Individual therapy
Couples therapy
Group therapy
Children, young people and families
Organisations and EAPs
Charity partnerships
Individual therapy
Therapy can be for anyone, whether you have complex or chronic mental health problems, or are just looking for someone to talk to.
We offer one-to-one therapy to address a wide range of concerns. These sometimes include but are not limited to anxiety and depression, family and relationship problems, grief, identity, trauma or self-esteem issues.
Individual therapy starts with an initial consultation to help us get a sense of the ‘best fit’ for you in terms of a therapist and type of therapy that is likely to work well for you. You don’t need to come in with any particular knowledge about therapy or know what exactly you are looking for. We can offer everything from short-term counselling to open-ended exploratory psychotherapy. Our practitioners offer a range of therapies and are trained in a variety of approaches.
Couples therapy
Couples therapy is for people looking to come to therapy together to work on their relationship. This relationship might be romantic, but it might also be a familial or platonic relationship, monogamous, or non-monogamous. Couples therapy at Brighton Therapy Centre is inclusive of all kinds of relationships.
All relationships can face challenges, from communication and intimacy to parenting and big life decisions. Working through these with an independent and qualified therapist can help us understand and address these issues together. A relationship does not need to be in crisis to benefit from couples therapy.
Couples therapy starts with an initial couples consultation, to help the therapist understand what is going on in the relationship and how they might work with you on this. The number of sessions needed can be agreed on together.
Group therapy
Group therapy is a kind of psychological therapy where you are working as part of a group of people together, and it can take many different forms.
Having therapy in a group environment can have many benefits as it offers a support network and provides the opportunity to meet others experiencing similar concerns. Groups are facilitated by a therapist, who works with you and other group members towards building a space of mutual support to share your experiences and work on understanding yourself better.
In preparation for joining group therapy, you will be offered 2-3 individual sessions with your group therapist. These are an opportunity to clarify in more detail the issues that you want to work on. This can sometimes take place over the period of weeks or months depending on whether the group is established or being newly set up. Longer term individual work may also be possible with a view to joining a group and can be discussed with the group therapist.
We have several existing groups that run throughout the week. If you would like to find out more about these you can contact us.
Children, young people and families
At Brighton Therapy Centre we have a range of options for individuals under the age of 18 or those who are coming to therapy as a family.
Individuals under the age of 18 fall into our children and young people category but we understand that maturity, independence, and capacity will vary enormously within this group, and many people over the age of 18 will also benefit from a family-oriented approach. Equally, individuals 16+ can access therapy through our adult services which are bookable online. The option you choose may be dependent on the level of support needed.
Therapy provides a private and safe space for children and young people to share their difficulties and explore their internal and external worlds. Talking to a trusted person can help them to feel unburdened. Play, drama and art can also offer creative tools as a language for a child / young person to express themselves. Our current children and young people therapists are trained in Art Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, and Family Therapy.
Organisations and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs)
We work with a range of organisations to provide specialist services to clients. These range from statutory organisations who contract us to work with people they are supporting, to private businesses providing support to their staff through Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs).
If you are interested in the services we offer, please get in touch to find out more about how we can help you and your organisation’s specific needs. Whether you are looking for individual or group therapy for clients or staff, or clinical supervision or consultancy to individuals and teams.
Charitable partnerships
We work in partnership with a number of other charities to provide mental health support to people in need in our community. If you are a charity and wonder how we might be able to work together, please get in touch.
Hope and Healing
A good example of our Charitable partnership work is the Hope and Healing project. We provide free counselling and therapy for individuals and their families who have been affected by a cancer diagnosis, all referred to us by one of six Sussex-based charities. These are Momentum Children’s Charity, WOLO, Children With Cancer Fund, Jane’s Wish Charity, Olive Tree Cancer Support, and 1066 Pink Ladies.
If you have been referred by one of these organisations, you can book your free initial consultation through our booking page here.