (CAMHS), Families and Adult mental well being in both the NHS and private practice. My clinical services are based in Hastings and provide on-line in Brighton. I provide psychological clinical services to help with psychological distress such as anxiety, low mood, poor self-esteem, and relationship problems. I offer a friendly, flexible and holistic approach, providing a range of therapeutic interventions tailored to the individual's or families' needs.
01424 400191 View 01424 400191
Jane Aldred
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I offer a safe non judgmental space to understand help and support you. My specialist areas are working with Anxiety depression and trauma low self esteem, neurodivergence, self parenting, co-dependency and life transitions. The use of EMDR and Somatic therapy supports the nervous system regulation to recovery, building a fully functioning version of yourself by gently untangling what’s holding you back. Self parenting focuses on healing our younger self and recognising how experiences and early wounds shape our life and relationships. As we release the past we can move forward with greater self-trust and confidence.
I offer a safe non judgmental space to understand help and support you. My specialist areas are working with Anxiety depression and trauma low self esteem, neurodivergence, self parenting, co-dependency and life transitions. The use of EMDR and Somatic therapy supports the nervous system regulation to recovery, building a fully functioning version of yourself by gently untangling what’s holding you back. Self parenting focuses on healing our younger self and recognising how experiences and early wounds shape our life and relationships. As we release the past we can move forward with greater self-trust and confidence.
01992 929637 View 01992 929637
Dr Matthew Knox
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
4 Endorsed
I am a Clinical Psychologist with specialist expertise in helping people work through issues such as depression, anxiety, unresolved trauma, anger, and intimacy issues. I use evidence-based psychological therapies to help people find meaning, improve relationships, and reduce suffering. I have additional training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and therapies focused on processing trauma. In addition to my private practice, I'm proud to hold a senior role in a mental health service based in London. I offer sessions in the Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park area of London.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with specialist expertise in helping people work through issues such as depression, anxiety, unresolved trauma, anger, and intimacy issues. I use evidence-based psychological therapies to help people find meaning, improve relationships, and reduce suffering. I have additional training in psychodynamic psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and therapies focused on processing trauma. In addition to my private practice, I'm proud to hold a senior role in a mental health service based in London. I offer sessions in the Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park area of London.
020 3597 6630 View 020 3597 6630
Lorna Reid
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
5 Endorsed
Hello! I'm an accredited Psychological Therapist with 17 years' experience helping adults overcome anxiety, depression and trauma. I provide a warm, supportive space where we can work together to understand your difficulties and develop practical, evidence-based strategies for lasting change. My approach is compassionate, collaborative and focussed on you as an individual. I don't believe in one size fits all therapy. Instead i take time to listen and work with you to find flexible ways to apply evidence based principles. I'm trained to adapt CBT tools to help people with Long Term Conditions, Autism and ADHD.
Hello! I'm an accredited Psychological Therapist with 17 years' experience helping adults overcome anxiety, depression and trauma. I provide a warm, supportive space where we can work together to understand your difficulties and develop practical, evidence-based strategies for lasting change. My approach is compassionate, collaborative and focussed on you as an individual. I don't believe in one size fits all therapy. Instead i take time to listen and work with you to find flexible ways to apply evidence based principles. I'm trained to adapt CBT tools to help people with Long Term Conditions, Autism and ADHD.
01444 711409 View 01444 711409
Mihaela Momoiu
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
I’m Miha, a Person-Centred and EMDR Psychotherapist. I have a special interest in counselling women on a variety of issues and particular experience working with clients who experienced abusive/toxic relationships.
I’m Miha, a Person-Centred and EMDR Psychotherapist. I have a special interest in counselling women on a variety of issues and particular experience working with clients who experienced abusive/toxic relationships.
020 3835 5749 View 020 3835 5749
Gosia Vitale
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
At different stages in our lives, we encounter difficulties that prevent us from fully enjoying life. It can be anything from anxiety and depression, to the loss of a person (through death or relationship breakdown), to deeply rooted emotional issues (such as low self-esteem or inability to form relationships). Other times, we are unable to fully explain what is troubling us - we just know that something is. Asking for help can be difficult - finding the right kind of help and support can be more challenging. With each person and difficulty being unique, I tailor my approach to suit each client's needs and communication style.
