Clare Bell

I am a fully qualified counsellor providing face-to-face and online sessions for adults, children and young people in Brighton.

We all experience emotional difficulties at some point in our lives, and when we do, it can help to talk about how you are feeling in a safe and confidential space. I offer a warm and compassionate counselling relationship to support you to find ways of coping. Together we can explore solutions for the challenges experienced by you or your child.

What can I help you with?

Depression, stress, and low self esteem are some of the most common and uncomfortable emotions that we can experience. Through counselling I can help you understand how to recover the motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life. 

Many clients also come to counselling to explore symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger after traumatic events. I can help you overcome these symptoms and guide you through the process of grief and healing. 

Sessions for Young People

I am passionate about working with young people. I offer both talking therapy and the opportunity to explore feelings, thoughts and experiences through art and other creative materials. This can help your child to make sense of what’s going on in their life and find ways of coping when things are difficult. I will contact you at regular intervals to discuss progress in therapy and any changes and developments you have experienced at home. I also offer support and strategies to the child and parent when appropriate. 

Play Therapy for Children

I offer play therapy for children to help them understand their feelings and process events that have affected them emotionally. Rather than having to explain what is troubling them, children can use play to communicate at their own level and at their own pace.

Play Therapy can help children in a variety of ways. It may support them to manage relationships and conflicts in more appropriate ways and increase their understanding of their thoughts and feelings. Sometimes children may re-enact or play out traumatic or difficult life experiences in order to make sense of their past and cope better with their future. 

The outcomes of Play Therapy may be general e.g. a reduction in anxiety and raised self-esteem, or more specific such as a change in behaviour and improved relations with family and friends.

I offer long and short term interventions. Some children will benefit from 6-12 sessions. If a problem is complex or has persisted for a period of time, a longer-term intervention may be required. Sessions for children are 40 minutes.

As well as my own practice, I also work for Your Space Therapies, offering counselling to children and young people in schools across Sussex. 

Please email me to arrange a free 20 minute consultation

Counselling sessions for adults: £55 per 50 minute session (Daytime and evening appointments available)

Counselling sessions for children and young people: £50 per 40 minute session (Daytime and evening appointments available)

Counselling for Trainee Counsellors, Students, OAP's and NHS Workers: £40 per 50 minute session (Daytime only)

Please email for more information. 

Please do take a look at my website for further information and feel free to email me with any questions you may have.

www.clarebellcounselling.com