Who is counselling and psychotherapy for?

This belief is unhelpful and could not be further from the reality. Recognising that we have a challenge, problem or issue that we wish to tackle takes courage and is a way of taking responsibility for our life in a healthy and constructive way with a focus on change.

At Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy, we firstly identify how we can help you and then work with you to achieve your goals for change. We offer counselling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families and groups.

Generally we find that our clients come to see us for help or support with issues falling into one of these areas:

Crisis

Life can at times become overwhelming, or behaviour traits that we have kept under control until now can get the better of us.  When we are in a period of crisis, counselling or psychotherapy can be invaluable in enabling us to regain some control of our lives and in breaking painful or difficult patterns, or in coming to terms with loss.  Present crises can be just that – an overwhelming situation that we need support in navigating – or they can be a trigger that causes a past unresolved trauma to resurface in our life, making it difficult to separate our present experience from our past wounds.

Self-referral

Often people choose to come into therapy at a time when they wish to reflect on how they are living their lives, and become more aware of how the choices they are making contribute directly to their experience of being in the world and relating to themselves and others.  We cannot choose everything that happens to us, but through therapy we can learn to choose how we are in relation to what has happened / is happening to us.  Deeper therapeutic change happens when we are in regular therapy and have time and space to think about who we are and how we are experiencing the world, our relationships with others and our relationship with ourselves: in other words, long-term change can be considered when we are not in crisis.

Motivation 

Counselling can be useful in helping us discover what we want and how we can go about making that a reality.  This may sound simple, but often we repress our desires out of fear of the consequences – we find we are scared of getting what we want.  Avoiding our desire and seeking safety, leaves us feeling anxious, depressed and lacking a sense of fulfilment and meaning.  Clients also use psychotherapy as a tool to enable them to remain ‘on-track’ and focused on their goals and objectives.  In this sense ongoing psychotherapy becomes an invaluable tool in enabling us to cope and thrive in our lives.

Relationship problems

Being in a relationship is never easy.  It is common for couples to find themselves in a crisis or unable to relate to each other at some point in their relationship.  Couples therapy enables you and your partner to feel supported as you are guided in re-establishing honest communication with each other, so that you can work out how best to move forward in your relationship.  You may rediscover what originally brought you together; you may need to move out of painful and dysfunctional patterns of relating to create a new relationship.  Or, it may mean that the relationship has run its course.  Couples therapy provides a safe, supportive and facilitative environment to focus on your relationship.  As couples therapists, we are not invested in whether you stay together or split.  Our goal is to help you both work out what you want and to assist you in establishing a dialogue together.

The Importance of Psychotherapy

Recognising the challenges in our lives and tackling them is a courageous way to take ownership of our life in a healthy and constructive way with a focus on change.

There are a huge range of benefits to psychotherapy, including:

Promoting Self-Awareness

Psychotherapy encourages self-reflection and can identify unhealthy patterns in your thinking and behaviour to be worked on. Gaining a deeper understanding of your emotions is an essential step in working to resolve emotional challenges.

Enhancing Coping Skills

Psychotherapy aims to teach strategies for managing stress, dealing with trauma, and regulating emotions. Our ultimate aim is for you to become confident in self-managing your emotions so that you can stay on top of them and be guided by them.

Supporting Personal Growth

Psychotherapy helps us to better manage our overwhelming or negative feelings so that we can focus on personal growth and becoming the best version of ourselves. It fosters growth, resilience, and clarity in our life goals, and can help us to communicate better, set boundaries, and resolve interpersonal conflicts, strengthening our relationships.

Areas We Cover

At Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy, we have two physical practices, one in Hove and one in Lewes, where we offer a full range of psychological therapies.

Alternatively, if you are considering online therapy, we also offer online therapy services.

Our Psychotherapists

Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy is home to a talented team of counsellors and psychotherapists with decades of experience. Take a look at Our Practitioners to learn more and find a practitioner who is right for you.

Why Choose Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy?

Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy provides high quality psychotherapy and consultancy services in Brighton and Hove, Lewes, and online. With over a decade of experience and a talented team of skilled associates, we have built a solid reputation for excellence.

Unlike so many directory sites that purport to be clinics, or large operations comprising of a high number of clinicians, we have purposefully kept our team small enough to ensure we can all work together on a personal basis, whilst being large enough to cater to the diverse needs of our client base.

To find out more about how Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy can help you through psychotherapy, get in touch with us today and arrange your initial consultation.