Bret Collins

Counselling and Psychotherapy in Burgess Hill, West Sussex

I am not accepting new clients at the moment. Old clients are welcome to contact me as before.

I am an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). My approach is broadly-based and integrative, drawing on transpersonal training. I am also a qualified Relate couples counsellor, and an EMDR therapist (see What Type of Therapy Should I Choose?).

I work with individuals or couples, and supervise other therapists.

For some years I practised in Haywards Heath, but my main counselling and psychotherapy practice is now on the outskirts of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15, which is also convenient for Haywards Heath, Wivelsfield, Hassocks, Lindfield and Cuckfield. I also have a small practice in Wimbledon, London SW19.

My experience and interest cover a number of areas:

Depression
Anxiety and panic
Stress
Relationship issues
Marital/couple problems
Bereavement and loss
Health-related issues
Surviving abuse
Trauma
Finding purpose and meaning in life

If you are looking for psychotherapy, counselling or couple counselling in Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Wivelsfield, Hassocks, Lindfield, Cuckfield or elsewhere in Sussex, my contact details are on the About Me/Contact page. On the intervening pages I have put some information on choosing a counsellor or psychotherapist, and tried to answer some of the questions that may occur to you.

When people recover from depression via psychotherapy, their attributions about recovery are likely to be different than those of people who have been treated with medication. Psychotherapy is a learning experience. Improvement is not produced by an external substance, but by changes within the person. It is like learning to read, write or ride a bicycle. Once you have learned, the skill stays with you.
- Irving Kirsch

An email link and and my landline number are given on the left of each page on this website.