Life can often feel overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Whether you’re facing past trauma, the challenges of parenthood, or unresolved feelings from childhood, having a space to talk openly can make all the difference. That’s why I offer a safe and supportive environment where you can explore your thoughts and emotions at your own pace.

As a person-centred counsellor, my approach is rooted in empathy, warmth, and respect for your unique experiences. I believe that healing begins with feeling heard, and my role is to walk alongside you as you make sense of what’s on your mind.

I have experience working with mothers in our group therapy sessions, supporting them through the emotional complexities of motherhood. However, my work extends to anyone seeking clarity, connection, and a deeper understanding of themselves.

Whatever brings you to therapy, you are welcome here.

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My journey to yoga teaching has been both unexpected and felt totally natural at the same time. I went to my first yoga class as a teenager have been practising ever since. My practise became increasingly important to me as I progressed in my career in the corporate world. Getting on to the yoga mat always brought me back home to myself, little moments in my week where I remembered who I really was and what I needed, physically and mentally. I listened on the mat in a way I did not in my day to day life. The more I practised the more fascinated I became as to how and why yoga could make this happen and I felt this deep yearning to know more.

I enrolled on my yoga teacher training and what began as personal exploration has completely changed my life. I would never have imagined stepping into that first yoga class as a teenager that I would one day be privileged enough to be teaching yoga to others. I wasn’t then, and am still not, the most flexible person in the room! But, as I have learned, yoga is so much more than this. Through the exploration of physical postures we can learn so much about what is really going on within: some days that may be the need to deeply stretch out our muscles, some days it may be noticing just how deeply tired we are and nudging us to take more rest.

I feel truly honoured to be in a position now to be able to guide others. I am passionate about helping everyone see that yoga can be for them and beneficial for both the body and the mind. For me, it’s not about how flexible you are or how good you are at arm balancing (although yoga is amazing for this of course) but about helping to create a nurturing space for you to take some time for you: to move in a way that feels good and empowering you to listen to what your body wants to tell you, because this is truly your greatest teacher.

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Julia Behrens is a medical herbalist with an honours degree in Phytotherapy, over 23 years of practical experience, qualifications in Nutrition, Swedish massage and teaching.

She is a member of the College of Practising Phytotherapy (MCPP), has taught at the School of Herbal Medicine, lectured at East London and Westminster University, consulted for the WWF and been a staff trainer for Neal’s Yard Remedies. She runs a range of courses in Herbal Medicine for schools and community groups. She has published articles about the conservation of medicinal plants in the European Journal of Herbal Medicine, WWF and Plant Life, and is a co-author of Healing Herbs (Dorling Kindersley, 2020).

Julia applies sustainable and holistic principles in both her medicinal practice and treatment of clients. While working along side GPs and experienced health care professionals she uses her knowledge to treat, preventative ill health and restore well being and vitality.

She combines her knowledge of plants and bodywork to tailor prepare individual prescriptions from her well-stocked dispensary and make up formulas, capsules, creams and tinctures. She treats common conditions affecting the whole family and complex conditions with particular interest in natural changes effecting women. Julia specialises in women’s health, menopause fertility and Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder that can affect every system in the body including sleep patterns, hormone imbalance, circulatory and arthritic conditions.

Julia’s compassion, sense of humour and wide knowledge of plants can help restore balance, reduce stress, chronic pain, inflammation, hormonal imbalance and generally support emotional and physical well-being.

Julia is excited to be joining the Hove practice and is passionate about working with and creating space for sustainable health care.

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Lucy has worked for over 20 years with children and families as a creative arts therapist, a teacher, and a youth worker. She has worked with diverse groups of people in education and training, public health, social services and mental health settings.

Lucy offers individual therapeutic support to children and their parents or carers, or to a child and their parent/carer together if they wish to attend as a pair. Lucy trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama as a dramatherapist. She is a qualified Arts Therapist (MA Drama and Movement Therapy, distinction) and is registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (ref no: AS20015). She is a member of BADTH (British Association of Dramatherapists).

Lucy has also trained as a Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist (Levels 1 and 2) and her work is DDP informed. Lucy combines elements of dramatherapy and DDP principles in her work to provide nurturing, therapeutic support that is simultaneously in-depth and safely held, and creative and playful.

