Emily Pacey

I have availability within my practice on the following weekdays and times:

Tuesday - 9am to 3pm

Wednesday - 9am to 3pm

Thursdays - 9am to 5pm

For walk-and-talk or online sessions.

Sometimes, life can lead us to question our own actions, life directions, aspects of our personalities, or even our worth. Over time, this can lead to anxiety, depression, a sense of disconnection, and cause us to hide or reject parts of ourselves. 

I am a qualified integrative therapist offering online sessions, as well as walk-and-talk therapy in a lovely park in Brighton. Integrative counselling enables me to draw from different therapeutic disciplines, tailoring the approach to you and your needs.

During times of difficulty and self doubt, things can feel overwhelming. But with someone to talk to, these periods present golden opportunities to make realisations that dramatically increase our understanding, self-compassion and ability to enact positive change. In my work, I help clients to explore the hidden and rejected aspects of their personalities, which ironically often contain our most joyful, loveable and loving true selves.

Together, we will explore your present challenges and history, including past situations and relationships that may be preventing you from flourishing today. Working together from a place of safety, we will gently explore your feelings, your past, and the relationship that you have with yourself. This can relieve your suffering, anxiety or sadness, help you recover your zest for life, and discover new joys.

Counselling is a highly rewarding process that supports you in making changes that enhance your happiness and ability to live true to yourself. I feel privileged to accompany clients as they travel towards a greater understanding of themselves and their relationships with family, friends, partners, colleagues and the wider world.

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. After listening and considering, I will share what I think, even if those thoughts are occasionally challenging. 

I enjoy working with clients from any background. Over 20-years as a journalist and copywriter allow me to understand some of the issues affecting those working in the creative industries. I have also worked with young people as a student counsellor, helping me to understand the pressures that modern society places on young people. My life experience also gives me insight into the joys and challenges of parenthood in diverse unconventional circumstances.

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.