Heidi Wood

My client hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays via zoom or face to face at Five-ways Hub, 360b Ditchling Road or Brighton Consulting Rooms, 18a Clermont Road (Preston Park Station).

I offer a free first consultation online, this is for you to share about yourself, what has brought you into therapy, ask any question and see if I'm the right therapist for you.

As an integrative counsellor/psychotherapist I draw upon a number of modalities and theories, working empathically and intuitively, in a non judgmental, safe space.

I have extensive experience working with Generation Z and Millennials, supporting young adults, professionals and students navigating through modern life, addressing issues such as peer pressure, relationship anxieties, self esteem, identity/ authenticity, boundary work, climate change and burn out.

I also specialise in maternal and fathers mental health, alongside running a private practice I work for the NHS community maternity team, visiting families during their fourth trimester. 

Within my practice I allow you to share at your own pace, aware of what it is you are wishing to work towards. At times, with your permission we can use experiential creative modalities, such as somatic body and breath work, presenting dreams, arts, visualisation and meditations to help gain deeper insights for personal growth and transformation.

Becoming a parent is one of life's most profound transitions, matrescence and parenthood, just like adolescence, is a transition involving massive hormonal shifts, identity changes and emotional turbulence.

This new chapter brings new life and though exciting it can bring a sense of losing oneself, possible feelings of grief for your former identity or confusion around new responsibilities and dynamics. Independence and autonomy can go out the window and new harmful coping methods to manage anxiety/stressors can emerge.

Dads can also be vulnerable. Parenthood can bring up attachment issues relating from childhood, feelings of loss, guilt and anger may be suppressed. These are sensitive subjects that can be shared, talked about in a safe confidential therapeutic space.

Following on from your initial enquiry and consultation, should you wish to book a first session I will forward a copy of my therapy contract and future therapy dates.

During the first session I will need to take a short assessment, such as medical history, past losses, traumas, family support etc.

Ideally I ask you to book 6 sessions, this allows time to explore what has brought you into therapy and what you initially would like to focus on. As these 6 sessions come to an end we can review and see if you would like to continue or end therapy for now.