Sam De Gruchy

I grew up in Jersey and return to the island frequently. Now based in Brighton, I continue to offer limited number of online sessions to Jersey clients.  

Sessions are 60 minutes in duration and held weekly via Google Meet.  

Welcome - I'm Sam De Gruchy, a BACP-registered Integrative, Relational Therapist practising in Brighton and online.

If you’re carrying something heavy, feeling overwhelmed or stuck, or wondering what your life is really for - I’m here right alongside you. Therapy is a sacred space where you are fully welcome to arrive just as you are, in a relationship in which you can be genuinely seen and heard. My commitment to you is to support you growing your capacity to navigate a life that is meaningful to you, nurturing an authentic and self-compassionate understanding of yourself.

What might bring you to work with me…

Direction, identity and meaning: asking bigger existential questions, seeking understanding and authenticity in yourself and the world around you. Wanting to feel equipped to live a meaningful life.

Relationships: wanting to work through underlying patterns in current or past relationships - whether romantic, family, professional or friendships.

Anxiety and overwhelm: wanting to learn how to regulate anxiety, as well as tending to and releasing the root cause.

Past experiences: those still impacting the present negatively. Wanting to digest and let go of the past to afford more peace in the present. Releasing those parts currently working overtime to protect you.

I see adults in weekly one-to-one therapy, in Brighton and online. I welcome and work with people of all ethnicities, age, sexualities, genders, relationships and religion categorically and without prejudice.

The work is human, grounded and rooted in genuine connection. Together we make room for what’s happening now, and tend to the deeper patterns underneath - paying care and attention to both.

Way of Working

What is Integrative therapy? It is an adaptable and dynamic approach, integrating several therapeutic modalities. It is rooted in our collective humanness, tailored to your personal experience. It also allows us to bring together all the parts of you into, integrating into a sense of wholeness.

What does it mean to work ‘relationally?’ It’s embracing that therapy takes place in relationship between two real people. A genuine relationship creates the space for the real you to continue to emerge and be seen, and the therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is the safe container where our work takes place.

What is Person-centred therapy? We trust your individual process and respect your autonomy. I believe each person has the right to self-determine their own process and life choices, and my practice is rooted in this principle. We recognise that although engaging with therapeutic support, you remain the expert of your own experience. This empowers you to take the work out and integrate into your life outside and beyond therapy.

No two therapeutic journeys are the same. Through building a genuine therapeutic alliance between us, I hold a nurturing space for your personal process to unfold.

Free initial consultation

If you are interested in beginning work together, I invite you to a free 20 minute video call introduction - you can simply request this via text/email and I will respond with upcoming availability for you to choose from.

It is an open opportunity to connect and get a sense of what working together might be like. I will create the space to share/ask as much or as little as feels right for you.

First full session

We may then discuss options for arranging a 60 minute session. This will be gently structured around an assessment, involving more questions from me to facilitate landing into the space and identifying your current difficulties and intentions for therapy.

Ongoing therapy

60 minute sessions, held weekly online. Number of sessions is open-ended and can stop at any time. 

Contract and Cancellation

I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy. You'll receive a contract/information sheet ahead of the first full session containing all relevant information including confidentiality, session structure, cancellation and insurance details

In-person: in central Brighton on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  

Online: Mondays and Wednesdays. 

Sessions are 60 minutes in duration and held weekly. 

Welcome - I'm Sam De Gruchy, a BACP-registered Integrative, Relational Therapist practising in Brighton and online.

If you’re carrying something heavy, feeling overwhelmed or stuck, or wondering what your life is really for - I’m here right alongside you. Therapy is a sacred space where you are fully welcome to arrive just as you are, in a relationship in which you can be genuinely seen and heard. My commitment to you is to support you growing your capacity to navigate a life that is meaningful to you, nurturing an authentic and self-compassionate understanding of yourself.

What might bring you to work with me…

Direction, identity and meaning: asking bigger existential questions, seeking understanding and authenticity in yourself and the world around you. Wanting to feel equipped to live a meaningful life.

Relationships: wanting to work through underlying patterns in current or past relationships - whether romantic, family, professional or friendships.

Anxiety and overwhelm: wanting to learn how to regulate anxiety, as well as tending to and releasing the root cause.

Past experiences: those still impacting the present negatively. Wanting to digest and let go of the past to afford more peace in the present. Releasing those parts currently working overtime to protect you.

I see adults in weekly one-to-one therapy, in Brighton and online. I welcome and work with people of all ethnicities, age, sexualities, genders, relationships and religion categorically and without prejudice.

The work is human, grounded and rooted in genuine connection. Together we make room for what’s happening now, and tend to the deeper patterns underneath - paying care and attention to both.

