Female Counsellors in Brighton

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Bex Gordon
Counsellor, MBACP
2 Endorsed
Well done for taking the first step towards seeking more support. I know finding the right therapist can be overwhelming. Hi. I'm Bex (she/they). Therapy with me is non-judgmental, kind, and down-to-earth. It's a space to focus on you. I'm trauma-led, and I often work with women, queer, and neurodivergent people. I'm neuro-queer (with ADHD), too. I'm work hard to be anti-racist. In sessions, we'll uncover what's blocking you from where you want to be. I welcome any tricky, messy stuff; you do not need to have it figured out. I work in Brighton on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, in London Bridge on Thursdays, and online.
Well done for taking the first step towards seeking more support. I know finding the right therapist can be overwhelming. Hi. I'm Bex (she/they). Therapy with me is non-judgmental, kind, and down-to-earth. It's a space to focus on you. I'm trauma-led, and I often work with women, queer, and neurodivergent people. I'm neuro-queer (with ADHD), too. I'm work hard to be anti-racist. In sessions, we'll uncover what's blocking you from where you want to be. I welcome any tricky, messy stuff; you do not need to have it figured out. I work in Brighton on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, in London Bridge on Thursdays, and online.
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Ellen Hannah Spafford
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
1 Endorsed
I am an experienced, accredited trauma-informed psychotherapist. I have a systemic approach and also specialise in EMDR and Art Psychotherapy. I work with individuals working through many types of difficulties, including, but not limited to; living with a chronic illness, PTSD, CPTSD, relationship difficulties, anxiety, life limiting interpersonal struggles, intimacy and low self-esteem, and stress management. Many of my clients are neurodiverse, including individuals with ADHD or Autism.
I am an experienced, accredited trauma-informed psychotherapist. I have a systemic approach and also specialise in EMDR and Art Psychotherapy. I work with individuals working through many types of difficulties, including, but not limited to; living with a chronic illness, PTSD, CPTSD, relationship difficulties, anxiety, life limiting interpersonal struggles, intimacy and low self-esteem, and stress management. Many of my clients are neurodiverse, including individuals with ADHD or Autism.
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Dr Sophie Ann Bafunno-Clifton
Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
I have worked alongside people of all ages, from a variety of backgrounds, experiencing a broad range of mental health difficulties. These include depression, anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, OCD, PTSD, workplace stress, attachment and relationship difficulties. I am also experienced working with members of both the LGBTQ and neurodiverse communities. I take a non-judgmental approach to others, and believes that building positive, trusting relationships is central to therapy. I believe each person, and their difficulties, deserves a psychological approach tailored to their own, personal experience and preferences.
I have worked alongside people of all ages, from a variety of backgrounds, experiencing a broad range of mental health difficulties. These include depression, anxiety, social anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, OCD, PTSD, workplace stress, attachment and relationship difficulties. I am also experienced working with members of both the LGBTQ and neurodiverse communities. I take a non-judgmental approach to others, and believes that building positive, trusting relationships is central to therapy. I believe each person, and their difficulties, deserves a psychological approach tailored to their own, personal experience and preferences.
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Jade Taaffe
Counsellor, MBACP
Online Only
We all experience suffering, and at times we need support to get through these challenging moments. You may find yourself grappling with confusing or overwhelming emotions, navigating through past trauma, or feeling unfulfilled and trapped. Whatever you're facing, it's important to remember that you don't have face it alone. I'm here to offer a compassionate and non-judgmental space and invite you to exist as your true self, guiding you as you navigate your relationships with others, yourself, and the world around you.
We all experience suffering, and at times we need support to get through these challenging moments. You may find yourself grappling with confusing or overwhelming emotions, navigating through past trauma, or feeling unfulfilled and trapped. Whatever you're facing, it's important to remember that you don't have face it alone. I'm here to offer a compassionate and non-judgmental space and invite you to exist as your true self, guiding you as you navigate your relationships with others, yourself, and the world around you.
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Amelia Sturdy
Psychotherapist, MA, HCPC-Art Therap.
I am a HCPC-registered Art Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with children and young people across educational and charitable settings. I offer a safe, supportive space where children can explore their emotions, experiences, and inner world through the creative process. Children often find it difficult to articulate how they feel using words alone. Art therapy provides an alternative means of expression, allowing thoughts and feelings to emerge naturally through image-making and creative play. These expressions can then be safely explored verbally and understood within a contained therapeutic relationship.
