About Me

I have been a counsellor for several years, working across a range of settings supporting the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents, young adults and adults.

My experience includes working for Place2Be and Your Space Therapies, providing counselling to children and young people in schools. I am familiar with both state and independent school environments.

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I also work for the Brighton-based charity Family Support Work (FSW), providing therapeutic support to adults in crisis, alongside my private practice where I work with adolescents, young adults and adults.

I’m a qualified counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

I hold three CPCAB counselling qualifications: a Level 6 Diploma in Trauma-Focused Counselling, a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People (CYP) and a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.

Before training as a counsellor, I spent twenty years in senior corporate roles. This experience has given me valuable insight into the pressures and challenges people can face in both their personal and professional lives.

Melissa Carslake profile pic

I have been a counsellor for several years, working across a range of settings supporting the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents, young adults and adults.

My experience includes working for Place2Be and Your Space Therapies, providing counselling to children and young people in schools. I am familiar with both state and independent school environments.

I also work for the Brighton-based charity Family Support Work (FSW), providing therapeutic support to adults in crisis, alongside my private practice where I work with adolescents, young adults and adults.

I’m a qualified counsellor and a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

I hold three CPCAB counselling qualifications: a Level 6 Diploma in Trauma-Focused Counselling, a Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People (CYP) and a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.

Before training as a counsellor, I spent twenty years in senior corporate roles. This experience has given me valuable insight into the pressures and challenges people can face in both their personal and professional lives.

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