Janet Seabrook

I currently do not have any availability to take on new clients. If you are a former/returning client, please do get in touch.

I am an experienced BACP-accredited and registered counsellor with over 18 years’ experience of providing counselling and psychotherapy to young adults (18+), adults and older adults.

You don’t have to be in crisis to have therapy and it may simply feel as though life is not quite right, without being sure of the reason why. Most people experience times when they feel low, anxious or depressed.

It can be rare to have the experience of really being listened to in day-to-day life but with the right therapist, counselling can provide this in a way that is transformative. The quality of the therapeutic relationship is one of the key factors in successful therapy and I provide a warm, supportive and empathic approach that puts you at the heart of the work.  The counselling session offers time and space for you, where nothing is expected of you except a willingness to being present.

I am able to offer short or long-term work depending on your needs, although I find that I tend to work more on a long term basis with clients. People come to counselling for all sorts of reasons, and whatever you wish to talk about I will work with you to support you in developing a better understanding of yourself and finding the right way forward for you.

As well as my original training, I continue to develop my skills and practice and some of my recent additional training includes:

- Trauma focused therapy (Mark Widdowson)

- Online Therapy (zoom, email, telephone with the Online Therapy Institute)

- CBT foundations (Adrian Hemmings)

- Introduction to Jungian concepts 

- Compassion focused training (Paul Gilbert) 

- Solution focussed approaches to counselling (Brief Therapy Institute)

If any of this sounds interesting and if you feel I might be a good fit for you, please feel welcome to contact me, without obligation, by telephone, text or email.

I set up in private practice in 2018.  Sessions are held at my counselling room on the outskirts of Chichester or online via video link (Zoom), depending on your needs and preference.  My counselling room is in a private and peaceful setting and there is ample space for parking.

I originally trained as a Person-Centred Counsellor at Brighton University but consider myself an integrative therapist, incorporating other approaches and techniques in my work.  I started my first counsellor training in 2004. 

Prior to setting up in private practice,  I have worked as a counsellor in a number of settings:

• Student Counsellor at Portsmouth University

• Chichester Counselling – a charity offering low cost counselling to the local community

• Your Space – provision of counselling in schools (working with 9-14 year olds) across West Sussex

• St Peter and St James Hospice near Haywards Heath

• Mileoak GP Surgery and Hove Polyclinic, both in Hove

Apart from my private practice, I currently also work as a clinical supervisor. 

Our first session is a chance to get to know each other a little and explore what you are looking for from therapy, as well as how we can best work towards this together. 

It is important that you feel comfortable with the therapist you choose to work with and after our first session I would encourage you to take some time to think about whether I am the right therapist for you.

I am an integrative humanistic therapist and also familiar with Psychodynamic therapy.