Our services

We provide psychological therapy and specialist psychological services for adults in Worthing, West Sussex, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, and online across the UK and Europe where clinically and professionally appropriate. Whether you are living with longstanding patterns or facing a recent life challenge, therapy can offer a space to understand your experience and develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.

Anxiety, Stress & Emotional Overwhelm

Generalised anxiety, panic, social and health anxiety, OCD, phobias, performance anxiety, chronic stress, emotional overwhelm, moral injury, and difficulties regulating emotions.

Depression, Self-Esteem & Identity

Depression, persistent low mood, emotional numbness, hopelessness, shame, self-criticism, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, low self-worth, identity difficulties, and a sense of emptiness or disconnection from yourself.

Relationships & Attachment

Relationship conflict, fear of abandonment or intimacy, trust and boundary difficulties, codependency, repetitive relational patterns, family conflict, parenting difficulties, loneliness, and disconnection.

Sexuality, Intimacy & Sexual Behaviour

Compulsive sexual behaviour, problematic pornography use, sexual anxiety and avoidance, changes in sexual desire, difficulties with emotional or physical intimacy, sexual shame, attachment-related sexual difficulties and the psychological impact of sexual trauma.

Grief, Loss, Life Transitions & Meaning

Bereavement, anticipatory grief, relationship breakdown, childlessness and fertility difficulties, loss of identity or role, career change, chronic illness, midlife transitions, existential anxiety, and questions of meaning and purpose.

Trauma, Attachment & Dissociation

Childhood abuse and neglect, complex trauma and PTSD, attachment and developmental trauma, medical or birth trauma, vicarious and intergenerational trauma, dissociation, and other adverse life experiences. Please see our dedicated EMDR & Trauma Therapy section below.

Neurodivergence

Neurodiversity-affirming therapy and adult autism and ADHD assessment, including support with sensory needs, masking, identity, relationships, work, burnout, late recognition and post-diagnostic adjustment. Please see our dedicated Neurodivergence: Therapy & Assessments section below.

Relocation, Cultural Identity & Belonging

Living abroad, relocating or returning home can bring questions of belonging, identity and connection. We support people with culture shock, homesickness, loneliness, cross-cultural relationships, family and cultural expectations, multilingual identity, discrimination, adapting to a new country, and the emotional impact of living between cultures.

Behavioural & Mind–Body Difficulties

Avoidance and procrastination, self-harm, addictive behaviours, insomnia, chronic pain, psychosomatic symptoms, and other physical effects of prolonged stress.

Trauma can affect memory, relationships, the nervous system, the body and a person’s sense of safety. We offer specialist trauma-informed therapy that is collaborative, carefully paced and adapted to the needs of each individual.

What Trauma Therapy Can Help With

PTSD and complex trauma, childhood abuse or neglect, attachment and developmental trauma, medical and birth trauma, traumatic loss, vicarious or intergenerational trauma, dissociation, emotional flashbacks, hypervigilance, shutdown, shame, mistrust and difficulties feeling safe in relationships.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is an evidence-based psychological therapy that can help the brain process traumatic or distressing experiences that continue to feel emotionally present. It may reduce the intensity of intrusive memories, images, beliefs, emotions and body sensations associated with what happened.

Stabilisation, Grounding & Emotional Regulation

Trauma therapy does not always begin with memory processing. For many people, the first stage involves building safety, recognising triggers, increasing emotional regulation and developing grounding strategies. This can include trauma stabilisation, sensorimotor and mind–body work, Flash Technique and parts-informed approaches.

Attachment & Relational Trauma

Where trauma occurred within important relationships, therapy may also focus on patterns of trust, closeness, protection, shame and self-worth. The therapeutic relationship provides a consistent space in which these patterns can be understood without blame.

Assessment, Pacing & Safety

We begin with a careful assessment of your current circumstances, history, strengths and support needs. EMDR is not automatically the starting point for everyone. Together, we agree whether preparation, stabilisation, trauma processing or another form of therapy is most appropriate, and review this throughout the work.

We offer neurodiversity-affirming therapy and comprehensive adult autism and ADHD assessments. Our approach recognises difference without reducing a person to a diagnosis and considers strengths, difficulties, identity, relationships, environment and support needs.

Therapy for Autistic and ADHD Adults

Therapy can support sensory and emotional regulation, masking and unmasking, autistic or ADHD burnout, executive-function difficulties, relationships, self-understanding, shame, late recognition, workplace difficulties and adjustment following diagnosis. We adapt communication, pacing, structure and the sensory environment wherever possible.

