Lena Hjalmarsson

I am available to see clients throughout the week from the Wilbury Clinic, Church Road, Hove.  This is a beautiful Victorian building where you can feel relaxed and cared for. I have flexible hours and I work online as well as face to face. I am also available some weekends. Please contact me to find a convenient day to meet.

A warm welcome, I am Lena, and I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor. I remember when I was looking for a therapist, how daunting it felt at times with the thought of opening up to a therapist. I firmly believe that it is the relationship that you and I create together that has the potential to heal. You might be struggling with issues such as relationships, work commitments and feeling overwhelmed. At these times, it can be invaluable to have someone alongside you. During our sessions, I will endavour to sit beside you and support you throughout the challenges.  I offer you warmth, compassion and a trusting space where we can together explore the issues you bring to the sessions at you own pace.

I have an extensive background in massage and aromatherapy  which has helped me develop a deep understanding and insight into the body and mind connection and how one is influenced and informed by the other.  I see clients from a variety of racial, socio-economic, religious and gender background, and across a wide age range. I have extensive experience working in the mental health sector, within the NHS.  I believe that not two people are the same and I acknowledge the uniqueness in you . I bring compassion and empathy as well as my own life experience to our sessions.

I am influenced by the Swiss Psychotherapist Carl Jung, and if it is relevant and appeals to you, I combine some of his concepts in order to facilitate your journey of self-discovery. My background is in Psychological Astrology and Tarot. I am a fully qualified Astrologer and received my training at the Centre for Psychololgical Astrology with the Jungian analyst, Liz Greene, and at the Faculty of Astrological Studies, London. 

If you wish to combine Astrology in your Counselling session, we will explore your issues in depth and reflect where you are in your life cycle. Tarot cards are rich in symbolism, and they can be of great assistance and guidance when searching for meaning. I use this symbolic system as therapeutic tools, and work with some of Jung's concepts such as the Shadow, and the Anima and Animus. I have been working with these symbolic systems for more than 30 years, giving sessions, teaching and running workshops in various colleges and community centres in the UK, Australia and Sweden. I am passionate about my work and have found enormous benefits from incorporating these symbolic tools in my everyday life.

 I work in Brighton and Hove, and I offer online sessions anywhere in the UK. I have a postgraduate diploma in Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy and I am a member of the British Psychological Society and the CThA.

During our first session, I will ask you to complete an assessment form. The first session is at a reduced fee of £45.  The following sessions are £55 which is payable at the commece of each session.  I offer consession rates and we will discuss this during our first session.  Prior to the first session I offer a free 20 minute telephone consultation so that we can  find out whether I am the right therapist for you. You can ask any questions and the consultation  is free of any obligation.