About me
About Me
I am a BACP-accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience supporting adults and young people. I offer a warm, open, and non-judgmental space where you can feel understood and accepted.
How I Work
My aim is to help you make sense of your experiences, explore the patterns that may be holding you back, and develop healthier ways forward. Using evidence-based approaches, we’ll work together to ease feelings of depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or overwhelming emotions.
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is one of the most important parts of successful therapy. That’s why I offer a free initial session—to give us both the chance to see whether working together feels right for you.
How You Might Be Feeling
You may feel:
- Alone, misunderstood, or unfulfilled
- Disconnected from friends, family, or work
- Overwhelmed by anxiety or intense emotions
- Struggling with low energy or focus
Whatever you’re facing, you don’t have to go through it alone.
Issues I Can Help With:
- Anxiety and Depression
- Low self-esteem
- Bereavement and loss
- Abuse and trauma
- Separation and divorce
- OCD and BDD
- Substance misuse and addiction
I also have many years of experience working with young people in schools and private practice, and I hold a deep respect for the challenges they face in today’s world.
Next Steps
If you’d like to find out more, I offer a free initial appointment where we can meet face to face and explore how I may be able to help. From there, we can decide together how best to move forward.
📞 Call me on 07515 419625 or ✉️ email me to arrange a time at amyharriscounselling@gmail.com
Training, qualifications & experience
Training & Qualifications
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling – Southampton University (2007)
- Post-Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People Quality Training UK (2009)
- Diploma in Supervision – Make A Difference Training (2011)
- Certificate in DUO Counselling (couples & families) – Make A Difference Training
- Conquering OCD – Maudsley Clinic
- CBT for OCD - Association for Psychological Therapies
- Plus extensive training in substance misuse, trauma, and somatic approaches
I have worked with vulnerable young people for over 20 years at CAMHS (Brighton and Hove) and Sussex Central YMCA. I have been a Secondary School Counsellor in various schools in Sussex for most of my career.
I have a lot of experience in working with clients with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) and BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) and use CBT for OCD/BDD
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Children and Young People
Counselling Diploma Students
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Next Steps
Your first appointment will be an initial consultation (free of charge). This gives you the opportunity to ask any questions and share what has brought you to counselling at this time. It also allows us both to decide whether working together feels right for you.
If you choose to continue, my fee is £65 per 50-minute session for individual clients. I offer concessions for Counselling Diploma students and have a limited number of lower-cost places available.
📞 Call me on 07515 419625 or ✉️ email me to arrange your free consultation.
Call me on 07515 419625 or email me.
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Further information
Please feel free to call me on 07515419625 for further information or take a look at my website www.amyharriscounselling.co.uk for more details about me and my work.
