Therapists
Hi, I’m Mali, welcome to my profile, Taking the first step to reach out and ask for help is challenging, I offer a safe space for you to be able to talk through aspects of your life without receiving judgment. I can empathise with how nerve wracking it is to choose a counsellor, this why I offer a free initial 15 minute call, that way we are both able to ask each other questions and get to know one another. Together we will look at what has brought you to counselling and what you hope to get from this experience. I will be led by you, following you where you want to go in our sessions, whether that be the present, the past or the future.
I incorporate elements of Transactional Analysis, a theory focusing on childhood experiences, and how these experiences can impact how our personality is formed, I use aspects of Person Centred theory, an approach which focuses on empathy, self-awareness and creating space free of judgement.
My journey to becoming a counsellor started with a degree in psychology, I enjoyed learning about different psychological theories and mental health conditions. This lead me to the decision to go back into education to train to become a counsellor. This started with a level 2 Award in Counselling Skills for Working with Children with place2be, moving on to a level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills and finally a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling with the Counselling & Psychotherapy Training Academy. During my training I attended two counselling placements, the first with Place2be, a children’s mental health charity, for this I worked one to one with children using therapeutic play. The second with Macmillan, which involved one to one counselling either over the telephone, or using video call for cancer patients and their families.
Brighton, Hove and online.