Lucy is a mum to an autistic little boy and has lived experience of special needs parenting and all the challenges and rewards that this can bring. Lucy is a calm and friendly person and brings these qualities to her practice.

Lucy works as a trainer and designs and delivers innovative, forum theatre based training (from a trauma informed perspective) to a wide range of organisations.

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I’m passionate about helping others improve their well-being through yoga. After over a decade of experiencing its benefits and a keen interest in mental health, becoming a yoga instructor felt like a natural progression.

With a British Wheel of Yoga qualification specialising in therapeutic applications, I focus on supporting students’ emotional and physical wellness. My classes provide a welcoming space with gentle guidance through postures and mindfulness techniques, helping students improve both their physical and mental well-being.

I teach beginner-friendly sessions and workplace yoga, creating an inclusive environment where everyone can nurture their well-being both on and off the mat. My teaching combines clear, supportive instruction to help beginners learn postures safely, while encouraging individuals to explore each pose in a way that suits them.

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I am a warm, compassionate therapist supporting clients through creative, relational, and trauma-informed approaches. I work one to one with children, young people and adults offering a safe, non-judgmental space for healing and growth.

Alongside my private practice, I work an NHS Mother and Baby Unit as a specialist in parental and perinatal mental health. Here, I support families navigating complex mental health challenges, including fathers and partners during times of acute crisis. I’m deeply committed to helping the whole family move through difficulty with strength, understanding, and connection.

As well as seeking support for current life challenges, many of the clients I work with come to therapy to explore how their early experiences, continue to shape their present day living, family dynamics, and relationship patterns. Together, we gently unpack what’s been carried over time offering space to process, heal, and reconnect with your sense of self.

My integrative approach brings together attachment theory, psychoanalytic thinking, neuroscience, and the expressive power of play and art therapy. With a background in the arts, I often weave creativity into the therapeutic process to help make sense of what can be hard to put into words.

Whether you’re facing current challenges or looking to understand yourself more deeply, you will be warmly welcomed. Please get in touch for an initial conversation.

I am a qualified Integrative Child, Adolescent and Adult Counsellor (PgDip, BACP), and I am in the final stages of completing my training as a Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychotherapist (MA, UKCP).

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I am a Clinical Psychologist and have worked in the NHS in various roles for over 15 years. More recently, I have taken a break from clinical work to grow and nurture my young family. Prior to this, I worked with children and adolescents, their caregivers, families and the systems around them. I have also worked with adults experiencing a broad range of difficulties such as significant mental health challenges, neurodiversity, physical health conditions, and major life transitions. I love working with young people and the systems around them to help them move through difficult life experiences. I do so with compassion, creativity and curiosity and by developing a shared understanding of the problems the young person and family are facing. Together we look for stories that affirm the strengths and resilience of the young person or family while also drawing on various evidence based techniques that build up skills that might help guide them through adversity. I particularly love working with neurodivergent young people and adults, exploring together how they experience the world. I work predominantly from a trauma-informed perspective and a lot of my work with neurodivergent families focusses on the parent-child relationship. I draw on a broad range of models in my therapeutic work including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, attachment-based therapies and more holistic approaches that look at how the mind and body interact.

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I have always been passionate about wellbeing in all its forms and following a rewarding career in project management and consultancy, I found myself being drawn to counselling and wanting to find my place in the world helping others. As part of this journey, I started and continue, to work with vulnerable adults in mental health recovery work, providing practical and emotional support to individuals with complex and traumatic histories. I also have experience in grief counselling and offer pre-bereavement and bereavement counselling to family and friends of patients receiving hospice care. These diverse, multifaceted and nuanced lines of work are inherently aligned with my work as a person-centred counsellor.

The person-centred approach trusts that we are doing the best we can with what is available to us, and that we all have the capacity for change and growth when offered a safe environment where we are valued, understood and empowered – and this is what I strive to offer in my counselling practice. Sometimes we just need some support, someone to share our worries with, someone to help us explore our feelings, make sense of things, and come to our own solutions in our own time.

I believe being truly heard and accepted for who we are, without judgement and with authenticity is a precious experience that we all deserve, and that has the power to make a profound difference in our lives. My hope is to be your faithful companion on your therapeutic journey, supporting you in your process, whatever this means for you.

