About me
Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, particularly when you’re trying to keep everything together for everyone else. Therapy can provide a space where you don’t have to do that.
Perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stuck, without quite knowing how you got to this point. Maybe you’ve spent a long time putting everyone else first while quietly carrying more than feels manageable.
Whatever has brought you here, reaching out for counselling can feel like a big step. You don’t need to have the right words, understand exactly what’s wrong or know what you want to change before you begin.
I’m Lizzie, a BACP Accredited counsellor. I offer a warm, safe, confidential and non-judgemental space where you can slow down, feel heard and gently make sense of what’s happening for you.
We can start wherever you are, at your own pace, and take things one step at a time.
I’m a therapist with over 12 years experience helping people navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, bereavement, relationships and life changes.
Talking about what’s going can help ease things, bringing a sense of relief, feeling like a heavy burden has been lifted. I won’t have all the answers but together we can work out a way forward in your life.
In-person sessions are held in a central Lewes location and in Brighton near the main station. I also offer online sessions via Zoom.
The first introduction appointment is free of charge, an informal chat to see what you’re looking for.
For more information or to book your intro session email me
info@lizziegilbertcounselling.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
- Counsellor in private practice since 2017, working one to one with adults
- Ongoing executive board member & counselling advisor for a counselling service in East Sussex since 2023
- Counsellor at Met College, Brighton 2016 - 2017
- Counsellor at Bereft Bereavement Support Charity, Ealing 2014 -2016
Qualifications
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling 2014 -2016 City Lit London
- Counselling Skills Certificate 2013 City Lit London
- Counselling & Psychotherapy Certificate 2001-2002 WPF London
- BACP professional membership since 2013
- Accreditation with BACP 2025
- CPD training in many areas including: boarding school issues, childhood abuse, adoption, abandonment, shame, relational depth, continued person centred theory, trauma, OCD.
- Guest speaker on podcast Reasons For Hope 2026, listen here :https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hNmpbSX85iWamyR4Co9Ey?si=oEq2cZgWQ1GojVoOFxVvUA&utm_source=copy-link
- Fully insured and attend monthly clinical supervision.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have experience working with boarding school survivors and abandonment.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
When I work
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Further information
My counselling room is in a complimentary health clinic called the Open Door in central Lewes. This is a welcoming and comfortable setting, with a reception area where you can wait before your sessions. theopendoorlewes.com
I also offer counselling sessions in Brighton at the Brighton Therapy Rooms, a bright & modern space which 4 minutes walk from Brighton station.
I also offer online sessions via Zoom.