Adult Autism Assessment

Our comprehensive autism assessments combine the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) with the Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised (ADI-R). Assessment also includes developmental and clinical history, consideration of current functioning and strengths, and differential formulation. Where possible and appropriate, information from someone familiar with the person’s early development is included.

Adult ADHD Assessment

Our adult ADHD assessments include a full developmental, clinical and psychosocial history and use recognised measures such as the Diagnostic Interview for ADHD in Adults (DIVA-5), the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales, Second Edition (CAARS-2) and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). We also consider functioning across different areas of life, co-occurring difficulties and alternative explanations, with informant information included where available and appropriate.

Integrated Autism and ADHD Assessment

Where both autism and ADHD are being considered, assessment can be planned in an integrated way so that overlapping features, differences and support needs are explored carefully rather than viewed in isolation.

Feedback & Post-Diagnostic Support

Assessment includes feedback and a written report. We can also offer post-diagnostic therapy to help you make sense of the outcome, consider reasonable adjustments, communicate your needs and develop a more compassionate understanding of your experiences.

No diagnosis is made from a questionnaire or single measure alone. Conclusions are based on the full clinical assessment and the evidence considered together.

Our relationship with the body can be shaped by early experiences, relationships, culture, identity, health, ageing and social expectations. We offer a thoughtful, non-judgemental space to explore these experiences without reducing them to appearance or weight.

Body Image & Self-Worth

Therapy can help with body dissatisfaction, shame, comparison, low self-worth and feeling disconnected from or critical of your body. We can explore how these experiences developed and how they affect relationships, confidence and everyday life.

Body Dysmorphia & Appearance Anxiety

We support people experiencing persistent appearance-related anxiety, preoccupation with perceived flaws, checking, reassurance-seeking, avoidance and distress about being seen by others.

Eating & Emotional Regulation

Eating can become connected with comfort, control, punishment, numbness or managing overwhelming feelings. Therapy can help you understand emotional eating, restrictive or rigid patterns and the meanings that food has developed in your life.

Exercise, the Gym & Body Control

We can explore compulsive exercise, guilt about resting, anxiety about missing workouts, pressure to change the body and a relationship with the gym that has become rigid, punishing or closely tied to self-worth.

Identity, Health & Life Transitions

Changes connected with ageing, illness, disability, pregnancy, parenthood, menopause, gender, sexuality or other life transitions can alter how a person experiences their body. Therapy offers space to process loss, change and identity while developing a more compassionate relationship with the body.

When Additional Specialist Support Is Needed

Where eating or exercise difficulties involve significant physical risk or require specialist eating-disorder treatment, we will discuss this openly and support an appropriate referral or coordinated care.

Sexuality is an important part of our psychological, emotional and relational lives. Yet difficulties with sexual desire, behaviour or intimacy can leave people feeling confused, ashamed, disconnected or uncertain about themselves and their relationships. We offer a confidential, thoughtful and non-judgemental space to explore these experiences, taking account of their emotional, relational, developmental and social contexts.

Compulsive Sexual Behaviour & Problematic Pornography Use

Some people experience repetitive sexual behaviours, pornography use or sexual encounters that feel difficult to control, even when they lead to distress or unwanted consequences. Sometimes described as sexual addiction, these difficulties may be connected with emotional regulation, loneliness, shame or attempts to manage painful feelings. We explore what these behaviours mean for you without assuming that sexual desire or activity is inherently problematic.

Sexual Desire, Anxiety & Avoidance

Changes in desire, sexual performance anxiety, avoidance or differences in desire between partners can affect confidence, emotional wellbeing and relationships. Stress, physical health, medication, trauma and relationship experiences may all play a part. Therapy can help you understand how these influences interact.

Intimacy, Attachment & Relationships

For some people, sexual closeness feels easier than emotional intimacy. Others long for connection but feel anxious or overwhelmed when relationships become more emotionally significant. We explore how attachment, vulnerability, shame, fears of rejection and dependency may shape patterns of intimacy, communication and boundaries.

Sexual Shame, Identity & Self-Worth

Sexuality may be closely connected with self-esteem, body image, cultural or religious expectations and experiences of acceptance or rejection. We provide an affirmative, non-pathologising space to explore sexual identity, preferences, uncertainty and internal conflict without imposing a particular idea of what sexuality or relationships should look like.

