Embodied Gestalt Psychotherapy Online, in Brighton & Hove, and St. Leonards-on-Sea

About My Practice

‘Gestalt’ means ‘whole’. 

In my practice this translates to us working, with the whole of you as a person, including your thoughts, feelings, body sensations, gestures, or images that come to you. I also work with gentle movement.

We will work at your pace and in collaboration and dialogue; any feedback is welcome from you in the process. People have different needs and I listen to your needs and preferences which we discuss in the initial meeting as well as when therapy progresses.

We will explore your experience together in a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space. I work creatively. For example, we may talk using metaphors, or I may invite you to intuitively draw, or use objects to represent your situation, or to simply notice your inner experience and say ‘hello’ to it.

I believe in your capacity to use your natural inner strength in service of living a fulfilling life and I support you to trust and build on this capacity. 

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I believe that via supporting you to raise your awareness and honour what happens for you in the here-and-now, change can happen in your life. With this in mind, I will invite you to become curious about your experience ‘right now’. We might experiment with some new behaviours and ways of being. I may gently challenge you to notice your habitual patterns and in doing so I will bear in mind your preferences, personality, and learning style. 

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We can safely explore your feelings and relational patterns in our therapeutic relationship, and you may find them to be connected with how you feel with others in the 'real' world out there. I may interweave breathing exercises, mindfulness practices, as well as exercises involving gentle movement into our counselling sessions.