Patrick M. D. Hunter

Profile

I am a Person Centred Counsellor/Psychotherapist, accredited with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. As a Counsellor/Psychotherapist I have a private practice in Brighton, in Fittleworth and in Crawley. I work with individuals, couples and groups on a short medium or long term basis. Within my practice I also offer Counselling & Clinical Supervision and Experiential Group Work. As well as private referrals I receive referrals from organisations offering Employee Assistance to businesses & corporations. I also work at Chichester University as an Associate Lecturer.

Other experience includes working as Counsellor/Psychotherapist within a PCT GP Practice and an NHS Trust Mental Health Day Centre; as a Group Facilitator for a Families Project in Brighton and for a NHS Mental Health Day Centre in Hove; as a tutor at City College Brighton & Hove.

As a Counsellor/Psychotherapist my aim is to offer you a space and a relationship of trust and safety to enable you to begin to explore feelings, attitudes, beliefs, values, pain, difficulties and to meet and explore confusion, fear, new found awareness and or life changes that may come about.

I hold a belief in the Person Centred approach and that offering the core conditions of Unconditional Positive Regard, Empathy and Congruence enriches and supports a therapeutic journey toward deeper levels of self awareness, self acceptance and clarity, enabling a life led more closely to own values and beliefs.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

2010     TA 101   

           Wealden Institute, Crowborough with Joanna Beazley-Richards

2009     Introduction to Dramatherapy

           LC&CTA, Lewisham with Maya Gagni & Shirani Situnayake

2008     Certificate in Person Centred Supervision

            Psychology Matters with Dagmar Edwards & Mike Worral

2007    City & Guilds 7407 Part 1 & 2 Teaching Qualification

            City College Brighton & Hove

2007      Certificate in Group-Work Skills

             Wealden Institute with Steve Richards

2005       BACP Accreditation

2002       HND Counselling, Person Centred. (BACP Accredited)

              Lewes Tertiary (now Sussex Downs College) - Sue Creenan & Chris Jones

2000       Level II Certificate Counselling

              Lewes Tertiary with Sue Anacreon and Carmel Kelly


Over the years of my professional practice I have attended many workshops facilitated by many of the leading names in the Person Centred Approach worldwide.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Adoption Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Career Counselling
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Gender Identity
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling

Fees

My Fees

Individuals          £ 40.00 per hour

Couples              £ 80.00 per hour

Groups               £ p.o.a.

I offer a 60 minute session.

I review my fees annually in April and give advance notice of any fee increases to existing clients.

I am happy to offer a free 20 minute meeting for those wishing to meet prior to starting work together.

Further Information

Practice Address 3

63 Sandgate Road
Fiveways
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 6JP

01798 865 007

07799 001 523

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