Lighthouse43

Name: Lighthouse43
Address: 43 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4EZ, GB
Telephone: +447743123948
Price range: £20.00 - £80.00

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Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4EZ

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About us

We offer counselling at our Cheriton based practice as well as online, we have a team of counsellors that are experienced in all aspects of counselling and work with children, young people, adults, families and groups. We also have Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing therapists. We have a full cost service and also low-cost service for people on a low income.

Training, qualifications & experience

Our team of qualified counsellors are highly skilled within their individual fields.

Our team offering our low-cost service are working towards a qualification or doing further training in their field.

Meet the Team

Stephanie Garnham COUNSELLOR AND DIRECTOR OF LIGHTHOUSE43

Stephanie is a qualified and experienced counsellor and an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Before training as a counsellor in 2010, Stephanie worked in Early Years education and successfully ran her own nursery. She now works with children, young people, adults, couples, and families, offering a supportive and trauma informed approach.
Stephanie is committed to ongoing professional development and values continual learning to deepen her knowledge across all areas of counselling. She has a particular interest in working with trauma, safeguarding and professional ethics.
Alongside her counselling work, Stephanie is also a counselling tutor and trainer, and enjoys supporting and training counsellors in trauma-informed practice.

Wayne Goodwin- EMDR ACCREDITED PRACTITIONER AND DIRECTOR OF LIGHTHOUSE43

Wayne has over 27 years’ experience of working in the military and public sectors, dealing with critical and traumatic incidents.
He is a qualified person centred counsellor and an Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) Accredited Practitioner.
He is an Accredited Professional member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and an Accredited Practitioner with the EMDR Association UK.
He is an experienced trainer in a variety of mental health and well-being subjects specialising in the delivery of Mental Health First Aid.
Wayne has had articles on mental health and well-being published as well as a chapter in a book and has addressed MPs at the House of Commons on the subject as part of World Mental Health Day.

Michelle Gilligan-COUNSELLOR AND CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

Michelle is a qualified counsellor and Professional Clinical counselling supervisor.
Before training as a counsellor, she has had a long career in the health and social care sector, as a community carer and then a field care supervisor and assessor.

Michelle has extensive counselling experience working with adults, couples, Young people and children, particularly looked after children who have experienced significant trauma.

Alongside counselling she is a Clinical counselling supervisor working and supporting other counsellors with their practice. Michelle also delivers therapeutic workshops to carers and foster carers.

Donna Harrison-COUNSELLOR AND CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

Donna has been a qualified counsellor since 2009 and is accredited with the BACP. Since that time, she has also qualified in clinical supervision, EMDR therapy and working with couples.

Prior to training, Donna has for many years worked for a local charity in Cheriton supporting adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs. This has encouraged her to join Lighthouse43 and part of our innovative team.

Donna is particularly experienced in working with clients who have experienced trauma, perinatal issues [eg. birth trauma/loss], weight management issues and helping couples with relationship difficulties.