Lauren is an integrative counsellor with over 15 years experience helping people with varying issues and complex problems. 

She uses differing models in therapy and applies it to her practice as appropriate which means she is able to be more specific in the approach she uses. Lauren has have a lot of experience in dealing with addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression and bereavement with clients who are on the autistic spectrum as well as personality disorders and psychosis. 

Because of this varied client base, Lauren is competent in working with clients who present with a wide range of challenging issues and feel open to discussing any area of life.

Lauren's therapy style is warm, down to earth, nurturing, compassionate and at the same time, balanced with challenges to highlight blind spots or inconsistencies that might not be apparent; an approach she believes to be a very important component of the therapeutic process as this is where the growth and change is created. 

Lauren recognises that the discovery and journey therapist and client take together is very powerful, fulfilling and illuminating, and offers support each step of the way.

Lauren works face to face with clients from our Worthing consulting rooms.

Jo is an Integrative Counsellor who originally worked on placement with us here at Stepping Stones, before moving into working as a qualified therapist.

Jo offers a wealth of skill in working with people who are experiencing life changes and distress, using both practical approaches such as CBT and more person centred based approaches, as well as harnessing a range of creative skills.

Jo additionally has extended skills in working with those who are bereaved, including experience as a Group Facilitator and Specialist Bereavement Therapist.

She has additional experience in working with those who have experienced trauma, as uses trauma focused CBT with those clients where this practical approach is required.

Jo works face to face with clients from our Hassocks consulting rooms.

Maria is a Senior Counsellor who has extensive experience in working with both adults and young people, as well as couples and families within her Systemic Therapy work.

Maria is originally from Greece, and has now been living in the UK for the past twenty-two years.

A very strong passion for her work motivates Maria to look for new challenges all the time, and she is committed to extending her skills on a regular basis, undertaking additional training in aspects of practice which enables her to meet the needs of clients on a broad basis.

Maria is fundamentally psychodynamic in her approach to counselling which means that the goals of the therapy are to enable the client to gain a better understanding of self and become more self-aware. This includes awareness of unconscious processes and unresolved conflicts and past dysfunctional relationships, which affect present behaviour. However, Maria appreciates that every client is unique and she therefore integrates other techniques specific to each individual, their needs and their goals for counselling. She ensures a warm and empathic approach which provides a space for clients to feel safe within.

Maria works with clients face to face from our Hassocks consulting rooms.

Asya is from Bulgaria, and came to the UK in 2003. She has a nursing background and graduated from Worthing College with her Diploma in Counselling in 2018.

 Her core training is Humanistic, however she integrates all of her experience and knowledge into working with her clients. She has a special interest in trauma and PTSD and plans to develop her CPD in this area as she moves forward in her career.  

Asya is a married mother of 2.  Her hobbies include gardening, running and being outdoors.

Asya works face to face with clients from our Worthing consulting rooms.