Way of Working

What is Integrative therapy? It is an adaptable and dynamic approach, integrating several therapeutic modalities. It is rooted in our collective humanness, tailored to your personal experience. It also allows us to bring together all the parts of you into, integrating into a sense of wholeness.

What does it mean to work ‘relationally?’ It’s embracing that therapy takes place in relationship between two real people. A genuine relationship creates the space for the real you to continue to emerge and be seen, and the therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is the safe container where our work takes place.

What is Person-centred therapy? We trust your individual process and respect your autonomy. I believe each person has the right to self-determine their own process and life choices, and my practice is rooted in this principle. We recognise that although engaging with therapeutic support, you remain the expert of your own experience. This empowers you to take the work out and integrate into your life outside and beyond therapy.

No two therapeutic journeys are the same. Through building a genuine therapeutic alliance between us, I hold a nurturing space for your personal process to unfold.

Free initial consultation

If you are interested in beginning work together, I invite you to a free 20 minute video call introduction - you can simply request this via text/email and I will respond with upcoming availability for you to choose from.

It is an open opportunity to connect and get a sense of what working together might be like. I will create the space to share/ask as much or as little as feels right for you.

First full session

We may then discuss options for arranging a 60 minute session. This will be gently structured around an assessment, involving more questions from me to facilitate landing into the space and identifying your current difficulties and intentions for therapy.

Ongoing therapy

60 minute sessions, held weekly either in-person or online. Number of sessions is open-ended and can stop at any time.

Contract and Cancellation

I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy. You'll receive a contract/information sheet ahead of the first full session containing all relevant information including confidentiality, session structure, cancellation and insurance details

I moved from South East London to Brighton in 2024, though continue to offer a limited number of online sessions for clients in London.

Sessions are 60 minutes in duration and held via Google Meet.

Welcome - I'm Sam De Gruchy, a BACP-registered Integrative, Relational Therapist practising in Brighton and online.

If you’re carrying something heavy, feeling overwhelmed or stuck, or wondering what your life is really for - I’m here right alongside you. Therapy is a sacred space where you are fully welcome to arrive just as you are, in a relationship in which you can be genuinely seen and heard. My commitment to you is to support you growing your capacity to navigate a life that is meaningful to you, nurturing an authentic and self-compassionate understanding of yourself.

What might bring you to work with me…

Direction, identity and meaning: asking bigger existential questions, seeking understanding and authenticity in yourself and the world around you. Wanting to feel equipped to live a meaningful life. 

Relationships: wanting to work through underlying patterns in current or past relationships - whether romantic, family, professional or friendships. 

Anxiety and overwhelm: wanting to learn how to regulate anxiety, as well as tending to and releasing the root cause. 

Past experiences: those still impacting the present negatively. Wanting to digest and let go of the past to afford more peace in the present. Releasing those parts working overtime to protect you. 

I see adults in weekly one-to-one therapy, in Brighton and online. I welcome and work with people of all ethnicities, age, sexualities, genders, relationships and religion categorically and without prejudice. 

The work is human, grounded and rooted in genuine connection. Together we make room for what’s happening now, and tend to the deeper patterns underneath - paying care and attention to both.

Way of Working

What is Integrative therapy? It is an adaptable and dynamic approach, integrating several therapeutic modalities. It is rooted in our collective humanness, tailored to your personal experience. It also allows us to bring together all the parts of you into, integrating into a sense of wholeness. 

What does it mean to work ‘relationally?’ It’s embracing that therapy takes place in relationship between two real people. A genuine relationship creates the space for the real you to continue to emerge and be seen, and the therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is the safe container where our work takes place.

What is Person-centred therapy? We trust your individual process and respect your autonomy. I believe each person has the right to self-determine their own process and life choices, and my practice is rooted in this principle. We recognise that although engaging with therapeutic support, you remain the expert of your own experience. This empowers you to take the work out and integrate into your life outside and beyond therapy.

No two therapeutic journeys are the same. Through building a genuine therapeutic alliance between us, I hold a nurturing space for your personal process to unfold.

Free initial consultation

If you are interested in beginning work together, I invite you to a free 20 minute video call introduction - you can simply request this via text/email and I will respond with upcoming availability for you to choose from. 

It is an open opportunity to connect and get a sense of what working together might be like. I will create the space to share/ask as much or as little as feels right for you.

First full session

We may then discuss options for arranging a 60 minute session. This will be gently structured around an assessment, involving more questions from me to facilitate landing into the space and identifying your current difficulties and intentions for therapy.

Ongoing therapy

60 minute sessions, held online weekly. 

Contract and Cancellation

I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy. You'll receive a contract/information sheet ahead of the first full session containing all relevant information including confidentiality, session structure, cancellation and insurance details.