Trauma & Sexual Wellbeing

Sexual trauma, coercion and relational harm can affect trust, bodily safety, desire and intimacy. Where appropriate, therapy may include stabilisation, emotional regulation, attachment-focused work and EMDR. We agree the pace and focus collaboratively, with attention to safety and choice.

Our Therapeutic Approach

We work integratively, drawing on Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy, attachment-informed approaches, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), parts-informed work and trauma-focused interventions where appropriate. Our aim is to support greater self-understanding, emotional awareness and freedom of choice. Where specialist medical or psychosexual assessment or treatment is needed, we can discuss appropriate additional support or referral.

Burnout is more than ordinary tiredness. It can develop when prolonged demands exceed the emotional, physical and relational resources available to us, leaving us depleted, detached or unable to recover.

Recognising Burnout

Burnout may involve persistent exhaustion, reduced motivation, irritability, emotional numbness, sleep difficulties, physical tension, loss of meaning, withdrawal and feeling unable to manage demands that were previously possible.

Work Pressure, Perfectionism & Responsibility

We support people affected by excessive workloads, blurred boundaries, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, high responsibility, workplace conflict, job insecurity and difficulty switching off from work.

Compassion Fatigue & Moral Injury

Professionals in caring, clinical, public-service and high-responsibility roles may become depleted through repeated exposure to distress, impossible demands or situations that conflict with their values. Therapy can help make sense of the emotional impact and restore sustainable boundaries.

Neurodivergent Burnout

Autistic and ADHD adults may experience burnout connected with masking, sensory overload, executive demands, repeated adaptation and environments that do not fit their needs. We work in a neurodiversity-affirming way to understand these pressures and identify realistic adjustments.

Relocation, Remote Work & Working Across Cultures

Relocation, remote or hybrid work and working across languages or cultures can bring isolation, identity strain, reduced support and pressure to keep adapting. Therapy can help explore belonging, boundaries and the cumulative impact of these demands.

Recovery & Sustainable Change

Therapy can support recovery by helping you recognise limits and early warning signs, understand the patterns that keep you overextended, reconnect with your values and develop changes that are sustainable rather than simply returning you to the same conditions.

For some people, psychological therapy can feel different when it takes place outside the traditional consulting room.

We offer Outdoor & Nature-Based Therapy, including walk-and-talk sessions and therapeutic work that makes use of the natural environment.

Sessions may involve walking together or sitting outdoors, depending on your preferences, mobility, the therapeutic work and the weather. Therapy remains psychologically focused and is provided with the same attention to confidentiality, boundaries and clinical care as our indoor sessions.

What outdoor therapy can support

Working outdoors may be particularly helpful for people who find sitting face-to-face in a therapy room intense, who think more freely while moving, or who experience nature as calming, grounding or restorative.

Outdoor therapy can support:

• anxiety and stress

• low mood and emotional overwhelm

• trauma and nervous-system regulation

• self-reflection and emotional processing

• life transitions

• burnout and work-related stress

• relationship difficulties

• identity and self-esteem

• reconnection with the body and environment

Nature as part of the therapeutic process

Nature can sometimes become part of the therapeutic process itself, providing opportunities to notice sensory experience, movement, patterns of attention, emotional responses and our relationship with the wider environment.

Outdoor & Nature-Based Therapy can be offered as a standalone way of meeting or alongside indoor and online therapy, depending on what is clinically appropriate and most helpful for you.

Practical considerations

Practical considerations such as accessibility, weather, privacy, location and what happens if we encounter other people are discussed together before beginning outdoor sessions.

We offer LGBTQ+ affirmative psychological therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexually or gender-diverse clients.

Our approach recognises that difficulties with anxiety, mood, relationships, identity or self-esteem do not exist in isolation from the social context in which people live. Experiences of stigma, discrimination, minority stress, rejection, concealment, family expectations or difficulties feeling understood can have a significant psychological impact.

Therapy provides a confidential and non-judgemental space in which you can explore your experiences without having to explain, defend or minimise important aspects of who you are.

What we can support with

We can support with:

• sexuality and gender identity

• coming out and disclosure

• relationships and intimacy

• shame and internalised stigma

• family and cultural pressures

• minority stress and discrimination

• trauma and attachment difficulties

• self-esteem and identity

• anxiety, depression and emotional distress

• navigating life transitions and questions of belonging

An affirmative, non-pathologising approach

Our work is affirmative rather than pathologising. Sexual and gender diversity are not treated as problems to be changed. Instead, therapy focuses on understanding your individual experiences, relationships, history and psychological needs.

