Talk Therapy Counselling Services: Empower Your Journey
Empowering you to navigate life's challenges with support.
Talk Therapy Counselling Services: Empower Your Journey
Empowering you to navigate life's challenges with support.
About Care & Connect
About Me:
🌿 Welcome – I’m Isla
A qualified and insured Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with a degree in Psychology and a registered member of the BACP. I’m also the founder of Care and Connect Counselling, based in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
I offer a calm, confidential space where you can talk openly and be met with warmth, respect, and understanding.
💬 How I Can Support You
Life can feel overwhelming at times, and you don’t have to navigate it alone.
I offer face-to-face talk therapy and online counselling for adults, supporting a range of experiences, including:
- Anxiety and feeling overwhelmed
- Low mood or depression
- Low self-esteem
- Relationship difficulties
- Grief and loss
- Anger and emotional regulation
- Life transitions and identity
- Making sense of difficult or past experiences
- Adverse child experiences
- Feeling like the black sheep
You are welcome just as you are, whatever you’re bringing.
Unlock Your Potential with Care & Connect Counselling
🌱 My Approach
My work is grounded in human connection, compassion, and respect for your individual experience.
I use a blend of therapeutic approaches and tailor our work to suit you. This means:
- You set the pace
- You choose what to share
- We focus on what feels important to you
I see you as a whole person — not a problem to be fixed.
🧠 Trauma-Informed Practice
I work in a trauma-informed way, which means I am mindful of how past experiences can shape the way we feel, think, and relate to others.
This approach focuses on creating a sense of safety, choice, and collaboration within therapy. We won’t rush into anything before you feel ready.
Where helpful, I may also offer gentle tools to support grounding and emotional regulation, as well as simple explanations of how trauma can affect the mind and body, helping things feel more understandable and manageable.
🏳️🌈 An Inclusive Space
I provide an inclusive and affirming space for people of all gender identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations, and cultural backgrounds, as well as neurodivergent individuals, where you are welcome as you are.
🌟 Moving Forward
Together, we can gently explore your experiences, build insight and self-awareness, and support meaningful change at your own pace.
This is your space to reconnect with yourself and move towards a more fulfilling way of living.
Where and How much.
Your Space to Talk – Confidential and Comfortable
I take confidentiality seriously.
This is your safe space to talk openly – without judgement.
Choose the Setting That Feels Right
You can have sessions:
- In-person – in my peaceful garden office in Shoreham-by-Sea
- In a private therapy room in Hove
- Online or by phone from the comfort of your sofa
Flexible Therapy Options
- Short-term therapy: 6, 12, or 24 week
- Long-term therapy: open-ended sessions
- Term-time only therapy: to fit around school holidays
We’ll find the right pace and approach together
Session Details
- 50-minute sessions
- £50 per session
- I want counselling to be accessible –
Concessionary rates are available for those who need them
Let's Find a Time That Works
My schedule is flexible.
Please book a free consultation at a time that suits you.