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I’ve been practising yoga since I was a child. I learned that we’re designed to move, and our original movements were eastful and felt good. Now, (many) years later, that’s how I approach teaching yoga and training yoga teachers.

I’ve completed numerous courses, including a Masters in the traditions of yoga and meditation. Having studied yoga inside out, upside down I can honestly tell you yoga is for everybody.

Possibly more important than my qualifications, is my ability to create a space for you to remember who you were before conditioning and culture made you hold your body in unnatural, small and ultimately painful ways.

Our practise together is a journey home.

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My classes blend gentle yet precise postures, breath awareness, and meditation. I encourage my students to cultivate presence and balance in both the body and mind. Most importantly, I believe yoga is not about flexibility or perfection, but about connection – to yourself, to your breath, and to the present moment. With a focus on accessibility, I design my classes to welcome all students, no matter what their age, experience, or body shape.

After living in Byron Bay, Yoga became an integral part of my self-care for focus, flexibility and connection. I went on to work for twenty years as a Primary School teacher, where I started to see a growing need for children to learn the tools for wellbeing and was keen to develop my knowledge of yoga further. Five years ago, I trained to become a Yoga teacher, and since then I have been passionate about sharing this knowledge with both adults and children.

My greatest joy is witnessing people’s discovery of how yoga can support them in building strength, peace, and resilience – both on and off the mat.

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Life presents a multitude of events, challenges and obstacles, that at times can be difficult to surmount. Each person meets these with different perspectives and emotions; these differences are part of what makes us human.

Another vital part of being human is the need for connection and to share what we are experiencing, to help make sense of our existence. But if you’re feeling overwhelmed and resources are depleted, it can be hard to find space to reflect and find a way through.

I aim to offer a compassionate, safe and nonjudgemental environment, where you are free to explore what’s important to you. Together we will work collaboratively, and mindfully uncover the values and beliefs influencing your responses to concerns which may be arising.

My work is grounded in a person centred approach, which acknowledges your intrinsic capacity for growth and is informed by my long standing practices of mindful and somatic embodied awareness.

With conscious attention, I use my body and discreet interoception – the sense that helps us understand and feel what’s going on inside our bodies – to attune to your needs in our therapeutic relationship, and help you to determine the outcomes you desire.

I began working online and via telephone early March 2020 and have supported clients throughout the pandemic. I also facilitate therapeutic support groups for mothers who’ve experienced birthing alone, restricted visits, traumatic birth, pregnancy complications, premature birth and neonatal illness.

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As a mind and body therapist my classes centre around a therapeutic approach and are suitable for all ages, abilities and interests.

It is my intention to offer a supportive space for people to

Explore their movement, breath and relationship to rest. Develop a kinder more inclusive relationship with their body, emotions and thoughts. Learn practices they can use in their daily lives to support their sense of wellbeing. I facilitate practice with kindness, humility, humour and a deep sense of welcome. You are welcome to show up as you are, however you are.

My experience comes from a being human and living a life of ups and downs, from my own practice, from teaching and also from training. I am a certified Yoga Therapist since 2019 (620hrs with the Minded Institute) and a British Wheel of Yoga (500hrs) teacher since 2008. I never stop learning and over the last 15yrs I have undertaken numerous intensive trainings in Integrated Eye Movement Therapy, Yoga Nidra (Total Yoga Nidra Network, iRest, Parayoga), Restorative (Anna Ashby & Judith Hansen Lasaster), Fascia and biotensegrity (Joanne Avison) to name a few.

I am the creator and lead trainer of IMAGINE REST and a guest lecturer for the Minded Institute, Be Yoga Teacher Training and Lushtums Pregnancy and Post-Natal Training.

More than anything I am a mother of two boys, living with her husband by the sea in Brighton trying to do my best to live well and to support others to live well too. It’d be an honour to serve you in your yoga journey.

