Karen Fisher

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UKCP Registered Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
Available for new clients
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St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I am an Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist based in Hastings & St Leonards on Sea, currently working online with clients by video call (Zoom) and also by phone.

I see psychotherapy as a co-operative venture between psychotherapist and client. By providing a warm, empathic and non-judgemental environment, clients have the opportunity to share experiences and feelings they may not have been able to talk about before. A secure, therapeutic relationship makes it possible for people to explore the impact of important relationships and mourn past losses, so that healing of early experiences of misattunement, loss and trauma can take place.

'…the human psyche, like human bones, is strongly inclined towards self-healing. The psychotherapist’s job, like that of the orthopaedic surgeon, is to provide the conditions in which self-healing can best take place' JOHN BOWLBY


Attachment-based psychoanalytic psychotherapy...

Attachment-based psychotherapy
has at its core an understanding of the importance of relationships to human growth and development throughout life. When we feel alone, or relationships go wrong in childhood or adulthood, our ability to manage our lives may be disrupted or thrown into crisis. Secure and supportive relationships enable us to develop a sense of who we are.

A psychoanalytic approach can help us to make sense of how we got to where we are now and to face some of the feelings and fears we may have hidden from ourselves. Sometimes we may find ourselves repeating patterns from the past or getting stuck in a lifestyle, relationships or behaviours, which may not be helpful to us. A psychoanalytic approach is a method of communication which aims to bring into awareness those ways of being which are unconscious, deeply set and inclined to frustrating repetitions.

Training, qualifications & experience

I completed the four-year training at The Bowlby Centre in London in 2012, where I am now a Member; and I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).


Why people come to me for psychotherapy...

I have worked as a psychotherapist since 2011, helping a wide range of individual clients with issues such as:

  • Loss, bereavement, relationship breakdown
  • Addictions, eating problems, self-harm, phobias, obsessions
  • Impact of domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, trauma
  • Confusion about identity
  • Feeling afraid, panicky, stressed, in crisis, or in a state of breakdown
  • Impact of racism, homophobia, oppression, discrimination
  • Experiencing anxiety, depression, or suicidal feelings
  • Feeling empty, lonely, abandoned, unable to make lasting relationships
  • Difficulties in family relationships


Principles and values...

I subscribe to the UKCP Ethical Principles and Code of Professional Conduct. My work is grounded in anti-discriminatory practice - respecting and valuing differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and relationships, age, disability, religion, class, educational background and income.

Additional experience...

Prior to training as a psychotherapist, I qualified as a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming with the International NLP Trainers Association (INLPTA); and I also have a professional background in theatre.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Unemployed

Additional information

Please contact me for details.


When I work

Covid-19 Response: I am currently working online with clients by video call (Zoom) and also by phone. Please do get in touch for details.

Further information

I am currently working online by Zoom.


How to get in touch...

If you are considering beginning psychotherapy and would like to make an appointment with me, please email through the 'Email me' link above - or phone on the number at the top of this page (please do leave a message if I am unable to answer and I'll get back to you as soon as possible).

St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older Adults

Online platforms

Zoom
Karen Fisher
Karen Fisher