Deborah Mitchell
About me
Hello and welcome to my therapy practice.
Anxiety, stress, depression, anger, grief or trauma – you may be feeling one or more of these challenging emotions, leaving you depleted and unable to live life to the full. A feeling of exhaustion and a sense of being overwhelmed may leave you feeling stuck and unable to move on with your life. You may also notice yourself becoming prone to ill health as a result.
I can offer a safe and confidential space for you to explore issues that are preventing you from living life fully. The therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client can provide a supportive and safe environment, enabling you to develop emotional resilience and the hope of long-lasting change.
I offer humanistic counselling and have a holistic, person-centred approach. This means the focus of our sessions will be based on your current experiences. We will work at your pace and think about any issues which are having an impact on you now. This may include exploring historical events, relationships, unmet needs and any difficult decisions you may currently be facing. To support you through your counselling journey we will also explore your current resourcing and self-care needs.
I am a member of the BACP and I adhere to their Ethical Framework. Integral to my wellbeing is mindfulness practice which also supports me in my work with clients. I also work as a counsellor in a hospice.
I look forward to meeting you soon,
Deborah
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a diploma in Humanistic Counselling from the University of Chichester (BACP approved). I worked in the NHS for many years and later as a volunteer counsellor with West Sussex Carers Support. I currently volunteer as a counsellor in a hospice in Brighton whilst also seeing clients in private practice.
Workshops and CPD include:
Working with trauma, therapy and the arts, sexuality, safeguarding, brief therapy, bereavement, depression, mindfulness and compassion in therapy, cancer awareness, covid, group work.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Availability
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Further information
Practice description:
I offer face to face (in person) counselling plus Zoom and telephone counselling. I can offer short and long term therapy, depending on your needs.
I can offer support with:
Anxiety and depression, panic attack, feeling sad, bereavement and loss, relationships, cancer and illness, stress and trauma, carers and caring, disability, work and redundancy, aging and retirement. Significant life changes.
Types of therapy:
Humanistic, Person centred, Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Relational, Integrative, Phenomenological.
Who I work with:
Adults over 18 years and older adults.
How I work:
I see clients face-to-face at The Vinings Natural Health Centre in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. I also work via Zoom and on the telephone.
Memberships:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring service (DBS).
