Vikki Harris

Welcome,

I currently have availability for in-person sessions from my practice in Ditchling serving Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Hassocks and surrounding villages. I also offer online sessions through zoom. 

Everyone’s needs, experiences, and preferences are different, and the way we work together can be shaped around what feels most supportive for you. 

Hello, I'm Vikki.

I work in an integrative relational way drawing on a person centred humanistic approach, through Transactional Analysis, Gestalt and Formative Psychology. I am a Registered Member of the BACP. 

I blend talking therapy with somatic practice, bringing together the emotional, psychological and physical aspects of your experience.

I offer a calm, supportive space where you are met as you are, and where all parts of you and your experience are welcome, without judgement, pressure or expectation.

Together, we can slow things down, make sense of what you're experiencing and develop a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships and what matters to you. 

My role isn't to tell you who you should be, but to walk alongside you as you reconnect with yourself and find a way of living that feels more true to who you are.

Talking therapy can help us put words to what you're experiencing, explore your story and make sense of patterns, relationships and emotions. Somatic practice offers another way of listening, paying attention to what may be happening in your body, including sensations, tension, breath, movement and physical responses.

​We can move between talking and embodied awareness, allowing both to inform our understanding of what you're experiencing. Through this integrated approach, we can develop a deeper awareness of your whole experience and explore what feels meaningful and useful for you.​ I work collaboratively and at your pace, so the balance between talking and somatic exploration will be different for each person.

I also offer eco-therapy through Wild Kin, supporting reflection and reconnection within nature. There is something about stepping outside, into the natural world, that can change our relationship with ourselves and our environment. We are no longer separate from what is around us. We become part of something bigger, something living, changing and beyond our control.

I work from my therapy practice on the edge of the countryside in Ditchling, where a warm welcome awaits you. There is free easy access parking right outside the door. 

I also offer online sessions from the comfort of your own home or from where ever you are, offering flexibility for your own needs. 

Creating my therapy space was really important to me, a warm, calm and cosy space with cushions, blankets and soft tones, somewhere you can settle in, pause, breath, and feel heard, away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

My journey into psychotherapy has been shaped by a lifelong interest in how our experiences live in both the mind and the body. 

I have a particular interest in supporting people through periods of change, uncertainty and transition, when life can feel overwhelming or when familiar ways of coping no longer seem to work. 

I work with experiences such as anxiety, overthinking, stress and burnout, as well as changes in health, menopause, relationships, experiences of loss, grief or anticipatory grief.

I’m also interested in supporting people navigating difficulties with their sense of identity and belonging, self-esteem, body image and their relationship with food, alongside low mood, loneliness, shame and trauma.

I am committed to creating a warm, inclusive and respectful space where everyone is welcome, regardless of background, race, culture, religion, sexuality, gender identity, body or ability.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I was a professional dancer and have many years of experience as a movement and embodied pilates teacher, mentor and educator. This informs my understanding of the connection between body and mind, and how experiences can be held physically as well as emotionally.

I have worked as a counsellor in a hospice supporting people living with life-limiting illness, their carers, and those who are bereaved. I have also supported women through an initiation programme focused on reclaiming voice, agency, and personal power.

I offer a free 15 minute introductory call, where you can share what’s led you to consider therapy, ask any questions and an opportunity for you to get a sense of me and how we may work together to see if we are a good fit. 

If you'd then like to come for an initial session, I'll invite you to share about what brought you to therapy and what you would like for yourself from our time together. You can go at your own pace sharing what feels comfortable for you. 

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