Andrea Mills

In person sessions available Wed - Fri during the day

No evening sessions currently available

I am qualified as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, trained in transactional analysis. I work in private practice in Hove. I work psychodynamically, which means we will explore how your present life experience is influenced by unconscious patterns, past experiences, and internal conflicts.

People seek help for many reasons: anxiety, depression, difficulties in relationships, loss, or a sense of being stuck. Sometimes there is a particular problem to address; sometimes it is less clear what is wrong, but something in life has become difficult or unsatisfying.

Psychotherapy offers an opportunity to think more deeply about these difficulties and to explore aspects of ourselves that may not be immediately apparent. Together, we can begin to consider how your past and present experiences, feelings, and relationships might be connected, and how familiar patterns may continue to influence your life.

I also work as a volunteer counsellor for an organisation specialising in counselling adult survivors of child sexual abuse and exploitation.

Counselling and psychotherapy are both talking therapies that can help boost mental well-being. I provide a confidential space for you to talk about whatever feels important to you, without feeling judged or shamed.

Counselling will usually have a more explicit purpose, for example to help overcome a particular life event such as a bereavement, separation, or fertility difficulties. Or there could be a specific personal issue such as social anxiety, sexual dysfunction etc. Counselling is weekly, can take place in person or online, and is likely to be shorter term than psychotherapy.

Broadly speaking, psychotherapy is more in-depth and longer term, with a focus on getting to the root of your issues and gaining a better understanding of how your mind works, and why. Psychotherapy with me is usually in person, and sessions are weekly at a minimum.

Both counselling and psychotherapy might include learning new skills and coping strategies.

The key to successful therapy is finding a therapist that is the right fit for you. I welcome the opportunity to have an introductory 20 minute call or meeting, free of charge, to help you asses whether I am the therapist you want to work with.