Lucy Dancer
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About me
Hello. I imagine you are here because you have a desire for change. Perhaps you have noticed a lack of joy, or a general sense of flatness. A recent life change or setback may feel difficult to digest, or you just feel stuck.
I hope I can be of service to you on your journey, so please read on, and you are welcome to contact me for a short 15 - 20 minute phone or Zoom conversation free of charge if you have any questions.
Modern life can feel fast and disorientating, leading us to adapt into ways of being based on survival. I aim to create a space where the deeper, subtler, sometimes dismissed parts of yourself may have time and space to be seen, heard and tended to, which invites expression again, with the ultimate goal of self-realisation.
Sessions employ various ways of bringing you more fully into awareness of the difficulties you are facing and enable you to tap into the unexpressed power and potential you possess, working with among other things, memory, imagination, visualisation, the body, art, and emotion. I work with what you bring, trusting that you are the expert on your life.
Whether you are navigating anxiety, grief, a loss of direction, or simply a quiet sense that something isn't right, you don't need to have it figured out before you arrive.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a transpersonal therapist, trained in Psychosynthesis - a grounded, practical approach that honours the full range of human experience. Rather than focusing on symptoms alone, Psychosynthesis invites us to explore the whole of who you are: your thoughts and feelings, yes, but also your body, your imagination, your sense of meaning, and what you are reaching towards.
I have a background and professional experience in personal development, which enhances what I bring as a therapist, drawing on a commitment to support others in their transformation for the last 20 years.
I bring a curiosity to what gets in the way of aliveness, joy and a sense of fulfilment. It has been my experience, via my own journey and by supporting others, that by delving into the depths to process and release what is held there, we create more space for joy and aliveness to emerge. In this way, therapy offers a space where our innate wisdom can be heard.
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).
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Further information
I offer in person therapy sessions from a cosy practice room in central Haywards Heath.
I also offer online sessions, allowing you to attend sessions from the comfort of your own space.
