Lorna Sharp

I provide face-to-face counselling at Brighton Consulting Rooms next to Preston Park Station, Brighton.  I also provide counselling online usually via Google Meets, however, I'm happy to discuss other platforms or apps.

I am available on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Please contact me directly to discuss what time works best.  I offer a free 30 min initial phone call and future sessions are charged and 50 minutes long.

I am a qualified Person-Centered Counsellor with experience in using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and creativity activities when words and experiences are hard to express. I have extensive experience working with mental health and trauma within the supported housing sector. 

When there are challenges and pain in our lives it can create a range of feelings that can be challenging to accept and process, sometimes this can be a lonely and confusing place to become stuck, my sessions are a space to unravel what is going on in a supportive and friendly, confidential environment, where people can be themselves, go at their own pace, feel heard, and explore what is needed to move forward. Moving forward can look like peace, confidence, balanced life, a better understanding of self, or learning skills to manage mental health, but what is needed from sessions is unique to everyone. You will find me listening without judgment and empowering with empathy. Sessions are led by what is brought to the session which leads to an organic and flexible process. CBT uses worksheets, activities, and homework to learn new ways of thinking and living to bring freedom from your struggles and can be used in sessions for a proactive approach to making changes.

I work with 16+ teenagers, adults and student counsellors. There is a wide range of reasons to come to counselling which doesn't always fit into a box, however here are some areas I have worked with before; anxiety, depression, stress, life challenges and well-being, low self-esteem, ADHD, relationships, trauma, sleep issues, bereavement and grief and loss including life and job changes.  I work with all religions and beliefs, however, have particular experience working with the Christian faith and have connections with Charis Counselling, Brighton www.chariscounsellingbh.co.uk

If you would like to have sessions face-to-face, I rent rooms at Brighton Consultancy rooms, next to Preston Park Station, Brighton. The rooms are bright and warm. You can see photos on the website:  https://www.brightonconsultingrooms.co.uk/ Sessions are booked on the hour and last for 50 minutes. There is a small waiting room. Water and tissues are available. Once sessions are arranged, I will contact you directly to confirm which room we will be meeting in and any other information you might need. The venue is close to many transport links.

Online sessions are usually via Google Meets, however, we can discuss if there is a preferred platform.

Please contact me to arrange a 30-minute initial conversation to discuss what you would like from counselling and any questions you may have. 

If counselling is confirmed, whether face-to-face or online, all sessions are charged the same and the same length of time. You will be sent a contract and assessment paperwork to complete in time for our first session. The first session will be an opportunity to continue to get to know each other, ask questions, and agree on sessions moving forward. I offer long and short-term counsellling.