Gemma Nethersole
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About me
At Opal Counselling I offer a confidential space in central Brighton to talk and think about aspects of your life that don’t feel right.
Whether you know what you want to share or would like the opportunity to explore a variety of thoughts and feelings in a safe environment, the choice is yours.
At times we all face challenges which can be distressing or leave us feeling less able to cope. Counselling provides a place to talk freely and to reflect on what is holding you back, bring about change and enable you to move forward in a different way.
We will work together to build a unique professional relationship within which you may wish to challenge beliefs that are no longer helpful to you and explore ways of being which are most authentic for you.
Areas of exploration might include depression, anxiety, identity struggles, bereavement, sexuality, life stage transitioning or a variety of other subjects.
Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about counselling, I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a BACP Member (Registered) and have been counselling since 2010.
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (BACP Accred)
- Certificate in Assessing Clients for Counselling
- Certificate in Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Certificate in Working with Young People
- Enhanced DBS Certificate
- B.A. (hons) Classical Studies
I also have experience of the arts, animal welfare and journalism sectors.
Member organisations
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial in-person or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial assessment deposit – £45 (redeemable against first session)
Weekly session – £45
When I work
Apologies, I am currently at capacity and not taking on new clients.
Further information
Location and transport
Counselling sessions take place at Brighton & Hove Therapy Practice on Princes Street or at Brighton & Hove Therapy Practice on Carlton Hill.
Princes Street is opposite the Royal Pavilion and runs between Old Steine and Edward Street. (What3Words location: wipe.slide.gasp)
Carlton Hill runs adjacent with Edward Street, running up from Kingswood Street which connects with Grand Parade at the top of Old Steine. (What3Words location: heat.gear.drill)
Both venues are a 15 minute walk from Brighton mainline station and almost all buses serving the city centre stop at the Old Steine making travel easy from Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, Lewes and other surrounding towns.
Parking is on-street metered within zones C and Z (parking zones can be seen here): https://parkingzonesmap.brighton-hove.gov.uk/)
There is buzzer entry at both venues.
Duration
Each session lasts for 50 minutes.