At different stages in our lives, we encounter difficulties that prevent us from fully enjoying life. It can be anything from anxiety and depression, to the loss of a person (through death or relationship breakdown), to deeply rooted emotional issues (such as low self-esteem or inability to form relationships). Other times, we are unable to fully explain what is troubling us - we just know that something is. Asking for help can be difficult - finding the right kind of help and support can be more challenging. With each person and difficulty being unique, I tailor my approach to suit each client's needs and communication style.
01273 032461 View 01273 032461
Dr Shruti Jamnadass (ABODE Therapy)
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
Are you feeling low, anxious, or struggling after a big life event or trauma? I am here to help. I am a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in the NHS and charities working with all ages and different difficulties. I am particularly experienced in working with people struggling with anxiety, low mood and who have faced trauma. I also work with people experiencing voices, visions and unusual beliefs, and may have severe and enduring difficulties. I am trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).
Are you feeling low, anxious, or struggling after a big life event or trauma? I am here to help. I am a Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience in the NHS and charities working with all ages and different difficulties. I am particularly experienced in working with people struggling with anxiety, low mood and who have faced trauma. I also work with people experiencing voices, visions and unusual beliefs, and may have severe and enduring difficulties. I am trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).
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Isabel Trevelyan Bostwick
Psychotherapist, MSc, MUKCP
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
To begin counselling can be a life-changing decision. You may want to address thoughts and feelings or specific challenges that can be hard to speak to others about, or perhaps made a decision to address the impact of past trauma, loss or shame. By sharing your story and emotional journey within the therapeutic space, it can be heard in a new way, as though for the first time. In this way, different narratives can be explored, allowing you to take greater ownership of your life and your future.
To begin counselling can be a life-changing decision. You may want to address thoughts and feelings or specific challenges that can be hard to speak to others about, or perhaps made a decision to address the impact of past trauma, loss or shame. By sharing your story and emotional journey within the therapeutic space, it can be heard in a new way, as though for the first time. In this way, different narratives can be explored, allowing you to take greater ownership of your life and your future.
07723 468964 View 07723 468964
Natalie Wood
Counsellor, MA, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I work with people who want to understand themselves more deeply, not only to reduce anxiety or low mood, but to make sense of who they are, their relationships, and how they want to live. Often, this includes people who are already quite reflective, but find that thinking alone hasn’t led to the clarity or change they’re looking for. There may be a sense of feeling stuck, unsettled, or unsure of direction, even when things appear to be functioning on the surface.
I work with people who want to understand themselves more deeply, not only to reduce anxiety or low mood, but to make sense of who they are, their relationships, and how they want to live. Often, this includes people who are already quite reflective, but find that thinking alone hasn’t led to the clarity or change they’re looking for. There may be a sense of feeling stuck, unsettled, or unsure of direction, even when things appear to be functioning on the surface.
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Paul Weeden
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
Serves Area
My ideal clients are executives, senior professionals and high achievers who have become so focused on performing well for others that they've lost touch with what they need for themselves. They are often intelligent, self-aware and highly capable — yet find themselves stuck, depleted or quietly anxious in ways they can't easily explain to the people around them. They may be managing teams, navigating high-stakes decisions, or sustaining a demanding lifestyle — while privately wondering how long they can keep going at this pace. The drive that once made them effective has quietly eroded the things that sustain them: relationships, i
My ideal clients are executives, senior professionals and high achievers who have become so focused on performing well for others that they've lost touch with what they need for themselves. They are often intelligent, self-aware and highly capable — yet find themselves stuck, depleted or quietly anxious in ways they can't easily explain to the people around them. They may be managing teams, navigating high-stakes decisions, or sustaining a demanding lifestyle — while privately wondering how long they can keep going at this pace. The drive that once made them effective has quietly eroded the things that sustain them: relationships, i
01273 957849 View 01273 957849
Erinn T. Brown
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
Accepting clients for online therapy • I specialize in working with clients experiencing difficulties with self-esteem, assertiveness, childhood relational trauma, exploration of sexual orientation and gender, and challenges related to neurodivergence. I work frequently with individuals who identify with the LGBTQ+, gifted, ADHD, and ASD communities. Using an integrative approach tailored to the needs of each individual, I strive to help my clients understand and find practical ways to cope with their challenges. I primarily draw upon person-centred, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches to therapy in my work.
