Sam De Gruchy

Having moved from South East London to Brighton in 2024 - I continue to offer online sessions for clients in London.

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

Welcome, I'm Sam, an integrative therapist practising in Brighton and online.

The purpose and intention of my work is to provide a space that truly catalyses your healing and evolution as a person - to instil trust, meaning and confidence both in your personal experience and the collective space around you. I believe it is one of the principle underlying drives in being a human being, and fully worthy of our attention and dedication.

Commitment

Whatever difficulties you might currently be facing, big or small, therapy is containing space where you are fully welcome to arrive just as you are. My commitment to you is to support you in working through and releasing such difficulties, and in their place nurture a greater clarity, appreciation and compassionate understanding of yourself.

Authenticity and Vulnerability

'The truth will set you free’ - this is something I have experienced, witnessed and hold to be true. The difficulty is that our own subjective truths can sometimes be obscure (even to ourselves) - or may have been shut down in response to the words or actions of those around us. Experiences of vulnerability to date have often been challenging or hurtful, leading to further fear being our authentic selves. I offer a nurturing space to undo this process, to explore your authenticity with courage, trust and compassion - and to release difficult emotions or patterns that may currently be working overtime to protect you.

My intention is to be caring, patient and compassionate towards how things are for you right now, whilst at the same time aim up in collaboration toward your authentic potential.

I am an Integrative therapist, with a relational and person-centred focus

Integrative: flexibility and a dynamic approach, integrating several therapeutic modalities. It is rooted in our collective humanness, and tailored to your personal experience. I support clients with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationships, life direction, identity, existential and spiritual difficulties.

Relational: embracing that therapy takes place in relationship - because a real and genuine relationship creates the space for the real you to continue to emerge and be seen. The therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is the fertile ground in which you can grow in true self-confidence in yourself and in relation to others.

Person-centred: trust in your individual process and respecting your autonomy. Each person has the right to self-determine their own process and life choices, and my practice is rooted in this humanistic principle. We recognise that though engaging with therapeutic support, you remain the expert of your own experience, cultivating a sense of self increasingly available to you outside and beyond therapy.

Together we balance support for what arises in your life week to week, with a compassionate exploration of deeper material either current or past - paying respectful attention to both.

Free initial consultation

If you are interested in beginning work together, I invite you to contact me requesting a free 20 minute video consultation. This is an open opportunity to connect and get a sense of what working together might be like - I will create the space to share or 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

Weekly 60 minute sessions, on an open-ended basis.

Cancellation

I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy.

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

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

Welcome, I'm Sam, an integrative therapist practising in Brighton and online. 

The purpose and intention of my work is to provide a space that truly catalyses your healing and evolution as a person - to instil trust, meaning and confidence both in your personal experience and the collective space around you. I believe it is one of the principle underlying drives in being a human being, and fully worthy of our attention and dedication.

Commitment

Whatever difficulties you might currently be facing, big or small, therapy is containing space where you are fully welcome to arrive just as you are. My commitment to you is to support you in working through and releasing such difficulties, and in their place nurture a greater clarity, appreciation and compassionate understanding of yourself.

Authenticity and Vulnerability

'The truth will set you free’ - this is something I have experienced, witnessed and hold to be true. The difficulty is that our own subjective truths can sometimes be obscure (even to ourselves) - or may have been shut down in response to the words or actions of those around us. Experiences of vulnerability to date have often been challenging or hurtful, leading to further fear being our authentic selves. I offer a nurturing space to undo this process, to explore your authenticity with courage, trust and compassion - and to release difficult emotions or patterns that may currently be working overtime to protect you. 

My intention is to be caring, patient and compassionate towards how things are for you right now, whilst at the same time aim up in collaboration toward your authentic potential.

I am an Integrative therapist, with a relational and person-centred focus

Integrative: flexibility and a dynamic approach, integrating several therapeutic modalities. It is rooted in our collective humanness, and tailored to your personal experience. I support clients with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationships, life direction, identity, existential and spiritual difficulties.

Relational: embracing that therapy takes place in relationship - because a real and genuine relationship creates the space for the real you to continue to emerge and be seen. The therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is the fertile ground in which you can grow in true self-confidence in yourself and in relation to others.

Person-centred: trust in your individual process and respecting your autonomy. Each person has the right to self-determine their own process and life choices, and my practice is rooted in this humanistic principle. We recognise that though engaging with therapeutic support, you remain the expert of your own experience, cultivating a sense of self increasingly available to you outside and beyond therapy.

Together we balance support for what arises in your life week to week, with a compassionate exploration of deeper material either current or past - paying respectful attention to both.

Free initial consultation

If you are interested in beginning work together, I invite you to contact me requesting a free 20 minute video consultation. This is an open opportunity to connect and get a sense of what working together might be like - I will create the space to share or 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

Weekly 60 minute sessions, on an open-ended basis.

Cancellation

I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy.

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

Online: at varying times throughout the week. 

Sessions are 60 minutes in duration and held weekly. 

Welcome, I'm Sam, an integrative therapist practising in Brighton and online.

The purpose and intention of my work is to provide a space that truly catalyses your healing and evolution as a person - to instil trust, meaning and confidence both in your personal experience and the collective space around you. I believe it is one of the principle underlying drives in being a human being, and fully worthy of our attention and dedication.

Commitment

Whatever difficulties you might currently be facing, big or small, therapy is containing space where you are fully welcome to arrive just as you are. My commitment to you is to support you in working through and releasing such difficulties, and in their place nurture a greater clarity, appreciation and compassionate understanding of yourself.

Authenticity and Vulnerability

'The truth will set you free’ - this is something I have experienced, witnessed and hold to be true. The difficulty is that our own subjective truths can sometimes be obscure (even to ourselves) - or may have been shut down in response to the words or actions of those around us. Experiences of vulnerability to date have often been challenging or hurtful, leading to further fear being our authentic selves. I offer a nurturing space to undo this process, to explore your authenticity with courage, trust and compassion - and to release difficult emotions or patterns that may currently be working overtime to protect you.

My intention is to be caring, patient and compassionate towards how things are for you right now, whilst at the same time aim up in collaboration toward your authentic potential.

I am an Integrative therapist, with a relational and person-centred focus

Integrative: flexibility and a dynamic approach, integrating several therapeutic modalities. It is rooted in our collective humanness, and tailored to your personal experience. I support clients with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, anger, depression, self-esteem, relationships, life direction, identity, existential and spiritual difficulties.

Relational: embracing that therapy takes place in relationship - because a real and genuine relationship creates the space for the real you to continue to emerge and be seen. The therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is the fertile ground in which you can grow in true self-confidence in yourself and in relation to others.

Person-centred: trust in your individual process and respecting your autonomy. Each person has the right to self-determine their own process and life choices, and my practice is rooted in this humanistic principle. We recognise that though engaging with therapeutic support, you remain the expert of your own experience, cultivating a sense of self increasingly available to you outside and beyond therapy.

Together we balance support for what arises in your life week to week, with a compassionate exploration of deeper material either current or past - paying respectful attention to both.

Free initial consultation

If you are interested in beginning work together, I invite you to contact me requesting a free 20 minute video consultation. This is an open opportunity to connect and get a sense of what working together might be like - I will create the space to share or 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

Weekly 60 minute sessions, on an open-ended basis.

Cancellation

I operate a 48 hour cancellation policy.