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
Janet Bell
About
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 can help with a wide ra...
Background
Following a Politics degree and work with minority arts funding, I eventually found my way into the UK music industry where I worked for over 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...