Accepting clients for online therapy • I specialize in working with clients experiencing difficulties with self-esteem, assertiveness, childhood relational trauma, exploration of sexual orientation and gender, and challenges related to neurodivergence. I work frequently with individuals who identify with the LGBTQ+, gifted, ADHD, and ASD communities. Using an integrative approach tailored to the needs of each individual, I strive to help my clients understand and find practical ways to cope with their challenges. I primarily draw upon person-centred, psychodynamic, and solution-focused approaches to therapy in my work.
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Barbara Thorpe-Tracey
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
Serves Area
Sometimes we can feel unsettled and lost when times in are uncertain. Sometimes troubled relationships at home or work or from the past can bring low or anxious feelings that may prompt you to step back and ask yourself who you really are and what is the way forward. As an Existential Psychotherapist I can be with you to explore how is it for you to be you right now in the world in which you find yourself. What possibilities are open to you? What are your anxious feelings really telling you? How can you be OK with the feelings and situations that make you uncomfortable, or not knowing what the future holds?
Sometimes we can feel unsettled and lost when times in are uncertain. Sometimes troubled relationships at home or work or from the past can bring low or anxious feelings that may prompt you to step back and ask yourself who you really are and what is the way forward. As an Existential Psychotherapist I can be with you to explore how is it for you to be you right now in the world in which you find yourself. What possibilities are open to you? What are your anxious feelings really telling you? How can you be OK with the feelings and situations that make you uncomfortable, or not knowing what the future holds?
020 4538 6665 View 020 4538 6665
Dr Wanda Fischera Self-Esteem-Shame-Perfectionism
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Many of my clients are the ones others turn to - driven, reliable, capable, and holding themselves to high standards. But beneath that, they feel overwhelmed, burnt out, and unsure whether they will ever feel 'enough'. Maybe you tie your worth to being useful, or you're wondering if your difficulties are linked to childhood patterns or undiagnosed ADHD. You might face impostor syndrome at work or feel stuck in relationship patterns where you give more than you get. You may have grown up fast, learned to over-function, and struggle with boundaries. You want to feel seen, grounded, validated, and live from self-worth, not self-doubt.
Many of my clients are the ones others turn to - driven, reliable, capable, and holding themselves to high standards. But beneath that, they feel overwhelmed, burnt out, and unsure whether they will ever feel 'enough'. Maybe you tie your worth to being useful, or you're wondering if your difficulties are linked to childhood patterns or undiagnosed ADHD. You might face impostor syndrome at work or feel stuck in relationship patterns where you give more than you get. You may have grown up fast, learned to over-function, and struggle with boundaries. You want to feel seen, grounded, validated, and live from self-worth, not self-doubt.
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Harmonia Psychology Solutions
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Online Only
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and highly self-aware, yet remain caught in patterns of self-criticism, perfectionism, pressure, and self-doubt. They may understand why they feel stuck but still struggle to translate insight into meaningful change. Therapy can help uncover what keeps these patterns in place and create a clearer path towards living with greater confidence, flexibility, and purpose.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and highly self-aware, yet remain caught in patterns of self-criticism, perfectionism, pressure, and self-doubt. They may understand why they feel stuck but still struggle to translate insight into meaningful change. Therapy can help uncover what keeps these patterns in place and create a clearer path towards living with greater confidence, flexibility, and purpose.
