Alexandra Perry, Counsellor in Brighton

How I can help

Intragative Therapy and coping strategies for Trauma , Anxiety, Depression, Bereavement, Low Self-Esteem

Areas of expertise

Abortion
Abuse
ADHD
Adoption
Adoption counselling for adults
Affairs and betrayals
Alcoholism
Anger Management
Anxiety
Asperger's syndrome
Attachment
Attachment disorder
Autism
Avoidant personality disorder
Baby loss
Behaviour problems
Bereavement
Birth Trauma
Blended family
Bullying
Burnout
Cancer
Career
Carer Support
Child Related Issues
Childhood bereavement
Childhood bullying
Childless not by choice
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
Chronic illness
Chronic pain
Climate anxiety and eco-anxiety
Codependency
Cognitive therapy
Couples Therapy
Depression
Difficulties in childhood
Discrimination
Dissociation
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Emotional abuse
Family issues
Feeling sad
Gender
Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
Grief
Health anxiety
HIV/AIDS
Hoarding
Identity Issues
Infertility
Infidelity
Jealousy
Learning Difficulties
LGBTQ+ Issues
Life Transitions
Loneliness
Loss
Low Self-Confidence
Low Self-Esteem
Men's Issues
Menopause
Mental health
Miscarriage
Money
Narcissism
Neurodiversity
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Older people's counselling
Panic Attacks
Panic Disorder
Passive-Aggressive Behaviour
Perfectionism
Perinatal Anxiety
Phobias
Physical Abuse
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Postnatal depression
Pregnancy and Birth
Race and racial identity
Racism
Redundancy
Relational therapy
Relationship Issues
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Self-Harm
Separation and Divorce
Separation anxiety
Sex Problems
Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault
Sexuality
Shame
Sleep Disorders
Social anxiety
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal Thoughts
Trainee therapists
Trauma
Women's Issues
Work-Related Stress

Languages spoken

English

Works with

Couples
Individuals

Fees

£60 – £70 per session

Availability

Monday	11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday	10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Training, qualifications & experience

I trained in Eastbourne and Bexhill and have a Diploma in Counselling with the NCFE. I have been in the field of counselling for 25 years and I am a Registered Member of the BACP and accredited with Cruse (bereavement charity). As well as my private Practice at home, I also work for ‘Counselling Plus Community’ a charity in Hastings (formerly Hastings and Rother Counselling Service), where I am a counsellor and Assessor. I was a College Counsellor at Hastings College with ‘Counselling plus Community’ for three years. I am trained and approved to counsel for S.S.O.S (Survivors of Suicide} referrals and SARC (Sexual Abuse Referral Centre) referrals for pre-trial therapy, via Counselling Plus.

Member organisations

BACP

About me

With over 20 years of experience, I am still passionate about the effectiveness of Integrative Counselling, which tailors different approaches depending each client’s differing needs’ When Anxiety, Depression, Low Self-esteem, Trauma and Loss can start to feel overwhelming I can help to process these feelings and find helpful coping strategies. Though these feelings are all normal under the circumstances, they can feel isolating, confusing and that no one could help. Most importantly you need to feel truly listened to and understood at your own pace. This allows you to be your true self or discover who you really are if you feel ‘lost’. Counselling can help you to achieve clarity and balance, which can lead to a more fulfilling and positive way forward.

I provide a safe, friendly and non-judgemental environment to confidentially explore and process difficult thoughts and feelings, These feelings will often be around issues such as Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Bereavement, Abuse and bullying, Low confidence and Self-esteem, OCD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Abuse, Self-harm and suicide.

No feelings are wrong, but sometimes they can lead us to make unhelpful choices. I use such therapies as Person Centred, Transactional Analysis, Transpersonal, Gestalt, Cognitive/ Behavioural Therapy and relaxation, it is important to find out what is helpful and what is not, in an honest and open way. By developing a trusting relationship between clients and myself, positive ways forward can be achieved.

Sessions are 50 minutes long and, ideally, weekly to start with.

Counselling and the potential it has for an effective and happier way forward never ceases to hearten me. When life becomes too hard to see the wood for the trees, having someone to walk with along the difficult and often scary path of processing difficult feelings (without judgement or someone ‘telling us’ what to do) can empower us and find peace.

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