The Palmeira Practice offers couples counselling and psychotherapy services in Brighton and Hove. Therapy is provided both in person and online.

Our couples counsellors are all highly experienced and have received training. They are also members of the BACP and/or UKCP. Unlike many therapy Practices, we do not use student counsellors.

You can see the specific areas that our couples counsellors specialise in, under their profiles. For a full idea of the range of services and work that they offer, please click any profiles for further information.

Each counsellor is priced individually. We do not set Practice-wide prices, but our therapists choose their own prices. Counsellors with an asterisk (*) offer introductory sessions at a discounted price.

Availability for each counsellor can be viewed here, too. Approximate times for am/pm and evening are as follows:

  • Daytime am/pm - 9am-4pm

  • Evening - 5pm-9pm

leon standing
£65 per session / £85 couples

Leon specialises in...

  • addiction

  • self-harm

  • suicidal thoughts

Available: Monday to Friday am & pm

Barbora Koblizkova
£60 Per Session / £80 Couples

Barbora specialises in…

  • intimacy issues

  • couples & relationships

  • sexual trauma

Available: Monday evenings & Friday afternoons

Oli Hamilton
£60 per session/ £75 couples

Oli specialises in…

  • couples & relationships

  • trauma

  • self esteem

Available: Wednesday daytime & pm and Thursday evenings


kristina burvill-ridler
£65-£70 per session / £90 couples

Kristina specialises in…

  • loss and grief

  • physical illness and trauma

  • identity and relationships

Available Tuesday daytime

wendy hemmings-quelch
£60 PER SESSION / £70 COUPLES

Wendy specialises in…

  • relationships and intimacy

  • anxiety and self esteem

  • children and young people

Available: online only, Mon- Fri evenings

ADe Felsing
£60 per session / £70 Couples

Ade specialises in…

  • addiction

  • trauma

  • couples & relationships

Available: Tuesday eve, Thursday


Stephanie couples counselling

Stephanie Fortescue
£65 per session / £90 couples

Stephanie specialises in…

  • anxiety and depression

  • relationships & couples

  • sexuality & gender

Available: Mon & Tues morning and Weds eve

SERENA ROCHE
£60 PER SESSION / £80 COUPLES

Serena specialises in…

  • relationships

  • young adults

  • sexual abuse

Available Thurs evenings

LAURA HORDERN
£60 PER SESSION / £85 COUPLES*

Laura specialises in…

  • relationships

  • anxiety & Depression

  • identity issues

Available: Mon & Wed eves, and Tues & Thurs day


NAT BOLONKIN
£65-75 PER SESSION / COUPLES £90

Nat specialises in…

  • self-esteem & identity

  • couples & relationships

  • destructive patterns

Available: Tuesday daytime & evening

PHIL WITHERS
£60 PER SESSION/ £75 PER HR COUPLES

Phil specialises in…

  • trauma

  • couples & relationships

  • personality conditions

Available: Monday eve, Wednesday am, Thursday daytime

GRAEME BUTLER
£65 PER SESSION / £85 couples

Graeme specialises in…

  • couples counselling

  • working with families

  • trauma

Available: Wednesday afternoons