LOCATION: Central Brighton and online (wheelchair accessible room)
AVAILABILITY: Wednesday daytimes
PRICE: £55 per session (free 20 min initial consultation)
SPECIALISMS:
Identity and self-esteem
Trauma
Anxiety and depression
Bereavement and loss
Family difficulties
Health-related anxiety
Life changes
Managing difficult feelings
Relationship difficulties
Sexual or domestic abuse
Spirituality
Stress
Work-related concerns

Training

Jenny is a BACP registered Counsellor and has an MSc in Therapeutic Counselling. She works integratively, which means that she combines key therapeutic approaches (humanistic, psychodynamic and CBT) to fit the individual she is working with. She is relational and works holistically, thinking about the whole person, not just whatever specific issues they are bringing to therapy. Since her initial qualification, she continues to attend regular training in a range of areas as part of her ongoing professional development.

She has worked in a number of settings providing mental health and wellbeing services for adults and young people including specialist sexual abuse and homelessness services. She is passionate about reducing barriers to mental health support.

Approach

Jenny shapes the therapy she offers around each individual and their needs, valuing the uniqueness of each person and their experiences. At the heart of the counselling she offers, is the relationship between the client and counsellor, which is key to the therapy process. She builds a trusting, non-judgemental working relationship, giving the client the opportunity to share thoughts and feelings openly within a confidential, safe environment. Jenny will help you to go at a pace that feels comfortable for you, encouraging you to find ways of taking care of yourself through the process and supporting you to move forward with greater clarity.

Identity and self esteem

When addressing difficulties around identity and self-esteem, Jenny works to help you consider your own internal narratives, maybe the inner critic or the unrealistic expectations you place on yourself. She can support you to explore these patterns of thinking and consider how they have developed over time, perhaps linked to early relationships or family networks.

Influenced by Compassion Focussed Therapy, Jenny can help you to introduce self-compassion and self-soothing, identifying and drawing from your own inner resources and resilience.

Jenny prioritises an inclusive approach, helping you to explore what you need to free from judgement. She welcomes clients from all backgrounds, race, gender and sexuality.

Trauma (childhood or adult)

Jenny is experienced working with survivors of sexual and domestic abuse, whether in childhood or as an adult. She can help you to explore the impact on your past experiences on the present and find ways of coping with the everyday, such as flashbacks, dissociation or hypervigilance (an increased state of alertness or sensitivity to your environment).

Jenny’s trauma work is influenced by the theory of body work, where the link between trauma and the body can be explored and understood.

When working with trauma, Jenny priorities safety and and can help you to explore the impact of your experiences safely and gently.

Anxiety and depression

Living with the challenges of anxiety or depression can make us feel stuck and question whether things can ever feel different. Jenny draws from mindfulness and CBT approaches to help you to stay grounded in the here and now and explore tools and ways of coping in the day-today.

Within the safety of the therapeutic relationship, conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings can be explored, seeking to understand how past experiences might be impacting what is happening to you in the present. By exploring the root of anxiety and depression, Jenny can help to bring greater understanding of what you are currently experiencing and find ways to move forward.

Other Information

Finding a counsellor can be a daunting experience! Jenny suggests an introductory session to gain a clear picture of what is bringing you to therapy. It also gives you the chance to meet her and to talk more about how the counselling will work. This is a free 20 minute appointment over the phone. She can offer either short-term or long-term sessions, which you can discuss further in person.