Therapist East Sussex ~ 1066 Therapy ~ helping anxiety, fears and many other problems
covering East Sussex, Battle, Hastings, Bexhill, Rye, Heathfield, Hailsham, Eastbourne, Brighton, Crowborough, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Ashford and Kent.
Hello, my name is Beaula Page and I am an experienced private therapist in East Sussex. I tailor the therapy approach to meet the individual’s needs. My practice is near Battle and I also offer remote (Zoom) sessions.
My training and credentials
I became a Certified Lifespan Integration Therapist in July 2019. Lifespan integration training is only available to experienced therapists. Please click here to view my entry on the LI site.
I am a licensed ‘PICT’ practitioner: PICT is short for Parks Inner Child Therapy. As with LI, the PICT training is only available to experienced therapists. For more info on PICT please click here or click the PPF logo on this page.
In April 2015 at the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association of Evidence Based Psychotherapists the organisation awarded me a Fellowship. As part of my training here, I hold an Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy, Hypnoanalysis and Psychotherapy. I gained this through the Hypnotherapy Control Board (HCB) in March 2007. The IAEBP (formerly known as the IAPH) was established in 1985. All members are bound by a strict Code of Practice and Ethics and carry comprehensive insurance. I am also fully DBS checked.
More training
I have studied the European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD-UK)’s Foundation course on ‘Understanding & Working with Dissociation’ through the Pottergate Centre. I have also studied online in trauma and dissociation with Dr Janina Fisher; specifically the neurobiological effects of trauma. I also undertake relevant Continual Professional Development training every year.
I have also completed accredited Level One EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing) training with EMDR Extra. EMDR is one of only two NICE approved methods of treating trauma although there are other effective therapy models available.
I have also trained in Cognitive Therapy & Positive Psychology. The course I trained in was originally known as Changing Limiting Beliefs. It was later re-named The Thrive Programme®. I trained in these courses between the years of 2008 and 2014. However, I no longer hold the thrive consultant licence. I opted out of a new licencing agreement in February 2015.
As you can see, I offer several different therapy approaches to help people with their problems. I use an integrated approach with my clients where I tailor the therapy to fit them and their problems.
More information on the therapies
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The PICT (short for Parks Inner Child Therapy) process
I also offer two different types of therapy using hypnosis/relaxation:
Suggestion Therapy, sometimes referred to as Clinical Hypnosis and
Hypnoanalysis, a specialised form of hypnotherapy, (broadly, a combination of light hypnosis and psychotherapy)
Suggestion Therapy has limited application but can be effective for simple problems such as exam nerves etc.
As mentioned above, I also offer Cognitive Therapy but not as a stand-alone approach.
My own experience of therapy
As part of my training with the IAEBP I went through my own course of Hypnoanalysis. I have experienced the PICT process, and also EMDR. Most recently, I have experienced Lifespan Integration therapy. This forms part of my training in the various therapy models I offer. I will share some of my experiences here in the hope that it will help people on their therapy ‘journey’…
When I started training with the therapy that I now specialise in Lifespan Integration (LI) therapy, I had previously experienced several other types of therapy in my life before – including PICT, Hypnoanalysis, cognitive therapy, EFT, counselling, reiki, and suggestion therapy. Because none of these therapies had properly helped my emotional problems, I thought that LI perhaps wouldn’t help me achieve my goals – thankfully I was wrong.
Dissociation
The biggest surprise for me during my own therapy was that I had no conscious awareness of some of the experiences causing my problems. They did not form part of my ‘narrative’ or autobiographical memory pre-therapy. Studies show that around 40% of therapy clients have this experience. How does this happen? We call it ‘dissociation’ or ‘dissociative amnesia’. This is something everyone’s brain can do when emotionally overwhelmed, especially when we’re young. Our brains can dissociate from the experience and can then store the experience(s) outside of our (conscious) awareness. We can then tend to struggle to make sense of why we feel the way we do or why we have the problems that we have.
Many people have these sorts of dissociated experiences come back into their awareness before they start any sort of therapy. It is one of the reasons they seek therapy. It can be challenging for people to have such experiences return to their awareness, whether outside of or during therapy. However, once we are able to process and properly integrate the experiences, the actual content of them loses its impact, as it did for me.
Remembering adverse experiences
There are other people who do remember only too well that they have had adverse experiences early in their life before starting any therapy. However, remembering doesn’t help them. They still need to properly process and integrate their experiences in order to be able to move forward in their life. Quite often, such experiences although remembered are not consciously connected to the current problems people seek help for.
Because of the challenges I faced during my own therapy, I am in a very good place to understand and empathise when my own clients encounter similar difficulties. I give everyone the best possible help I can in order to help them achieve their goal of a successful resolution to their problems. Together we form a safe, trusting, confidential, non-judgemental, therapeutic partnership where I work with clients to help them through their therapy process. This is done in an environment of complete trust and confidentiality.
On-going training and education
I attend regular seminars and training courses, study webinars, and read clinical literature. This is to increase my knowledge and understanding of the problems people can have and to improve the help I can offer. The on-going training and invaluable professional support provided, within the organisations and by my personal supervisor, ensures that my skills are right up to date. Also that I am in a position to help my clients to have the best possible chance at achieving their goals of a better life.
For therapist East Sussex, please browse the site for more information on the therapies I practise. Or call or text me on 07722783490 to discuss your requirements and to arrange a free 30 minute initial consultation.