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Connecting Minds
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
Serves Area
Connecting Minds are a collective of highly qualified and experienced psychological practitioners including Consultant Clinical and Counselling Psychologists and psychotherapists. We are dedicated to helping people of all ages improve their wellbeing. We come from a diverse range of background professions and specialities and have all worked for a minimum of ten years within NHS statutory services. Through connecting with each other, pooling our expertise and resources we can better support your unique therapy journey. We pride ourselves on the ability to provide a range of services in a timely and compassionate manner.
Connecting Minds are a collective of highly qualified and experienced psychological practitioners including Consultant Clinical and Counselling Psychologists and psychotherapists. We are dedicated to helping people of all ages improve their wellbeing. We come from a diverse range of background professions and specialities and have all worked for a minimum of ten years within NHS statutory services. Through connecting with each other, pooling our expertise and resources we can better support your unique therapy journey. We pride ourselves on the ability to provide a range of services in a timely and compassionate manner.
01562 546794 View 01562 546794
Alex Ball
Counsellor, MA, MBACP Accred
Serves Area
I am an approachable and experienced therapist working with a broad spectrum of clients. My therapeutic approach is ‘Integrative’, meaning I use skills and theories from across the major modalities of Humanistic, Psychodynamic and CBT. I have a background in the charitable sector, working as a counsellor in community settings and in schools and colleges, and worked as a Youth Worker. I really value my clients and I am always accepting and non-judgemental, helping you feel safe throughout our work. I work with a collaborative and relational style, meaning our sessions will be conversational and I hope they’ll feel like teamwork.
I am an approachable and experienced therapist working with a broad spectrum of clients. My therapeutic approach is ‘Integrative’, meaning I use skills and theories from across the major modalities of Humanistic, Psychodynamic and CBT. I have a background in the charitable sector, working as a counsellor in community settings and in schools and colleges, and worked as a Youth Worker. I really value my clients and I am always accepting and non-judgemental, helping you feel safe throughout our work. I work with a collaborative and relational style, meaning our sessions will be conversational and I hope they’ll feel like teamwork.
01273 036062 View 01273 036062
Dr Robin Goldthorpe
Psychologist, PsychD, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
Serves Area
I specialise in providing evidence-based talking therapies to adults and older adults experiencing depression/ low mood, anxiety, and stress. Having worked in mental health for nearly 10 years, I have experience providing therapy to people of all ages with varying levels of need. I provide structured talking therapies, with my approach focussing on understanding why you feel the way you do, developing skills to better manage the emotions you experience, and learning how to improve your mental health moving forwards. I aim to do this in a safe and informal environment, providing a confidential space to discuss your mental wellbeing.
I specialise in providing evidence-based talking therapies to adults and older adults experiencing depression/ low mood, anxiety, and stress. Having worked in mental health for nearly 10 years, I have experience providing therapy to people of all ages with varying levels of need. I provide structured talking therapies, with my approach focussing on understanding why you feel the way you do, developing skills to better manage the emotions you experience, and learning how to improve your mental health moving forwards. I aim to do this in a safe and informal environment, providing a confidential space to discuss your mental wellbeing.
01444 718306 View 01444 718306
Lynne Mendelsohn
Counsellor, MBACP Snr. Accred
Serves Area
Have you recently been through a loss of any kind? Perhaps it was someone you were close to? Or maybe your health has taken a turn for the worse? Perhaps you have split up with your partner? Or are you trying to cope with an unexpected change but find yourself struggling? Are you asking yourself why is my life so hard? Why can’t things just get back to being “normal?” Loss of any kind and change of any kind can come out of the blue and can turn your life upside down. Are you needing to talk to someone about how you are really feeling?
Have you recently been through a loss of any kind? Perhaps it was someone you were close to? Or maybe your health has taken a turn for the worse? Perhaps you have split up with your partner? Or are you trying to cope with an unexpected change but find yourself struggling? Are you asking yourself why is my life so hard? Why can’t things just get back to being “normal?” Loss of any kind and change of any kind can come out of the blue and can turn your life upside down. Are you needing to talk to someone about how you are really feeling?
07445 145597 View 07445 145597

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