Counselling in Brighton and Hove
Firstly, a warm Hello, my name is Justin. It is important you find the right counsellor and psychotherapist for you. So do take the time to look around my website pages and be assured I will endeavour to work with you in the best way possible. Since the Covid outbreak a lot of my work has moved online, I also work Tuesday mornings from Brighton Consulting Rooms.
I have been practising counselling and psychotherapy since 2012 as well as using online mediums, such as; Whatsapp, Skype, Facetime and Zoom since before the Covid pandemic.
I manage an established, busy and successful private practice and have previously volunteered as a counsellor for a couple of local charities.
I am appropriately insured, I hold BACP Accredited Register Membership. I am affiliated with Harley Therapy - Psychotherapy and Counselling.
If you are looking for a counsellor and psychotherapist in Brighton and Hove then you have come to the right place.
If you are further afield than Brighton and Hove and wish to book a consultation I also work online using the following mediums: WhatsApp, FaceTime, Skype. This can be useful for those who work various shift patterns and etc.
I hope you find the information here useful. Do contact me with any queries.
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Areas of specialisation
- It could be that your personal relationships are not working out as you would like them to.
- You may be feeling; stressed, anxious, confused, angry, aggressive, sad or lonely. Or even that you are not feeling very good or confident about yourself.
- You may have been or are currently a victim of bullying.
- You may have experienced or are experiencing Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). You may be a survivor of childhood abuse (CA) Or have been in or reside in an abusive relationship. I specialise in working with all forms of abuse and have extensive experience in working with ‘survivors’ of abuse.
- You may have suffered a loss or bereavement or have suicidal thoughts and self harming tendencies. You may be low in mood, depressed and wanting to make better sense of yourself and the experiences you have had or are having.
- You may struggle with addictive behaviours, which include: drug abuse, gambling or sexual addictions.
- You may struggle with isssues around sexuality, sexual identity, sex and your sense of self.
- You may have difficulty with managing your thoughts and feelings or the experiences you have had or are having.
- You may struggle with the way you relate to others and yourself.
- Conversely you may not be feeling vulnerable, or be affected by poor mental health and wellbeing. You may wish to seek a better understanding of yourself, a place to think things through. To 'float' ideas around with a professional.
- I have a broad range of experience in counselling. Working with a wide variety of issues. You can read more about me here: About Justin .
How I approach my work with you
- I listen to you with empathy, seeking to understand, accept and respect where you have been, where you may go and where you are now.
- I offer a reflective relationship that is considerate and sensitive of your needs as they present themselves.
- I see the work as a collaborative process between you and I as your counsellor.
- Therapy is a two way process of relationship.
- I listen to you and the change you want to create. In that vein we may well think about various solutions, strategies or approaches in working with a wide variety of issues.
- Always working with your needs and experiences, going at a pace that you feel is necessary.
I offer an environment of: - Hope
- Empathy
- Empowerment
- Reflection
As well as a place to be appropriately challenged. - The therapeutic relationship is an important agent of healing and change and I invite you to work in a present tense, a place in which you can explore the past, realise its impact on now and also look at future expectations and possibilities.
- Counselling and Psychotherapy offer a whole range of ways in which to explore and express your inner subjective world. I value working creatively and I may at times invite you to work with various creative media, such as keeping a journal, creating pictures, creative writing, working with figures, objects and sandtray work or experiment with new ways of being in the therapeutic session.
- An explorative, supportive, reflective opportunity to increase your sense of self, gain better understanding, self awareness and emotional competence. So that you may go forward and live your life more fully.
About my practice
I utilise elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. As well as drawing upon a panoply of other approaches in counselling and psychotherapy practice. Which include Attachment theory, Transference, Jungian, developments in Neuroscience as well as the Transpersonal.
If spoken words are not enough I offer creative, body-orientated and narrative approaches in working with a wide variety of issues in a way that best fits you as an individual.
I practice from
* Please be a aware, whilst my fee states £65's I am happy to offer a sliding scale for those who cannot afford my top fee. This is open to discussion. Counselling and therapy are of social Value and I hold spaces for those on much lower incomes and respect individual context. * I only have a limited number of spaces at considerable low cost.
'Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you' - Sartre
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