Life Puzzles Counselling

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Consultation & Supervision Services
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

Hove BN3 & Brighton BN2
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About us

Counselling & Psychotherapy offer us a safe space to take a closer look at ourselves and our struggles. Life is not a very straight forward road and so can often take us by surprise or present us with a new challenge. At LIFE PUZZLES we believe that we all have the ability to crumble when things get too overwhelming and also that we all have the capacity to heal and overcome a difficult challenge.

When we are in the middle of a crisis, things can feel very messy and impossible, our minds can shut down and even basic thinking can seem blocked. So sometimes, it can be very difficult to manage a difficult time on our own.

When we feel calmer and well supported we are more able to consider different ways of understanding and responding to our experiences.  Our thinking feels clearer.

So, whether we are overwhelmed by strong emotions and body sensations, feeling pulled into behaviours that seem unhelpful or we find ourselves troubled by our interactions with others, spending time talking with a professional in confidence can help bring calm and hope back into your internal system. That way, counselling can be very healing and enlightening even in a short period of time.

Counsellors at LIFE PUZZLES can use many different approaches to tailor the sessions to your needs. We will listen, ask questions and offer you some ideas to encourage different ways of looking at a situation. We might also give you some information or point you to other sources of help about specific issues that might be useful for you. Most importantly, we will do so in a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space.


Fees
FREE 30 minute initial telephone assessment which can be booked at a convenient time for you.

Further sessions:
£65 for individuals - 50 min (face to face, telephone or video call)
£40 for individuals - 30 min (face to face, telephone or video call)
£90 for couples - 60 min (face to face or video call)
£60 for individuals or couples - email sessions only
£65 individual supervision - 50min (telephone or video call)
Low cost sessions also available. Please contact us to negotiate a fee.

Training, qualifications & experience

We are a team of fully qualified, insured and experienced Counsellors and Psychotherapists who have each been practising for over 25 years. We are all trained in our own modalities of counselling and also have further training in other approaches. These include person-centred counselling, psychodynamic counselling, systemic therapy, Theraplay, online counselling, Brainspotting and cognitive behaviour therapy. This means we will be able to draw on a variety of skills and ideas in finding the best way to support you.

We can provide long term psychotherapy or brief focused counselling, regular weekly sessions or flexible appointment times and frequency.

We can also provide supervision to trainee and qualified Counsellors.

We work from two different venues. The one in Brighton is just off the Lewes Road. The one in Hove is in Hangleton, by the A23/A27 & Devil's Dyke roundabout, easy free street parking.

Member organisations *

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

We have verified that at least one professional at this organisation is registered with the relevant professional body.

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Fees

£35.00 - £90.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Keyworkers
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors
  • Refugees

Additional information

FREE 30 minute initial telephone assessment which can be booked at a convenient time for you.

Further sessions:
£65 for individuals - 50 min (face to face, telephone or video call)
£40 for individuals - 30 min (face to face, telephone or video call)
£90 for couples - 60 min (face to face or video call)
£60 for individuals or couples - email sessions only
£65 individual supervision - 50 min (telephone or video call)
Low cost sessions also available. Please contact us to negotiate a fee.

When we work

Monday to Friday 8.30 to 5pm (some evening appointments available in Brighton)

Hove, East Sussex, BN3

Brighton, East Sussex, BN2

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older adults
Couples
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

The office in Hove is on the ground floor but has four steps to the front door.

Additional languages

Portuguese

Life Puzzles Counselling
Life Puzzles Counselling