I am a HCPC-registered Art Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with children and young people across educational and charitable settings. I offer a safe, supportive space where children can explore their emotions, experiences, and inner world through the creative process. Children often find it difficult to articulate how they feel using words alone. Art therapy provides an alternative means of expression, allowing thoughts and feelings to emerge naturally through image-making and creative play. These expressions can then be safely explored verbally and understood within a contained therapeutic relationship.
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Karolina Boguslawa Mobbs
Psychotherapist, MA, MUKCP
1 Endorsed
Undertaking psychotherapy can be daunting, especially nowadays, when so many different types of therapy are available. It can be overwhelming to make that decision. In my approach, I believe that each situation is unique. Through my experience of working with teenagers and their families, as well as adults in individual and group modalities and couples, I learned to develop a sensitive ear for my client’s needs. We all sometimes struggle due to external or internal pressures or a combination. However, I deeply believe that facing difficulties with compassion and an open mind can be liberating.
Undertaking psychotherapy can be daunting, especially nowadays, when so many different types of therapy are available. It can be overwhelming to make that decision. In my approach, I believe that each situation is unique. Through my experience of working with teenagers and their families, as well as adults in individual and group modalities and couples, I learned to develop a sensitive ear for my client’s needs. We all sometimes struggle due to external or internal pressures or a combination. However, I deeply believe that facing difficulties with compassion and an open mind can be liberating.
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Catherine M Pierce
Psychotherapist, MA, MBACP
Overwhelmed? Struggling to find your way, your self? The issues that you face may be complex and nuanced or plain, painful and bitter and anything in between. But be of good heart. You need not be alone with these challenges. I will work with you carefully and thoughtfully to unpack the difficulties you face. I will bring a wide knowledge base and rich life experience to your sessions and provide a confidential, non judgemental space where you will be met with respect and kindness.
Overwhelmed? Struggling to find your way, your self? The issues that you face may be complex and nuanced or plain, painful and bitter and anything in between. But be of good heart. You need not be alone with these challenges. I will work with you carefully and thoughtfully to unpack the difficulties you face. I will bring a wide knowledge base and rich life experience to your sessions and provide a confidential, non judgemental space where you will be met with respect and kindness.
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Jessica Valentine
Psychologist, DCounsPsych, HCPC - Couns. Psych.
1 Endorsed
I work with children, adolescents and adults (CAMHS-experienced Psychologist). I help people reconnect with themselves using various techniques such as CBT, Mindfulness, Talk Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapies. I help people embrace their learning styles (ADHD, ASD), build confidence, manage anxiety, and work through traumas. I am a holistic humanistic psychologist who provides a person-centred approach. I am a highly experienced report writer who assists in Medico-legal reports that may include asylum seeking, human trafficking, automobile accidents, and domestic violence reports.
I work with children, adolescents and adults (CAMHS-experienced Psychologist). I help people reconnect with themselves using various techniques such as CBT, Mindfulness, Talk Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapies. I help people embrace their learning styles (ADHD, ASD), build confidence, manage anxiety, and work through traumas. I am a holistic humanistic psychologist who provides a person-centred approach. I am a highly experienced report writer who assists in Medico-legal reports that may include asylum seeking, human trafficking, automobile accidents, and domestic violence reports.
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Andreia Counselling
Counsellor, MBACP
1 Endorsed
Have you ever felt an unpleasant heaviness on your chest or tummy? There may be a struggle to articulate your thoughts, leading to a sensation of suffocation in your throat. Have you ever felt like avoiding others for fear of getting hurt, or you may have felt disconnected and unheard? You want to show strength and courage; instead, you feel afraid and helpless.
Have you ever felt an unpleasant heaviness on your chest or tummy? There may be a struggle to articulate your thoughts, leading to a sensation of suffocation in your throat. Have you ever felt like avoiding others for fear of getting hurt, or you may have felt disconnected and unheard? You want to show strength and courage; instead, you feel afraid and helpless.
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Anna Murphy
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
6 Endorsed
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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Anita McGovern
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
I am a BACP Registered Accredited therapist based in Brighton. I provide an inclusive, safe and non-judgmental space for you to share your concerns and for the truth to be spoken. I use a variety of techniques tailored to your needs and can also work creatively at times when it is hard to find the right words. We work in partnership to enhance personal insight and empower you to facilitate change and at the same time to increase your interest and focus on self care for your physical and mental wellbeing.
