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Many of our team also offer consultancy and clinical supervision. We work with individuals, couples and families and also offer consultancy to organisations.

Highly experienced counselling, psychotherapy and consultancy practice offering individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy to children, adolescents and adults. Brighton & Hove Psychotherapy is comprised of a team of highly skilled counsellors and psychotherapists with clinics in Hove and Lewes, East Sussex. Our skills and ways of working are different, providing clients with a clear choice in which approach would suit them best. Our differences are brought together under the ethos that each and every person has the potential to find their way through their problems, thereby enabling them to make more conscious choices.

28/01/2026

Family Issues...
Much like modern relationships, families have become increasingly complex environments over the past seventy-odd years, driven by huge social change, longevity and the movement of people. Through working through how your family of origin has affected you and bringing into awareness the unspoken rules that were taught and passed down in your own family of origin, you can start to make more conscious choices about what may be being repeated in the here-and-now of your own family.

Read more: https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/types-of-issues/family-issues/

26/01/2026

Can mindfulness help regulate emotions?
By Dr. Simon Cassar

A common reason that some people come to therapy is because of difficulties in managing their emotions. We all experience emotions and it is part of being human, but sometimes our emotions can become dysregulated and feel overwhelming, unpredictable, or out of control. We might feel that our emotional response is somewhat out of proportion…

Read the article here: https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/can-mindfulness-help-regulate-emotions/

23/01/2026

“The goal of therapy is not intellectual insight alone but the gradual loosening of the grip that earlier relational patterns exert on the present, enabling the past to be let go of and new ways of relating to emerge.”

https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/in-therapy-the-past-repeats-until-it-can-be-let-go-of/

22/01/2026

Meet our team! Shiraz El Showk…

I provide a secure, confidential space that is supportive, non-judgemental and appropriately boundaried. The therapeutic alliance aims to guide and empower you, from a place of warmth, curiosity, challenge and respect.

My therapeutic stance is relational. I consider the developing relationship between the client and therapist as integral to the transformative work and outcomes of therapy.

My clinical perspective is informed by a pluralist approach, drawing, as I do, from a wide range of theories and modalities, selecting those most appropriate to the needs of the client.

Areas or issues I can help with: depression, feelings of stress or anxiety, problems with confidence or self-esteem, relationship issues, issues relating to sexuality, difficulties at work or in retirement, problems with family or school life, anger management, panic attacks, grief, loss or bereavement, trauma and post-traumatic stress difficulties, and cultural issues.

Read more about shiraz here: https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/practitioners/shiraz-showk/

21/01/2026

✨ Website Refresh Launched ✨

Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy has a fresh new look! Our updated website features easier navigation, a new therapy search function, and a clean, user-friendly design, making it simpler than ever to find the right support.

20/01/2026

“Until the past is mourned, it is never truly past — it lives on in our relationships and in the ways we seek to be seen and understood. Therapy makes these patterns felt so they can be worked through, not merely recognised."

16/01/2026

"Long term relationships rarely collapse because someone snores or leaves the toothpaste cap off. They strain when we meet a deeper truth: that the life we imagined would be delivered through the partner we chose is not, and will not be, the life we end up living. 🧵"

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15/01/2026

“Narcissism is not simply vanity or self‑love; it is a relational defence. Narcissus does not abolish dependency — he displaces it. His survival strategy depends on being admired, because true intimacy would mean being seen, and being seen threatens exposure to vulnerability.”

https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/ovids-myth-of-narcissus-and-echo-narcissism-is-nothing-new/

14/01/2026

➡️ Meet the team ➡️ David Work......

My experience as a therapist has developed my understanding that our interactions and relationships are what bring us both pleasure and challenges. The relationships in our lives become a mirror for our feelings and where what is hidden can often become apparent. We can feel stuck in cycles of relating and thinking that leave us feeling depressed, anxious, lacking in hope and unable to move forward.

To find out more about David Work - please copy and paste this link to read more ➡️ https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/practitioners/david-work/

13/01/2026

Integrative Child Psychotherapy is a gentle and often non-directive treatment for children, young people, parents and families that can help with a wide range of behavioural and emotional difficulties.

What is child psychotherapy?
Child psychotherapy helps children and young people understand their feelings. From sadness and anger to painful or confusing feelings, it’s a beneficial therapy that can improve relationships and behaviour at home.

At Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy, we have a team of licenced child psychotherapists who are trained to help children make sense of their feelings through alternative methods like talking, playing, drawing, and more.

The main difference between child psychology and adult psychology
Differences between child psychotherapy and adult psychotherapy are the focus and techniques used. For example, child psychotherapy addresses developmental milestones and challenges with emotional regulation, social skills, behaviour, or attachment issues. Whereas, adult psychotherapy focuses on issues like relationships, stress, work, trauma, depression, anxiety, and more.

There are also differences in the communication styles used. Child psychotherapy focuses on some non-verbal methods to help articulate emotions as well as techniques that integrate play, art, and storytelling.

To find your therapist: https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/search-practitioner/?slg=page&mdf_cat=301&page_mdf=ad4fd0f76f9bd25236abd8d77246edf8

12/01/2026

Today's Blog - The Age of Narcissism or the Age of Mirrors? Social media, belonging, and self-esteem by Mark Vahrmeyer

Narcissism has become a cultural obsession. It is discussed as though it were a new epidemic, a modern pathology spreading through society like a virus. The phrase “age of narcissism” is now so common that it is rarely questioned. Yet when we look closely, a more accurate formulation emerges. It is … Read more https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/the-age-of-narcissism-or-the-age-of-mirrors-social-media-belonging-and-self-esteem/

09/01/2026

Ovid’s Myth of Narcissus and Echo: Narcissism is nothing new

Narcissism is one of those clinical terms that has escaped the consulting room and taken on a life of its own.Like many borrowed psychological ideas, it has been flattened. In popular culture, narcissism is routinely used as a moral verdict, a convenient label for a certain kind of person who is … Read more: https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/

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Brighton And Hove

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 9pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 9pm

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+441273921355

Website

https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/

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Brighton & Hove Psychotherapy is comprised of a team of highly skilled counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists with clinics in Hove and Lewes, East Sussex. We work with individuals, couples and families and see both adults and children. Our skills and ways of working are different, providing clients with a clear choice in which approach would suit them best. Our differences are brought together under the ethos that each and every person has the potential to find their way through their problems, thereby enabling them to make more conscious choices.