Find a Boarding School Syndrome Therapist in Brighton & Hove
Boarding School Syndrome refers to a cluster of emotional and psychological difficulties experienced by individuals who were sent away to boarding school at a young age. While often considered a privileged upbringing, this early separation from family can result in deep-rooted feelings of abandonment, emotional suppression, and difficulties with intimacy and trust. Many former boarders learn to detach as a survival mechanism, which can impact relationships and self-worth well into adulthood. Therapy for Boarding School Syndrome offers a safe and compassionate space to explore these issues. Through gentle, trauma-informed support, clients are helped to reconnect with their authentic selves, process unresolved grief, and build healthier emotional patterns. Understanding and addressing the long-term effects of early separation and institutional living is a crucial step towards healing. Whether you’ve recently become aware of these impacts or have long struggled with their effects, therapy can guide you towards lasting emotional wellbeing and resilience.
Therapists specialising in Boarding School Syndrome
Clara Fantoni
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Hello! I’m Clara (they/them), I am an Integrative Psychotherapist offering psychotherapy and creative therapies as an art therapy trainee . I work with all types of people and I have experience across a diverse range of mental heath settings such as the NHS, Macmillan, Spectra and the NHS Sussex G...
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My practice is Neurodiverse affirmative. I work with Gender Sex Relationship Diversity frameworks and Queer Theory. I am Trans, Intersex and Gender Diverse affirmative and Trauma Informed. I celebrate diversity in all variations. I offer a free 15 min initial phone consultation.
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Art Therapy / PsychotherapyCompassion-Focused TherapyDramatherapyExistentialExpressive Art TherapyGestalt TherapyHumanisticPerson Centered TherapyPsychoanalysisPsychodramaPsychodynamic TherapySand TrayTransactional Analysis (TA)Transpersonal PsychologyJanet Bell
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Warm, empathic, experienced and good-humoured, I work 1:1 with adults and young people (16+), primarily face-to-face, from secure, comfortable therapy rooms in Brighton & Hove but I can also offer sessions in London or online (or all three if that’s what works for you). I have particular experie...
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Following a Politics degree and work with minority arts funding, I eventually found my way into the UK music industry and media for more than twenty five years before taking the life-changing decision to retrain as a counsellor. During my training I worked in drug and alcohol services supporting cli...
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Addiction TherapyAnger ManagementExistentialHumanisticIntegrativePerson Centered TherapySand TrayTransactional Analysis (TA)Naomi Tolson
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My approach is gentle, collaborative, and rooted in the understanding that our bodies and minds hold the stories of our lives. I help clients explore how past experiences may be shaping their present, and together we use simple, embodied tools to release patterns of stress and restore balance. Each ...
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I began my career as a paediatric nurse before going on to train as a midwife. When I realised I didn’t feel aligned with the NHS system of training, I followed my heart into birth work and became a birth and postnatal doula, supporting families for many years. Alongside this, I trained in NLP and...
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BreathworkHolisticLife CoachingMindfulnessNLPSomatic Therapy (Body Centered)Matt Thomas
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Hi, I’m Matt, a BACP registered Humanistic Therapist. I offer face to face sessions in Brighton and Hove and also work online and via telephone. Experiencing difficult feelings and struggling emotionally at times is a natural part of life. I can help with this. The problems may not go away but I ...
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After qualifying from the University of Brighton, I completed an Advanced Level 5 Qualification in Counselling Children and Young People. I have previously worked for a South London Counselling Agency the NHS under Wandsworth Borough and volunteered at South London Young Persons Charity (Catch 22)....
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Addiction TherapyExistentialExistential TherapyExperientialHolisticHumanisticMotivational InterviewingPerson Centered TherapySchema TherapySolution Focused Brief TherapyAl Renton
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I'm available for both in person and online sessions. I have significant experience supporting people through bereavement and loss, and I have a special interest in adoption and the many experiences that can surround it, including identity, belonging, and family relationships.
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My background is in gardening and bodywork - both need time, space, and the right kind of pressure to change. Therapy is much the same - paying attention, sometimes getting a bit messy and letting something new take shape. If anything here resonates, you are welcome to get in touch.
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ExistentialExistential TherapyGestalt TherapyHumanisticIntegrativePerson Centered TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTransactional Analysis (TA)Transpersonal PsychologyTania Vaughan
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Hello, I'm Tania an experienced Psychotherapeutic Counsellor offering a safe space to support you with insight and a deeper understanding of what is troubling you. You will be listened to with empathy and without judgement. My aim is to help you explore your experiences and gain deeper understanding...
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I have experience working within the NHS at the Sussex Cancer Centre as part of the Psychological Therapies team, where I support clients living with the impact of cancer. This includes working with people facing a terminal diagnosis, as well as those navigating trauma, depression, anxiety, bereavem...
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Emotionally FocusedExistentialExperientialGestalt TherapyHumanisticIntegrativeMindfulnessPerson Centered TherapyTransactional Analysis (TA)Charlie Sunda
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**Free initial consultations available - thereafter sessions are charged at £60 and I offer a flexible approach to therapy which allows you to book in, subject to availability, at times and intervals which suit you** My goal, with regard to therapy, is simple: I am here to empower you through t...
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After completing my MA in Psychology I was a teacher for a good few years and also ran a design business - those years and experiences have certainly proved helpful within my therapeutic practice as I see it as my job to empower my clients and to ensure that they exit therapy with the tools that the...