I am a BACP Registered Accredited therapist based in Brighton. I provide an inclusive, safe and non-judgmental space for you to share your concerns and for the truth to be spoken. I use a variety of techniques tailored to your needs and can also work creatively at times when it is hard to find the right words. We work in partnership to enhance personal insight and empower you to facilitate change and at the same time to increase your interest and focus on self care for your physical and mental wellbeing.
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Melinda Clark
Psychotherapist, HCPC-Art Therap.
Brighton BN42
Art therapy is a powerful and reflective process that encourages creativity and exploration of our inner worlds. The freedom of art-making bypasses the limitations of verbal language, allowing for a healing and instinctual experience. Through art, communication is enriched, and emotions find a new avenue of expression. Art therapy invites you to experiment without the need for prior artistic expertise. We can move between art therapy and talking therapy, depending on what feels right in the moment. There is no pressure to use art materials.
Art therapy is a powerful and reflective process that encourages creativity and exploration of our inner worlds. The freedom of art-making bypasses the limitations of verbal language, allowing for a healing and instinctual experience. Through art, communication is enriched, and emotions find a new avenue of expression. Art therapy invites you to experiment without the need for prior artistic expertise. We can move between art therapy and talking therapy, depending on what feels right in the moment. There is no pressure to use art materials.
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Cristina La Cara
Counsellor, MBACP Accred
As a therapeutic coach, I offer a compassionate, trauma-informed space where reflection meets transformation. With over two decades of experience in healthcare and leadership, I support individuals navigating change, burnout, identity, and belonging—especially those whose voices have been marginalised or overlooked. My coaching blends emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and intersectional awareness. Whether you're a leader seeking to model healthy boundaries, a professional facing restructuring, or someone longing for authentic connection, I help you align with your values and reclaim your agency.
As a therapeutic coach, I offer a compassionate, trauma-informed space where reflection meets transformation. With over two decades of experience in healthcare and leadership, I support individuals navigating change, burnout, identity, and belonging—especially those whose voices have been marginalised or overlooked. My coaching blends emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and intersectional awareness. Whether you're a leader seeking to model healthy boundaries, a professional facing restructuring, or someone longing for authentic connection, I help you align with your values and reclaim your agency.
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Romaxtherapyltd
Psychotherapist, MUKCP
Rose is very experienced with a wide range of issues affecting children and their families from anxiety, affecting all aspects of their lives, to specific worries, for example school worries, getting to sleep , getting on with friends. I help the young people who are neurodiverse, those with gender issues and those living with a medical issues or a traumatic loss or change in the family. I promote family harmony by working with both the child or young person and their parents. I try to help them to find what interests them and to find a way of managing all aspects of their world so that they can feel happier and positive.
Rose is very experienced with a wide range of issues affecting children and their families from anxiety, affecting all aspects of their lives, to specific worries, for example school worries, getting to sleep , getting on with friends. I help the young people who are neurodiverse, those with gender issues and those living with a medical issues or a traumatic loss or change in the family. I promote family harmony by working with both the child or young person and their parents. I try to help them to find what interests them and to find a way of managing all aspects of their world so that they can feel happier and positive.
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Susie Cabrillana
Psychotherapist, MBABCP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
As a BABCP accredited therapist and midwife, I have worked and specialised in maternal mental health for the last 9 years. With the benefit of my clinical expertise and real-world understanding I support people who may be struggling with issues around pregnancy, loss, birth and becoming a parent. Often people find it hard to talk about their feelings at this time, when there are so many pressures arising from being told how you 'ought' to feel, act or behave. It can make it hard to admit that you’re struggling. Difficult feelings may arise maybe with a new pregnancy, or many years later when something triggers tricky memories.
As a BABCP accredited therapist and midwife, I have worked and specialised in maternal mental health for the last 9 years. With the benefit of my clinical expertise and real-world understanding I support people who may be struggling with issues around pregnancy, loss, birth and becoming a parent. Often people find it hard to talk about their feelings at this time, when there are so many pressures arising from being told how you 'ought' to feel, act or behave. It can make it hard to admit that you’re struggling. Difficult feelings may arise maybe with a new pregnancy, or many years later when something triggers tricky memories.