Integrating different therapeutic approaches

Where relevant, LGBTQ+ affirmative work can be integrated with approaches including Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), EMDR, psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, parts-informed approaches and trauma-focused therapy.

Our work is informed by contemporary psychological research. We work integratively, drawing on the approaches most relevant to your needs, preferences and goals.

Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT)

MBT helps people develop a deeper understanding of their own thoughts, emotions and behaviours, as well as those of other people. It can be particularly helpful with emotional regulation, relationship difficulties and attachment-related challenges.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Attachment-informed therapy explores how early relationships may continue to influence emotional wellbeing, self-esteem and relationships in adulthood.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is an evidence-based treatment for trauma and distressing experiences. It supports the processing of memories that continue to feel emotionally present or “stuck”. More information is available in our dedicated trauma section below.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and less conscious patterns may influence current emotions, relationships and ways of coping. Greater insight can create room for lasting change.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Parts-Informed Therapy

Parts-informed work supports a compassionate understanding of different aspects of the self, including protective responses that may once have been necessary but have become restrictive or distressing.

Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)

CFT is particularly helpful for shame, self-criticism and low self-worth. It supports the development of self-compassion, emotional safety and resilience.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT supports people to build a meaningful life guided by their values while developing greater flexibility in responding to difficult thoughts and emotions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT helps people understand connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and develop practical strategies for change.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

DBT offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, tolerating distress and building a more balanced life.

Narrative Approaches

We explore the stories people hold about themselves, their relationships and their experiences, identifying strengths and developing alternative, more meaningful narratives.

Mind–Body & Sensorimotor Approaches

Trauma stabilisation, grounding, Flash Technique, EMDR-informed interventions and sensorimotor psychotherapy recognise the impact of stress and trauma on both mind and body. The work is paced to support regulation and safety.

Existential & Grief Therapies

These approaches support people navigating loss, life transitions, uncertainty and questions of meaning, identity and purpose.

Rather than fitting people into a particular model, we tailor therapy to the individual sitting in front of us.

Individual Therapy

A confidential and collaborative space to explore emotional difficulties, deepen self-understanding and create meaningful change.

Trauma Therapy

Specialist trauma-informed therapy using approaches including EMDR, attachment-focused therapy, Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, trauma stabilisation, parts-informed therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Flash Technique.

Psychological Assessments

Comprehensive psychological assessments, including diagnostic, insurance, occupational and formulation-based assessments.

ADHD & Autism Assessments

Neurodiversity-affirming assessments that consider neurodevelopmental differences, personal strengths, functioning and the impact of life experiences.

Group Therapy

Psychoeducational, trauma stabilisation, Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT), CBT-informed and psychotherapy groups.

Consultation

Consultation for individuals, families, organisations, case managers and healthcare professionals.

Clinical Supervision

Reflective supervision for psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and trainees.

Training, Teaching & Workshops

Professional training and workshops for organisations, schools, healthcare teams and professional groups on trauma, attachment, neurodiversity, emotional wellbeing, burnout, psychological safety and mental health.

Consultancy, Research & Educational Work

Our services also include solution-focused consultancy, multidisciplinary trauma services, sensory-informed work for neurodivergent adults, writing, research and educational projects.

We offer flexible ways of working to suit your needs:

In-Person Therapy

Appointments from our practice in West Sussex.

Online Therapy

Secure video sessions for clients across the UK and Europe, where clinically and professionally appropriate.

Individual Sessions

Standard appointments are 50 minutes.

ADHD & Autism Assessments

Assessment appointments are arranged according to the measures required and the needs of the individual.

Extended Sessions

Longer appointments are available for EMDR, assessments and intensive therapeutic work where clinically appropriate.

We aim to make accessing psychological support as straightforward and transparent as possible. Before beginning therapy, we will discuss your needs, answer any questions you may have, and explain all costs clearly so that you can make an informed decision about whether we are the right fit for you.

Free Initial Telephone Consultation

We understand that seeking therapy can feel like a significant step. We offer a brief initial consultation to help you understand how we work and consider whether our service is likely to meet your needs. We can then arrange an assessment with the psychologist best suited to support you.

Initial Assessment

The assessment is an opportunity to develop a detailed understanding of your current difficulties, personal history, strengths and goals. We are interested not only in symptoms, but in understanding you as a whole person. Together, we develop a shared formulation and discuss the most appropriate way forward.

Psychological Therapy

Most therapy sessions last 50 minutes and take place weekly. Regular sessions can provide the stability and continuity needed to build a strong therapeutic relationship and support meaningful change. Frequency and duration are always discussed collaboratively.