LOCATION: Home-based consulting room (Ditchling Road) and Online
AVAILABILITY: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Morning, afternoon and evening.
PRICE: £50 per session / couples £80
SPECIALISMS:
Children and Young People
Anxiety
Relationship Issues
Neurodivergent identities
Personal identity
Gender identity and sexuality
Stress
Issues arising at School or College (inc. emotionally based school avoidance)
Life transitions
Changing family structures
Depression
Low self esteem
Living with chronic ill health or disability
Parenting challenges

Training

Beccy holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling and a Post-Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People. She has additional training and experience in family systems, as well as parent and couples counselling. Beccy is a registered member of the BACP, adhering to their Ethical Framework. She also holds an enhanced DBS certificate, receives regular professional supervision and engages in continuous professional development.

In addition to her private practice, Beccy works with an agency specialising in counselling for addiction and for individuals affected by addiction. Prior to becoming a therapeutic counsellor, she worked in various public sector roles, including many years as a qualified teacher. As a parent to two adult sons, she has lived an eventful life, facing many of the challenges that life can bring.

Approach

Beccy approaches her work with warmth, compassion and equity; creating a safe space for individuals to explore and express a full range of emotions and experiences. Her role is to walk alongside clients, providing a supported therapeutic environment for reflection and emotional release. She works collaboratively with clients to identify patterns of thinking and behaviour that they wish to change.

Beccy supports individuals who are open to gentle challenges, encouraging compassionate exploration of alternative perspectives and providing guidance as clients experiment with change. She helps people recognize their own power, offering support in managing stressors and challenges that may be beyond their control. Her practice provides a space where clients can focus on themselves and take the risk of sharing in a safe, caring environment.

Children and Young People

Beccy is a qualified counsellor for children and young people, adopting a proactive approach tailored to each client’s unique needs. She blends focused listening, emotionally focused play, creative therapy and CBT. Giving young clients an opportunity to access and explore their feelings. Through play and creativity, she helps children express themselves in ways that feel natural, allowing them to better understand and manage their emotions.

Anxiety

Many children and young people experience anxiety. Beccy works with clients to explore the nature of their anxiety, helping them increase personal awareness and open choice. She combines compassion-focused techniques with practical strategies, allowing clients to recognize the useful aspects of their anxiety while learning to relax it when it is no longer needed. Beccy’s approach emphasises self-compassion, helping individuals understand the value of anxiety as a response to their environment and relationships, while gradually building a sense of safety and control.

Relationship Issues

As life progresses, our relationships evolve, often requiring adaptation. Beccy offers a space where clients can reflect on their relationships, explore their feelings, and consider how best to manage change. She supports individuals as they make choices about their relationships, providing time and space for reflection and growth. For children and young people dealing with issues like bullying, abuse or trauma, Beccy applies the three-stage trauma model to support recovery.

Parenting & Couples

In her work with parents and couples, Beccy focuses on fostering relationships and co-parenting arrangements that work optimally for all involved. She helps clients raise awareness of what is needed to nurture healthy relationships, supporting both parties in expressing their feelings and needs. This often involves unpacking fixed ideas and conditioned approaches, allowing for curiosity and openness to new possibilities.

Beccy facilitates compassionate reflection, guiding clients through the emotional process of letting go of old beliefs and embracing new approaches that support renewal and growth in their relationships.

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