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Francesca Lo Verso Counselling and Psychotherapy

francesca lo verso counselling and psychotherapy

My name is Francesca. The following bio may offer some more background on why I work the way I do. I grew up in Italy, but I spent half of my life outside my country of origin. This brought me face to face with the challenges of finding a sense of belonging and home elsewhere. This makes me particularly attuned to cross-cultural dynamics, multi-lingual living and the struggles of understanding who we are in this new reality. My early studies (a degree in International Relationships and Peace Studies) helped me understand human distress from the perspective of power dynamics and systemic oppression, hence why my framework of reference is systemic. A decade later, when I retrained as a counsellor, I combined my earlier studies and previous work experience in the third sector (ranging from supporting victims of human trafficking and refugees to the homeless) to find voluntary and subsequently paid work within a counselling service for people who use substances and are involved with the criminal justice system. Through my time at this counselling service, I understood trauma from a systemic point of view and learned to convey safety and support clients to find it in their life and within themselves. I am now a senior counsellor for a local charity for alcohol use. Since 2017, I’ve volunteered as a counsellor for the therapeutic community Time and Space, supporting people who hear voices, dissociate, and self-harm. My experience here has taught me how to look beyond the labels, centre the person in the work we do together and trust, no matter what, that the person knows best what works for them in their healing journey. Alongside this, over the years, I have nurtured a deep connection with nature, which kinship brought me a sense of connection, dignity and respect that I now extend to the other-than-human beings and world, too (hence why I have embraced a vegan lifestyle).

The Link Centre

the link centre

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Lewes

Founded in 2004, the Link Centre has an excellent reputation both nationally and internationally for its wide range of in-person and online courses in counselling and psychotherapy, transactional analysis and short courses/workshops in various other topics – all delivered by passionate, informed and experienced professionals who are invested in the learning and development of students. We pride ourselves in delivering courses and workshops tailored to the needs of our students in a relaxed, comfortable yet stimulating environment in which people feel safe to learn new knowledge and skills. We deliver a range of courses at a wide range of levels, suitable for students from beginner level to advanced. Our psychotherapy and counselling courses, transactional analysis training and short courses in specific areas, such as trauma counselling or relationship counselling, are all built with the needs and goals of students in mind. Our aim is to support each student in their own learning journey and we also offer a wide range of accessible online courses that are popular both in the UK and with an international audience. Our training centre is located in the heart of the countryside, in Plumpton, East Sussex. It provides a variety of training rooms, extensive parking, and disabled access, to help meet the needs of individuals attending our courses. As well as this the centre has extensive grounds that can be enjoyed during lunch and tea breaks and various local options for overnight accommodation. We also offer in-house coaching, training and consultancy that is tailored to the needs of our customers. We work with individuals, groups, organisations, and educational establishments using the depth of our psychological knowledge, to facilitate growth, development and education.