JACKIE SCANLON Counsellor Dip. Couns. (MBACP)

INTEGRATIVE COUNSELLING IN HAYWARDS HEATH, WEST SUSSEX

About me

Welcome and thank you for visiting my website. I am a qualified professional counsellor based in Lindfield near Haywards Heath, West Sussex. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and trained in an Integrative Approach to counselling.

I provide a private counselling service for individuals and couples in the areas of Haywards Heath, Lindfield, Cuckfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint, Forest Row, East Grinstead, Horsham, Crawley, and Crowborough.

As well as my private practice in Lindfield, I provide counselling services at a local doctors’ surgery where I work with clients referred from their GPs. I also work from The Lodge Practice in Crowborough. I am a volunteer for As You Are Centre, an organisation which offers low-cost counselling for people living in the Brighton area. I also have experience working with adolescents.

My philosophy is a humanistic approach which means I believe that every person has the capacity to grow towards their own unique identity and reach their own potential. An integrative counsellor encourages people to think about their feelings and take responsibility for their thoughts and actions. I believe that everyone has the resources necessary to know what is best for themselves.

As an integrative counsellor I work with three distinct models - person centred, transactional analysis and Gestalt. This gives me the flexibility to use techniques to suit you, because what works with one client may not necessarily work with another, making it a flexible, custom made service.

My aim

I like to think of counselling as your time to explore your life, thoughts, feelings and difficulties that you may be experiencing. I provide a warm non-judgemental, caring and attentive environment where you can explore these issues - in absolute confidence.

My role

I will help you to explore and make sense of your situation and find your own answers. Problems and issues can burden us and prevent us from enjoying our lives and reaching our full potential. These difficulties include:

• Grief and loss
• Problems in the workplace
• Change of life circumstances
• Difficulties in relationships
• Marriage counselling and couple's problems
• Health related issues
• Low self-esteem
• Anger management
• Depression
• Stress and anxiety in life and work
• Domestic abuse
• Alcohol abuse and addictions
• Bereavement
• Panic attacks
• Trauma
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Pet bereavement

Or perhaps you just want to talk through issues that are troubling you in a confidential setting.

I offer short- and long-term individual counselling and therapy for adults and adolescents; I also offer a reduced rate for students.

At your first session, which is free of charge, we will discuss your needs and what you hope to achieve in our time together. I would encourage you to visit different counsellors until you find one that you feel you can work with.

As a recent client of mine expressed:

"Saying things out loud is much more beneficial than just thinking them. Counselling has given me a better understanding of who I am, and why I respond to certain situations. By exploring my thoughts and feelings counselling has given me the awareness to make changes to my life, but also to be more accepting of myself. I now feel able to move my life forward and make some changes. For the first time in years I feel I can reach my own personal potential."

And to those who haven't used counselling before ...

If this is the first time you have thought about counselling I hope you find my website helpful. Taking the first step towards counselling can be a daunting challenge for some. There are many different approaches which you will come across, including:

• Person-centred therapy
• Brief therapy
• Client-centred therapy
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
• Gestalt therapy
• Humanistic
• Transactional analysis
• Integrative counselling
• Solution-based therapy

... and the list goes on!

On my FAQ page you can read about some of the frequently asked questions regarding counselling. Please call me on 07734 414 126 if you have any questions.