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Sometimes it may feel that words are not enough to shift the layers of feelings held in the body. Attuning to the body’s messages and movement patterns can offer valuable insight into our inner processes, ways of relating, and how our inner worlds are reflected in our outer realities. Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) is a form of Arts therapy that offers an alternative to talking therapy. DMP is a relational process that encourages experimentation and playfulness through creative and symbolic expression, focusing on the interconnectedness of the body and mind. DMP commonly follows a talk-move-talk structure and does not require previous movement experience or dance training. Movement props, music, and art materials are available to support the client’s individual needs and preferred ways of engaging. As a Dance Movement Psychotherapist, I am attuned to the client’s non-verbal, symbolic, and unconscious communication. My therapy approach is psychodynamic, trauma-informed, and movement-based. I provide a safe environment for verbal and creative expression in a supportive, confidential space. I work with all ages. I have clinical experience from a range of settings: schools, children’s homes, community mental health services, and adult NHS inpatient hospitals. I am registered with the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapists (ADMPUK). Alongside my DMP practice, I work as a Therapeutic Life Story Work practitioner with children who have been through the care system.

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When I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in the Autumn of 2017, I was faced with a massive opportunity and choice: radically change my life or keep it as it was and hope for the best. I chose the first option and I still do - every day.

Yoga played a huge role in how I viewed my body, the disease and my reason to be. I become a teacher and I specialise in supporting people who have been touched by cancer.

My approach is varied and I blend different modalities that I learn through my continuous trainings, from Energy Medicine Yoga to somatic practices.

I often tailor my classes to the seasons, aiming to create balance and lightness within the body, giving the opportunity to feel more connected, present, grounded, open and at ease.

I specifically target issues that may arise during or post treatment, and I provide tools to deal with anxiety, fatigue, loss of mobility, bone loss, muscle weakness, etc - building strength and a sense of calm through postures, mindfulness and breath.

My mottos are: “stay open & love yourself into healing”.

I look forward to learning more - together.

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My Thai Yoga Massage practice has developed from my 10 years + experience as a yoga teacher. Both practices have their roots in ancient India and acknowledge that we are multi-dimensional beings with physical, energetic, mental/emotional and spiritual layers of self.

In Thai culture, healing practices like Thai massage are deeply intertwined with Buddhist principles of mindfulness, compassion, and loving-kindness. The act of giving a Thai massage is seen as a form of ‘Metta’ (loving-kindness meditation), where the practitioner approaches the massage with an open heart and mindful presence. This is how I try to live my life day-to-day.

I’m fascinated by how our patterns of moving and thinking affect our functional movement. Through Thai Yoga massage we can free up congestion in the body that not only limits our range of movement but also our ability to enjoy inhabiting our bodies without effort or strain.

Thai Yoga Massage combines the techniques of acupressure with assisted yoga stretches to energy lines throughout the body known as ‘Ten Sen’ to create harmony and balance in the body.

It can be used therapeutically to:

· address issues such as back, shoulder and knee pain

· Relieve aching muscles, neck and shoulder tension, headache and menstrual cramps

· Improve circulation

· deeply relax the receiver and help with sleep problems.

During the massage the receiver is fully clothed (in loose fitting clothes) and the massage is carried out on a mattress on the floor.

For more information please visit www.joshawyoga.com

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Hello, I am Josie and I am an original Brightonian, which is often rare to find! My introduction to Contemporary Dance was in Brighton and Hove Youth Dance Company many moons ago before going on to complete my degree in Contemporary Dance studies.

I am a community dance artist and dance educator, having spent many years facilitating for some brilliant community organisations, professional companies, schools, colleges and in many varied settings and spaces. Before returning to the south coast, I taught for several years at The BRIT School for Performing Arts and then as a Animateur for Rambert Dance Company.

I am passionate about the delivery of high quality dance and movement classes for all and believe in the importance of allowing space for individuality and creativity. When I am not teaching dance, I can be found leading restorative yoga classes in and around my local community, teaching the practice inclusively and joyfully with respect and acceptance of our wonderful bodies and busy minds.

I hold a PGCE in secondary dance education, have trained in the recently developed Rambert Grades contemporary dance syllabus, have gained training under Yoga for Teens and recently returned to University to study the practice of Dance Movement Psychotherapy. I currently teach for South East Dance and am an associate artist for Parable Dance Company and have taken part in numerous training courses with Candoco, One Dance UK and People Dancing

Young people are deserving of safe spaces to explore, express and push boundaries through their chosen art form and I feel it is crucial to their development. I find this age group, their growth and their potential really exciting as a dance and yoga teacher and I love the unexpected in leading creatively in community spaces and participatory work.

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