“This process of the good life is not, I am convinced, a life for the faint-hearted. It involves the stretching and growing of becoming more and more of one’s potentialities. It involves the courage to be. It means launching oneself fully into the stream of life.”
What I offer at Flourish.
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Counselling can be short or long term, in-room or remote. It can help you feel heard and understood, and provide an opportunity for you to make sense of yourself within your world, and offer potential towards insights and self-compassion to enable change. Psychotherapy can also help you (as above) however we may explore emotions, patterns, behaviour, identity, or areas of inequality a little more deeply. This is typically longer term, and affords space and time to look at core wounds and influences. Both offer the chance to get closer to yourself.
Individual 60 mins | £60| Get started
Young Person or Shorter session - 50 mins | £50| Get started
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There can be times when difficulties emerge within your relationship(s). This can be problematic for you and those close to you, as well as significantly impact other aspects of your life. You may want to enhance your relationship, to improve the quality of connection, and help build awareness so that you can more consciously make choices and communicate. Sometimes you may be looking to end a relationship, or an ending may emerge. Clear communication throughout this process can be helpful. On the whole counselling with another can be a very healthy process.
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You don’t have to know how to draw to be creative, rather it is about expression and process. We can use sand, watercolour, and pencil; alternatively, something ‘other’ that you use creatively. The principles are similar to my talk sessions; as such I won’t direct, nor interpret what you do; although I will likely respond to your actions, emotions and words. Ultimately, I facilitate your feelings and the interpretations of yourself. See - Creative
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Supervision is arranged as a regular meeting between supervisee and supervisor to aid the efficacy of the counsellor-client relationship with the client at the centre. It is a supportive and collaborative process that aims to develop knowledge, and competence to work as safely and effectively as possible. In alignment with the BACP ethical framework and lawful practice, concerns and responsibilities are afforded exploration, and issues and dilemmas addressed.
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Walk and talk, or meeting at an agreed outdoor location within nature, offers numerous proposed benefits. These include but aren’t limited to: A reduction in formality and less pressure to ‘find the words’. An aid to wellbeing through natures green and blue stimuli. Ample metaphorical opportunity, offering interception on your experience. Conversely, stimuli outside of your emotions which can aid regulation. In other words there is a grounded quality of being outdoors, plus instinctual regulated breathing can be calming. The duration of walk and talk is roughly estimated, as sometimes we may meet a wild animal (hopefully friendly) get stuck in mud, or take a detour. See - Walk & Talk
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EMDR facilitates the exploration and processing of negative and distressing memories.
A protocol is followed which allows an activation on the trigger or event, whilst eye movements engage parts of the brain which may have previously been offline. In doing so that the memory may be reprocessed - stored and accurately filed as a past event. Find out more - EMDR (downloadable PDF)
60 mins | £60 | Get started EMDR
Welcome. I’m Lindsey or Linz, and I offer Counselling and Psychotherapy in Hamble and the surrounding areas.
I facilitate a non-judgmental, empathic relationship, that’s honest as well as collaborative; one that may help you to connect to yourself and your wisdom, plus gain more clarity of “you within your world and relationships”.
There are trends, patterns, and theories however, “no two people are the same”.
I won’t push you to become something you’re not, nor will I expect you to conform to a standard or "normal" rather, I aim to be receptive to whatever you choose to explore and become. Ultimately I bring compassion and honesty into the therapeutic relationship, to meet you with genuine openness and warmth.
My approach is grounded in trust and respect; together with my commitment to your truer best interests, even if it means acknowledging that another therapist or approach might be a better fit for you.
I accept AXA, Aviva, Allianz, Bupa, PHC, WPA and Vitality.
I accept AXA, Aviva, Allianz, Bupa, PHC, WPA and Vitality.
Hamble in Person & Remote
The meeting room is located on the first floor of Hamble Memorial Hall. Using the //what three words location app (juggles.spectacle.drive) Download the free what3words travelling via bus, number 15. Hamble also has a train station - do allow at least a 30-minute walk to the memorial hall. See, Access and Fees
Hamble Memorial Hall
2 High Street
Hamble, SO31 4JE
About Me
My journey into the counselling profession began with volunteering in various helping fields, including advocacy, youth work and mentoring. It was during this time that I discovered a local training course and encountered the work of Dr. Carl Rogers and the Person-Centred Approach. This marked the beginning of a transformative and fulfilling path.
The training enhanced my understanding of myself, others, and the our complex world. Although the journey has not always been smooth or easy, it sparked shifts in awareness that have led to deeper connections with myself and those around me. As a result, my personality and profession are inextricably linked.
I recognise from my experience that connecting to one's inner world can be challenging. In the past, my ‘disconnect’ manifested as OCD, depression, anxiety, chaos, unhealthy habits, insomnia, numbness, and lethargy.
I understand that you may have serious doubts about yourself and the world around you. Both past and present pressures could have contributed to distrust in others or yourself, including your body's wisdom. Perhaps you find yourself living according to external expectations that feel unfitting, or maybe you are rebelling against the past. Either way, hindering your path toward authenticity. Coping behaviours may have developed for safety or to maintain the status quo, yet they can be restrictive and not truly reflective of your journey.
Working with a therapist who is separate from family and friends can provide an environment to be heard, and understood. In so explore deeper messages conveyed by your feelings, thoughts, and behaviours. This process can also help you understand contrasting internal dialogues as well as your awareness of yourself in context. Ultimately, this can lead to a more realistic reassignment of responsibility in your life.
Further Information: I have been in private practice, and teaching since the start of 2018. My journey into counselling training began 2011 with a listening skills course, followed by a Diploma and a BA (Hons).
I am currently influenced by, creative practices, ecology, meditation, and my current post-graduate training in Psychological Trauma. I am qualified in Ecotherapy, EMDR, Walk and Talk therapy, couples work, and clinical supervision. Additionally, I am trained in meditation grounding and level-1 sound facilitation. Furthermore, I am a professionally qualified teacher working on a local DipHE training program.
For context, I identify as female. am cisgender of mixed British and North African heritage.
