Letitia Hardy
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About me
Short or long-term counselling and psychotherapy in Brighton and Hove, Shoreham or online for anxiety, ADHD, autism, AuDHD, relationship issues, low mood, loss, self-esteem, stress, stagnation, health, anger, family issues, overwhelm and more.
I am also a qualified Supervisor working one-to-one or in groups supervising therapists.
Therapy can be effective in supporting you if you wish to work through challenging or confusing experiences in your life, or if you would like to make more sense of your own behaviour patterns and gain greater insight into yourself and your options.
Therapy is a place to explore how you feel about things in your life and how you might want to respond deliberately to these things going forwards.
I have a Master's in Psychotherapy from Brighton University and I work with several models of humanistic therapy, such as person-centred, existential, phenomenological, Gestalt, and transactional analysis. These overlap and are just theories, which come secondary to my priority of building an honest and genuine connection together, where you will hopefully feel comfortable to talk with me about whatever is coming up for you.
I aim to ensure that you feel safe to explore anything you wish. I am here to really listen to you, in confidence and with complete acceptance, and work together with you to understand where you are and what you need.
How does it work?
I offer short-term, goal-orientated counselling to work through current challenges you are facing - this could be anything from 6 weeks to 3 or 4 months. I also offer longer term psychotherapy for a deeper exploration of your personal patterns, in terms of how you might be relating to yourself, others and the world. You decide how long you wish to continue therapy for, and this is something we will review regularly together.
Humanistic Therapy is based on a position that we are all already 'whole' and essentially 'OK', (although we may not always feel this way). Therapy can help heighten awareness of how our experiences in life and in our relationships, up until now, may still affect us in the here and now - and how these experiences may be impacting our current thoughts, feelings, actions and health, in ways that may not always be best serving us, anymore.
'Much of what we call personality is not a fixed set of traits, only coping mechanisms a person acquired in childhood' - Dr Gabor Maté
Therapy is a space in which you might make sense of your experiences and release what is no longer helpful to you. It is a chance to consider what is important to you and how you want to be with your current circumstances. It is an opportunity to take responsibility and be intentional based what matters to you. It offers an opportunity to better understand and integrate your true nature and I would be privileged to accompany you on this part of your journey.
I work with the individual and with the many intertwining issues that may make up your unique experience.
I am always learning and developing my understanding and continuous professional development regarding psychotherapy, personal development and general well-being. I am particularly interested in human relationships, attachment, family dynamics, parenting, anxiety, existential concerns, life transitions, loss and bereavement, work-related stress, anger, sadness, self-esteem, abandonment fear, limerence, lack of direction, neurodiversity, eco-anxiety, non-dualism, Eastern philosophies, nutrition, nature and holistic health.
Areas of additional training and interest include - somatic embodied nervous system regulation, neuroscience and its applications to psychotherapy, neurodiversity in all forms, identity and sexuality, motherhood, fertility, peri/menopause, CBT, Focusing, Eco-Psychology, Domestic Abuse, Addiction with Gabor Mate, Anger Management, Trauma, Enneagram Personality Types, Couples, Systemic Therapy and Polyvagal Theory.
If you have any questions, please do contact me via email.
In my previous professional roles, I have been a project manager for a global placements provider, working with international teams, particularly across Asia. I have also lived and worked in Japan.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a full clinical psychotherapist registered member of the UKCP.
Qualifications:
- Masters in Psychotherapy from Brighton University (4 year study)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling from Brighton University (2018-2020)
- Diploma in Integrative Supervision (individual and group) from The Grove Practice London
- Diploma in Holistic Stress Management
- BA(Hons) in English Language (2001)
Additional training in:
- Bereavement (CRUSE) 2018
- Focussing (Greg Madison) 2020
- Couples Counselling (AYA) 2022
- ADHD (PESI) 2024
- Autism (Confer) 2026
- Addiction (Confer) 2020
Also: Domestic Violence, Trauma, LGBTQI+, Anger Management, eco-anxiety, non-dualistic eastern philosophies
Experience working with:
- ‘As You Are’ - a low-cost counselling service
- ‘CRUSE’ - the national bereavement service
- ‘Change Grow Live’ - service specialising in substance misuse
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£65 for Psychotherapy (including the initial assessment session).
£65 for Supervision
I have a small number of concessionary spaces, dependent on availability, please enquire.
When I work
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Further information
Trainee therapists:
I have worked with student trainee therapists from Brighton University, Regents University, Roehampton University, The Link Centre, East Sussex College, Connexus Institute, Waverley Abbey College and more.
I love working with trainees to support your professional and personal development. I can offer a student concession rate on request.
Frequency:
Sessions are usually weekly, though I can be flexible around shift work or regular travelling where availability allows.
