Online Counselling for Worthing

Hi! I am Roz (she/her). I work face to face and online. You may be seeking counselling due to feeling anxious, depressed, overwhelmed, angry, confused, lonely, or ‘stuck’; have unresolved childhood issues or have received a mental health diagnosis. Talking with friends or family you may feel unheard or given unhelpful advice. In therapy, I aim for you to feel safe to explore whatever life issues or challenges you are facing. I follow your lead and work in the way most appropriate to you, helping to provide clarity, address concerns, or work towards the improved self-esteem, empowerment, change or self-acceptance you desire.

If you’re experiencing overwhelming anxiety or stress, I can help. I’ve helped people with issues like panic attacks, social or health anxiety, financial worries, work or relationship stress. While that’s my speciality, I can also help with a variety of other issues (depression, relationships, bereavement etc). I work collaboratively and compassionately, and always follow your lead. I’m inclusive and welcoming whatever your background, identity or experience. We can explore your experiences so you can better understand yourself, increase compassion for yourself, and become better equipped at coping with anything life throws at you.

Do you need support emotionally? Are you feeling low or anxious? Maybe you're bereaved? Maybe you're struggling with relationships, at work or at home? I can help you. I believe everyone can choose to live their lives and relationships in a positive and fulfilled way. I am a qualified Counsellor in TA Practice, with many years of client experience. I'm here, I'm listening. Please contact me to arrange an initial meeting session to find out if we can work together.

Stepping Stones was founded in 2017 by Rebekah, who has over 28 years of experience in working with people experiencing mental health difficulties within the NHS, initially as a Registered Nurse and later as a Psychotherapist, seeing people from a wide variety of contexts and with a mix of different issues and challenges. The team has grown over the years and is now a well renowned service consisting of over a dozen therapists, who offer a wide range of therapies including: CBT, T-CBT, Gestalt, TA, Integrative, Psychodynamic, REWIND, EMDR, Mindfulness, Hypnotherapy, DBT and Trauma Therapy; offering online and in-person sessions.

Thanks for looking at my profile. I work with a broad range of clients, and understand that no two clients are the same. I tailor and specialise my clinical work to meet the specific needs and goals of each individual. I'm interested in the subconscious, how we may adopt coping strategies in order to avoid pain, and how this in turn may exacerbate pain further. I'm also interested in how addictive behaviours may develop, and how I can pick apart addictive processes and help to modify them into more constructive strategies. I have specific interest in chronic pain/conditions, and have a variety of strategies to help in this area.

I am an Integrative Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Tutor and Supervisor. I work with a wide range of issues and client groups i.e. Individuals, couples, young people and families. I am dedicated to advancing equality and welcome client’s across the gender sexuality and relationship diversity spectrum. As a white therapist I acknowledge my unearned white privilege and I do not shy away from addressing my responsibility to educate myself about racism and its ongoing impact. I work with clients on the patterns that restrict them, with the aim of helping clients evolve beyond, where they have been before, to a healthier place.

I’m an experienced BACP registered therapist offering long or short term, individual and couples/ relationship counselling, online and in Worthing/Brighton. I use the pronouns ‘she/they’. I work with adults (18+) who have a range of life experiences including trauma/abuse, chronic illness, alcohol issues and those wanting to explore their sexuality and gender. I work with people from a range of cultural backgrounds including queer, poly and and kink communities, neurodiversity, asexuality, and people who identify or questioning across the gender spectrum. I am committed to providing an inclusive, safe and confidential space.

I am a qualified and experienced counsellor and really appreciate that a client needs a comfortable relationship to gain the most from therapy. I offer a safe and confidential space to talk. I recognize that people seek counselling for a number of reasons: support at a difficult time; coming to terms with difficult past experiences; understanding and overcoming relationship difficulties; managing depression, anxiety, stress, loss and experiences of abuse and trauma; achieving greater personal insight and personal development ; addressing addictive behaviour.

We all struggle at times and sometimes it feels too much for us. Suffering reaches us in so many guises and we all react in our own way. Reaching out for professional help is an important step in working towards the changes that you want. Whether the past is holding you back, the future fills you with anxiety or you are struggling with the 'here and now' I would like to offer my help. There is only so much we can manage alone and sometime our closest relationships are too close to help us see more clearly, to make sense of our confusion and provide a safe place to explore who we really are. That's why I'm here - to help you.

