
Maggie Backhouse
Registered Member MBACP
Contact information
Therapist - Haywards Heath
Features
- Concessionary rates
Availability
I offer remote weekday appointments.
Concessionary rates can be available. Please ask when you make your initial enquiry. These rates are also available to NHS/ Blue Light cardholders.
About me and my therapy practice
Why come to counselling
People come to counselling for many reasons. You may have a very specific issue you would like to work on such as anxiety, depression, illness, relationships, self-esteem, identity or bereavement. Or you may be unclear but feeling generally overloaded, or stuck and want things to change. Whatever is bringing you to counselling I offer a warm, confidential and non-judgemental space to talk. Together we can work things through.
What to expect
My therapy is client led. What does that mean for you? In our sessions we will discuss where you are now in life and what you would like to achieve from counselling. To help with this we will consider your beliefs and values and what is important to you. We will talk through how you think and feel, and how this influences your relationships with others and can impact your day to day world.
To support you I will draw on a number different therapeutic approaches but will adapt them to suit your needs. While working on current issues our aim will be to improve your overall wellbeing and resilience.
My therapeutic practice
I have been part of the field of mental health and wellbeing for over 20 years. My clients come from all walks of life and bring their own unique perspective. While also being part of a wider community of shared experience.
I have particular interest in working with: unpaid carers, those affected by substance misuse, people living with chronic pain and long term health conditions, neurodivergent clients, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Many families and individuals experience bereavement and loss. This comes in many forms. If this is part of your story please know that as a trained bereavement counsellor I am here for you.
I welcome your enquiry whatever challenges you face. I look forward to talking with you.
Practice description
I work with adults aged 18 or over remotely by phone or online and within an ethical professional (BACP) framework.
I offer weekly 50 minute counselling sessions. Usually on a pre-arranged day and time.
Free initial consultation.
Concessionary rates offered depending on personal circumstances, please feelf free to ask at initial enquiry. Reduced rates also offered to NHS workers/Blue Light card holders.
My first session
During our initial free 20 minute online (or telephone) consultation we can discuss what brings you to counselling and what you would like from therapy. I will answer any questions you may have about my practice and what to expect from working with me.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sensory impairment, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Vegan allied, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Eclectic, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Relational, Transactional analysis, Transpersonal
Clients I work with
Adults, EAP, Older adults, Organisations, Trainees
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Telephone therapy, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English