Emily Pacey

Tuesday - 9am to 4pm

Wednesday - 8am to 4pm

Thursday - 8am to 6pm

• In-person sessions
• Online sessions
• Walk-and-talk sessions in the grounds of Brighton Pavilion and Queen's Park.

In-person sessions are conducted in Hanover, near central Brighton, at Brighton Counselling Rooms on Down Terrace.

- Free parking (excepting one hour a day between 11am and noon)

- bike rack available for clients' use.

- The number 20 bus stops just outside Brighton Counselling Rooms, while bus stops for the 2, 21 and 23 are also nearby.

Here you will find the space to explore what’s going on for you. A place where you don't have to hold it all together for the benefit of others, and can express yourself honestly.

I am an integrative counsellor with a warm, empathic style, shaping my approach to your needs. Using gentle enquiry, we will understand where your more painful feelings come from, and explore your strengths. Through compassionate challenge, we will work towards liberating change.

Clients often come to me when they are struggling with sadness, depression, anger or anxiety. Some feel unseen, like they are 'not enough’, or alternatively that they are ‘too much’. Others are looking for space to process a complex or difficult situation that life has presented, either recently or at some time in the past.

As we work, we will pay attention to how we connect, because this often reflects patterns of thought and behaviour that show up elsewhere in your life.

While counselling is a talking-based therapy, you may find it helpful to express certain ideas or feelings through drawing, speaking about your dreams, or reading things you have written. Some clients enjoy homework, which might include reflecting on the session through journaling or art, or putting new ideas into practice, and I am happy to work with you in these ways if you wish to.

Alongside my work as an integrative counsellor, I bring lived experience of single motherhood, co-parenting, and unconventional paths to parenthood. I understand some of the emotional nuances this can involve - around identity, choice, ethics, and doing things differently from those around you - and I welcome clients who are navigating these (and other) parenting experiences.

I qualified in 2019 as an integrative counsellor, which combines an accepting and non-judgemental attitude with an analytical approach. My style is warm, empathic and engaged.

I offer weekly and fortnightly 50-minute sessions to clients, either in person, online, or as walk-and-talk sessions.

In our first session, we will look at a counselling contract together, and agree how to work. I will be interested to hear what brings you to therapy, what you would like to change, heal or explore while in counselling, and establish your goals for therapy.

On beginning work, we'll discuss your present situation and concerns, and approach how your past may be influencing your current feelings and circumstances.

Regular reviews about how you are finding therapy will help you gain the most from the experience.

Video introduction: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zvpn7

Tuesday - 9am to 4pm

Wednesday - 8am to 4pm

Thursday - 8am to 6pm

• In-person sessions
• Online sessions 
• Walk-and-talk sessions in the grounds of Brighton Pavilion and Queen's Park.

In-person sessions are conducted in Hanover, near central Brighton, at Brighton Counselling Rooms on Down Terrace. 

- Free parking (excepting one hour a day between 11am and noon)

- bike rack available for clients' use. 

- The number 20 bus stops just outside Brighton Counselling Rooms, while bus stops for the 2, 21 and 23 are also nearby.

Here you will find a safe environment to explore what’s going on for you. A place where you don't have to hold it all together for the benefit of others, and can express yourself honestly.

I am an integrative counsellor with a warm, empathic style, shaping my approach to your needs. Using gentle enquiry, we will understand where your more painful feelings come from, and explore your strengths. Through compassionate challenge, we will work towards liberating change.

Clients often come to me when they are struggling with sadness, depression, anger or anxiety. Some feel unseen, like they are 'not enough’, or alternatively that they are ‘too much’. Others are looking for space to process a complex or difficult situation that life has presented, either recently or at some time in the past.

As we work, we will pay attention to how we connect, because this often reflects patterns of thought and behaviour that show up elsewhere in your life. 

While counselling is a talking-based therapy, you may find it helpful to express certain ideas or feelings through drawing, speaking about your dreams, or reading things you have written. Some clients enjoy homework, which might include reflecting on the session through journaling or art, or putting new ideas into practice, and I am happy to work with you in these ways if you wish to.

Alongside my work as an integrative counsellor, I bring lived experience of single motherhood, co-parenting, and unconventional paths to parenthood. I understand some of the emotional nuances this can involve - around identity, choice, ethics, and doing things differently from those around you - and I welcome clients who are navigating these (and other) parenting experiences.

I qualified in 2019 as an integrative counsellor, which combines an accepting and non-judgmental attitude with an analytical approach. My style is warm, empathic and engaged. 

Working from comfortable therapy rooms in Hanover, Brighton, I offer weekly and fortnightly 50-minute sessions to clients. 

In our first session, we will look at a counselling contract together, and agree how to work. I will be interested to hear what brings you to therapy, what you would like to change, heal or explore while in counselling, and establish your goals for therapy.

On beginning work, we'll discuss your present situation and concerns, and approach how your past may be influencing your current feelings and circumstances.

Regular reviews about how you are finding therapy will help you gain the most from the experience.

http://www.thinkingspacetherapy.co.uk/

Video introduction: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zvpn7

Tuesday - 9am to 4pm

Wednesday - 8am to 4pm

Thursday - 8am to 6pm

• In-person sessions
• Online sessions
• Walk-and-talk sessions in the grounds of Brighton Pavilion and Queen's Park.

In-person sessions are conducted in Hanover, near central Brighton, at Brighton Counselling Rooms on Down Terrace.

- Free parking (excepting one hour a day between 11am and noon)

- bike rack available for clients' use.

- The number 20 bus stops just outside Brighton Counselling Rooms, while bus stops for the 2, 21 and 23 are also nearby.

You may be someone who has taken, or is considering taking, a less conventional path in life or parenthood.

Perhaps you are navigating solo motherhood, co-parenting, or thinking about different routes into having a child. You might also be carrying the emotional impact of a path that hasn’t unfolded as you had hoped.

At the same time, you may be struggling with the realisation that your life doesn’t fit a conventional template, or be feeling the strain of supporting others without always being supported yourself.

My approach is integrative and shaped around you. We might explore patterns or past experiences, or focus on what’s happening in the present, depending on how you are feeling at the time.

My personal experience includes a non-traditional path into parenthood and family life. This means I bring an awareness of the emotional complexity that can arise in areas such as solo parenting, co-parenting, and alternative routes to family-building. I will always approach your experience with curiosity and care, recognising that your path and feelings are individual to you.

I offer a calm, thoughtful, and non-judgemental relationship in which you don’t have to justify the shape your life has taken, and where you can find the space to understand and process your experiences.

I qualified in 2019 as an integrative counsellor, which combines an accepting and non-judgemental attitude with an analytical approach. My style is warm, empathic and engaged. After listening and considering, I will share what I think, even if those thoughts are occasionally challenging.

Because the quality of the working relationship between client and counsellor is very important, I offer a free 15-minute introductory call to help decide if we are a good fit.

In our first session, we will look at a counselling contract together, and agree how we will work. I will be interested to hear what brings you to therapy, what you would like to change, heal or explore while in counselling, and establish your goals for therapy.

On beginning work, we'll discuss your present situation and concerns, before approaching how your past may be influencing your current feelings and circumstances.

Regular reviews about how you are finding therapy will help you get the most from the experience.