About me
Hi, I’m Skye, a qualified integrative counsellor and community grief tender, with a ten years' experience in mental health and wellbeing.
About you and us working together
People often come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected or unsure where to begin but with a sense that they want things to be different. You may have specific issues you want to work on but you also don’t need to have the right words or a clear story to start — we can take things slowly and make sense of things together, at your pace.
My approach is to be alongside you with care, warmth and understanding, so that you don’t have to navigate things alone. I take a whole person, integrative approach that affirms and welcomes all of you - your identities, experiences, thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations.
My therapy practice
My practice is trauma-informed, meaning I listen with care and validate your experiences, whatever they may be, and I aim to support your understanding of how trauma and difficult life experiences may be affecting you now. Together, we can work to establish a sense of safety and steadiness, both in your body and in your wider life. I am mindful of pacing and choice and I won’t push you to go further than feels manageable. This way of working supports your strengths, agency and capacity to make choices that feel right for you.
I work relationally, which means the relationship we build together is an important part of the therapy. Feeling safe, respected and understood is essential, especially when exploring experiences that may involve trauma, loss or strong emotions. I welcome clients sharing how it feels to work with me and I will often check in about how our work together is going. This can help build trust and also gently highlight patterns that may show up in your other relationships.
As an integrative counsellor, I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches depending on what feels most helpful for you in the moment. In practice, this means I work responsively, paying attention to your thoughts, feelings and body sensations, rather than following a one-size-fits-all model.
I am an LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapist and I take an anti-oppressive stance in my work that is inclusive and compassionate. I do not see distress as something that is "wrong" with you but as something shaped by the contexts and systems we live within, our life experiences and relationships. Alongside focusing on your inner world, we can think together about what helps you feel resourced, supported and more able to cope with challenges you face.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’ve worked in the charity sector throughout my career and in mental health and wellbeing for the past ten years, managing service provision, offering counselling and facilitating groups. I now provide one-to-one counselling for adults through my private practice, as well as holding collective grief tending events.
My professional training, qualifications and registrations include:
- Level 7 Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- Certificate in Wild Therapy
- Registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Registered reflective parenting group practitioner with the Anna Freud Centre
- Grief Tending in Community
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).
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 welcome working with adults with a wide range of experiences and am particularly interested in working with:
- Trauma and abuse
- Bereavement, loss and grief
- Anxiety, depression and low self-esteem
- Relationships, communication and attachment styles
- Isolation, despair and existential concerns
- Systemic oppression and discrimination (e.g. transphobia, misogyny, racism)
- LGBTQIA+ people
- Neurodivergent people
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £90.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I operate a sliding scale of £60 - £90 and ask clients to decide what they can afford to pay.
Currently my concessionary slots are full but please email me to be added to my waiting list.
When I work
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Further information
Practicalities about my way of working
I mostly offer talking therapy but at times I might suggest a simple exercise, like writing or moving, that taps into different parts of your mind, so you become more aware of thoughts or feelings that may have been outside of your awareness. Whether we try these activities are up to you - just like everything else in our work together, you’re free to decide what feels right for you and your comfort and preferences will always come first.
You can choose to have sessions online via Zoom, in a therapy room, or outdoors in Brighton. Online sessions can be a good option if you have access needs, a busy schedule, or want extra privacy. Meeting indoors offers a contained space away from your living environment, that can feel safe when talking about sensitive things. Working outdoors can support your wellbeing in a different way, with fresh air, movement, and the space and calm that come from being in nature.
I offer short-term therapy (minimum 12 weeks), long-term and open-ended work.
Getting started
I offer a free 15-minute phone call before we begin, so you can ask any questions you may have about counselling and how I work, and so we can talk through practical details such as location, availability and fees.
If you decide to proceed, we will then have an initial 50-minute consultation session. This is a space to explore what has brought you to counselling and what you hope to gain from it, and to get a sense of whether working together feels like a good fit. This session is charged at the agreed session rate.
If we choose to continue, sessions are 50 minutes, held weekly at the same time and day. Sessions are led by you and whatever feels most important to bring on that day.