If you are feeling overwhelmed or unable to cope with your circumstances or feelings, for any reason or none, counselling can help you gain insight, clarity and understanding to find a sense of stability and calm. With this new perspective, you can start to build resilience for facing further struggles and difficulties that life inevitably brings. If you are an ex-pat, have experienced divorce, lone parenthood or a life-changing event or experience, I have a unique understanding of these issues.

Is Anxiety getting in the way of your life? Does any of the following sound familiar? You are very self-critical, You usually imagine the worst case scenario, You overthink decisions, You find negative feedback very hard to handle, You replay your interactions repeatedly. If your answer is yes, you are probably are experiencing anxiety to some degree.

Whatever you are struggling with, whatever is on your mind, whatever is causing you difficulty - I am here to help. Whether it be relationship issues, mental health, stress, work or family - or indeed something else - please contact me and we can talk it through. I have experience, training and qualifications in working with many different people and different issues. Counselling with me will provide you with the space to talk, share, and work through your difficulties and the possible solutions together.

Perhaps you find yourself here because your anxiety and depression is affecting your everyday life, and you're tired of the daily struggles you face, you want something to change. Maybe you recognise that you are driven to repeat patterns of behaviour that cause you distress and pain in relationships. Perhaps you've had a sense for a while that something isn't quite right, a voice inside stopping you from living a happy and fulfilling life and you’re curious to see if therapy could help.

People seek counselling for many different reasons. You may feel stuck in life, work, relationships or loss. Or struggling with depression, anxiety, low mood or low self-esteem. Many seeking counselling have experienced trauma in their past that is affecting the quality of their life now. Or perhaps someone has reached a time in their life when they seek self-development and psychological growth. Whatever your individual reason for seeking counselling, Clay Counselling offers you a safe, non-judgemental space to talk through your problems and move towards positive change, growth and acceptance.

I offer in-person, online and phone counselling in a warm, non-judgemental, and accepting atmosphere, where you can explore what’s going on, and find your way forward. At some stage in our lives we may hit a low point or crisis. Depression, anxiety, traumatic experiences, separation, bereavement, illness, self-esteem, relationship, identity, and work-related issues, or other profound life challenges can leave us feeling sad, distraught, helpless, or hopeless. Counselling can offer you confidential and safe space to talk. Free initial 30min getting-to-know appointments available. Note: I don't work with couples or children.

Do you have cognitive difficulties following a head injury or are you living with a neurological or long term health condition? If you struggle with your memory, thinking or concentration I can provide neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation to help you cope with this. I also provide psychological therapy to help people adjust to living with neurological conditions as well as cope with anxiety and stress. I also provide treatment for post traumatic stress symptoms, sleep difficulties and fatigue.

Psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counselling has a distinct focus on events which have troubled us in the past, although we might not have awareness of them, and continue to trouble us in the present often through repeated patterns. There might not be any defined areas of concern for clients, and issues can be deep-seated; however, the therapeutic relationship aims to bring these aspects into consciousness in a manageable way so that they may be worked through safely. While psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counselling is often open-ended and can span several years, short courses of six months or less have also shown to be effective.

When dialogue becomes painful and difficult we can explore other creative styles that may suit you. You may feel lost, desperate, alone and have tried other avenues but still find your right back at the same place. At a Safe Space we can explore why you are not able to move forward and be the authentic person you can be. We can explore the blocks and barriers and old patterns that have suppressed you in life. I have a strong ethos with supporting clients to explore and set their own inner boundary, therefore allowing and empowering you to find your own inner therapist.

I’m Sarah and I work in a person centred way, this means that I listen with empathy, and I will always regard you and your experiences with compassion and understanding. In this environment, which is warm and supportive, I am committed to helping clients confront and challenge any blocks they may have in their emotional life. This may be around difficult life events. Perhaps you are lacking confidence in the ability to achieve desired goals. Counselling is a safe place to explore complex emotions and to find a way out of depression, low motivation or self esteem. You just need to take the first step.