Welcome! I am a registered psychotherapist with 18 years’ experience providing Integrative Psychotherapy from my practice in Hindhead on the Surrey/Hampshire border. I offer therapy in person, online over Zoom, or by telephone. I work with adults and young people aged 14+ and am passionate about achieving therapeutic outcomes that are positive and long-lasting. I also offer Couples Therapy.
My approach is warm and empathic and I offer a safe, confidential space in which difficult thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgement. Our work together will enable you to ‘tilt the lens’ and gain new perspectives on yourself, your relationships and the issues you are struggling with. I combine an analytical therapeutic approach with elements of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in order to help you to manage emotional, psychological or behavioural symptoms, whilst also attending to the deeper issues that underpin them.
In addition to my private practice, I have also worked extensively for the NHS and the charity sector and am in the process of embarking on a research doctorate. The way I work is collaborative and respectful and, guided by your specific needs, I will use my knowledge and experience to help you:
- Identify and challenge self-defeating patterns of relationship, thought, feeling, or behaviour
- Develop an increased sense of self-acceptance and self-esteem
- Work through feelings of grief, guilt, shame, anger or fear
- Manage symptoms of anxiety or depression, whilst also addressing the underlying issues
- Understand how past experiences may be impacting present difficulties
- Recover from traumatic experiences and post-traumatic stress
- Explore the existential challenges of being human – from mortality and meaning, to personal choice and responsibility – to ensure you are living life authentically and to your full potential.
As an integrative psychotherapist I am able to consider the issues you bring to therapy from a range of clinical perspectives and will tailor our work together to meet your specific needs in the most effective way possible. I provide both short-term therapy (typically 6-12 weeks) and longer-term/open-ended therapy, as required. Therapy sessions last fifty minutes and usually take place at the same time each week. Where this is not possible I’m happy to arrange a more flexible schedule to fit around work or family commitments.
I firmly believe that psychological therapies should be as widely accessible as possible and offer concessions for people on low incomes, keyworkers, people receiving unemployment benefits, full-time students, trainee counsellors, and pensioners. Fees
As a first step I offer a free, introductory, 20-minute telephone call so that we can briefly discuss the issues you are struggling with and you can ask any questions you may have – it’s a good way to find out whether I’m the type of therapist you are looking for.
To book an appointment or a free introductory telephone call, please text/call 07790 366314 or email helenbrucetherapy@gmail.com
Issues I work with include:
- Depression and depressive episodes
- General anxiety
- Social anxiety
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship issues and interpersonal problems
- Recovery from relationship break-up and divorce
- Fear of rejection and abandonment
- Loneliness and feelings of isolation
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Identity issues
- Body image
- Stress
- Work and exam pressure
- Anger and rage
- Alcohol-related issues
- Binge eating
- Loss and bereavement
- Abuse (physical, psychological, verbal)
- Coercive control
- Recovery from childhood abuse and neglect
- Recovery from trauma/post-traumatic stress (PTSD)
- Personal boundary setting and management
- Phobias
- Gender identity and gender transition
- Sexuality
- Fear of intimacy
- Pregnancy-related issues
- Menopausal anxiety and depression
- Misattributed parentage experience
- Ageing and mortality
- Midlife/existential crises
- Meaninglessness and loss of motivation
- Personality disorders
About me
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), accredited by the Professional Standards Authority, and my practice is governed by its code of ethics.
I hold a First Class BSc (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from Roehampton University, Surrey, and completed postgraduate study at the Metanoia Institute, London, on the MSc programme in Relational Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. I have undertaken further training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and engage in regular Continuing Professional Development programmes.
In addition to my private practice, I have worked for the NHS; the Surrey Youth Counselling Service; The Eaves, Godalming; The Wharf Practice; a leading addiction recovery service; a number of counselling charities; RASASC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre); and within an in-patient psychiatric unit. Prior to qualifying as a psychotherapist I worked in business and the arts for twenty years.
“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.”
LOU HOLTZ