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Charlotte O'Dair Therapy
Counsellor, MBACP
Maybe you feel alone, lost, overwhelmed or disconnected. Maybe you want to talk about something specific: addictions, anxiety and depression, bereavements, abuse, trauma, relationship breakdown. Or, maybe you don’t know how you feel, but you just don't feel right. Whatever it is, we will explore together at your pace, either in my peaceful therapy room or online. I can help you to spot patterns of behaviour and to gain more self-awareness. This creates a greater sense of freedom and choice in your life, which can build stronger personal relationships, more self-compassion and lead to positive change.
Maybe you feel alone, lost, overwhelmed or disconnected. Maybe you want to talk about something specific: addictions, anxiety and depression, bereavements, abuse, trauma, relationship breakdown. Or, maybe you don’t know how you feel, but you just don't feel right. Whatever it is, we will explore together at your pace, either in my peaceful therapy room or online. I can help you to spot patterns of behaviour and to gain more self-awareness. This creates a greater sense of freedom and choice in your life, which can build stronger personal relationships, more self-compassion and lead to positive change.
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Becky Crepsley-Fox
Psychotherapist, COSRT Accred
3 Endorsed
I work with individuals and couples navigating sexual challenges, trauma, and intimacy concerns. My clients often feel disconnected from their desire, sexuality, or relationships and seek a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore these issues. I provide evidence-based guidance to help you reconnect with your sexuality, strengthen relationships, and overcome shame, supporting diverse sexual identities and non-traditional relationship structures.
I work with individuals and couples navigating sexual challenges, trauma, and intimacy concerns. My clients often feel disconnected from their desire, sexuality, or relationships and seek a compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore these issues. I provide evidence-based guidance to help you reconnect with your sexuality, strengthen relationships, and overcome shame, supporting diverse sexual identities and non-traditional relationship structures.
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Blanca Balaguer
Counsellor, MA, MBACP
1 Endorsed
I'm a former NHS psychotherapeutic counsellor specialising in adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress and bereavement. Life can sometimes feel truly overwhelming and exhausting. I provide you with a safe space for reflection and self-healing where you can be truly heard.
I'm a former NHS psychotherapeutic counsellor specialising in adults experiencing anxiety, depression, stress and bereavement. Life can sometimes feel truly overwhelming and exhausting. I provide you with a safe space for reflection and self-healing where you can be truly heard.
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Foteini Athanasiadou
Psychotherapist, UKCP Trainee
1 Endorsed
The journey to change and healing is unique to each person. I offer space for verbal dialogue, somatic practices and creativity to respond to your needs and preferred ways of being in therapy. I will meet and listen to you just as you are; therapy sessions are a safe space to process themes like family wounds, overwhelming feelings, such as shame, anxiety and sadness, relational difficulties and stuckness or ambivalence in a way that feels meaningful. Together, we will explore how your life experiences, personal movement, thoughts, feelings and beliefs relate to one another, supporting greater self-understanding, growth and healing
The journey to change and healing is unique to each person. I offer space for verbal dialogue, somatic practices and creativity to respond to your needs and preferred ways of being in therapy. I will meet and listen to you just as you are; therapy sessions are a safe space to process themes like family wounds, overwhelming feelings, such as shame, anxiety and sadness, relational difficulties and stuckness or ambivalence in a way that feels meaningful. Together, we will explore how your life experiences, personal movement, thoughts, feelings and beliefs relate to one another, supporting greater self-understanding, growth and healing
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Emily Kyte
Counsellor, BACP
2 Endorsed
I may be the right therapist for you if you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t feel helpful. Perhaps it left you feeling discouraged, or as though you were failing, or the approaches or techniques you were offered didn’t feel like the right fit. I offer a space where you can genuinely be you. I work with clients who are struggling with their mental health, life circumstances, or who simply need someone to talk to. My clients tend to find that being understood and accepted in this way can be a transformative experience, and can help them find new ways of thinking and being.
I may be the right therapist for you if you’ve tried therapy before and it didn’t feel helpful. Perhaps it left you feeling discouraged, or as though you were failing, or the approaches or techniques you were offered didn’t feel like the right fit. I offer a space where you can genuinely be you. I work with clients who are struggling with their mental health, life circumstances, or who simply need someone to talk to. My clients tend to find that being understood and accepted in this way can be a transformative experience, and can help them find new ways of thinking and being.
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