PSYCHOLOGY
BRIGHTHELM PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology ∙ Psychotherapy ∙ Consultation ∙ Supervision
Welcome to Brighthelm Psychology, our independent practice based on the South Coast of England.
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We are two Clinical Psychologists who met while working with adults in NHS mental health services. We have decades of collective experience of providing specialist psychological assessments and psychotherapy, leading and managing NHS psychological services and providing clinical supervision and training to mental health staff.
We have teamed up to provide a Psychology and Psychotherapy Service in the UK and internationally.
About Us
Dr Andrea Cohen
DClinPsy PhD
Dr Andrea Cohen is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and has dual training as a UKCP-registered Systemic Psychotherapist and Systemic Supervisor. She specialises in Systemic Psychotherapy for couples, families and individuals, EMDR for performance anxiety and Systemic Consultation for workplace issues. Andrea also offers clinical supervision and reflective practice.
Dr Louise Durant
DClinPsy
Dr Louise Durant is a Senior Clinical Psychologist and has additional specialist training in EMDR, Compassion-Focused Therapy and Systemic practice which she draws upon flexibly to tailor interventions to suit your needs.
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Her specialisms include EMDR for people experiencing PTSD symptoms or ongoing challenges as a consequence of traumatic experiences; individuals who experience self-doubt and self-criticism in the workplace, often termed ‘Imposter Syndrome’; climate crisis-related distress and anxiety, and people navigating the transition into parenthood.
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Louise also offers clinical supervision and reflective practice.
Couple and Family Intensives
Andrea and Louise also work jointly to offer bespoke Intensive interventions for couples and families, which you can learn more about on our Couple & Family Intensives page.
Our Approach
Brighthelm Psychology has an inclusive ethos and welcomes people with diverse backgrounds and lifestyles.
We are committed to ethical and non-discriminatory practice, and we offer a collaborative, respectful and compassionate approach which aims to empower you to make the changes you want. We are also autism and ADHD-friendly and both have extensive experience of working with adult autism and ADHD.
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We are currently working online only, so have flexibility to see people from anywhere in the UK and internationally.
Our Fees
We offer an initial 20-minute consultation (free of charge) so you can meet us and ask any questions you may have.
Thereafter, our fee is £150 per hour for a 60-minute session. More details are available on our individual pages.
For our Couple and Family Intensive programmes, we work as a pair, therefore pricing is based on our combined hourly fees. Please go here for specific Intensive programme costs & more details.
You can get in touch with Andrea at brighthelmpsychology@mercury.me.uk
You can get in touch with Louise at louise.durantclinpsy@gmail.com
Due to the nature of working independently, we are not able to offer crisis or emergency support. If you require emergency or urgent professional assistance, please contact NHS Direct telephone 111, your GP, the emergency services, or the Samaritans freephone 116123, or text SHOUT 85258.