Becky Williams
MSc PGDip BA(Hons)
UKCP(Reg) Psychotherapist
MBACP Humanistic Counsellor
Yoga Therapist
EMDR Therapist (part 1)
Co-Founder of Hurst Therapy Centre
Phone:
7932 052630
Email:
Address:
Hurst Therapy Centre
133 High Street, Hurstpierpoint, BN6 9PU
Professional registration
MBACP
Member of British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists since 2010.
UKCP(Reg)
Registered Psychotherapist with UK Council of Psychotherapists since 2014.
EMDRIA
I adhere to both the BACP and UKCP ethical guidelines for practice, and am fully insured for all therapeutic work.
A Bit About Me
I am a UKCP registered Psychotherapist, qualified yoga and meditation teacher and EMDR practitioner (Part 1). I work online using Zoom or see clients face to face in my therapy centre in Hurstpierpoint - www.hursttherapycentre.co.uk
I have worked therapeutically with clients on a 1-2-1 basis since 2012, blending the therapeutic benefits of ancient yogic practices, breathwork, movement and meditation with counselling and psychotherapy theory. I specialise in helping clients to move through trauma, using somatic movement and breathwork, plus EMDR to release traumatic memories held in the body and mind.
My approach is underpinned by an existential framework focusing on facilitating clients finding their own unique meaning in their lives and finding wholeness in their sense of themselves.
Treating the individual
Each of us is uniquely different, with uniquely different needs and I offer a range of approaches to suit the individual, from talking therapy, yogatherapy (breath work, meditation, restorative yoga, somatic movement) and EMDR. I can suggest a bespoke treatment plan for you that best meets your needs, in order to help you bring about positive change in your life or simply to enhance your own emotional and mental wellbeing.
The Mind-body
I take a holistic view of what it means to be human. We are so much more than just our thoughts. We also experience life, and what it throws at us, through our bodies and senses. It is well known now that trauma is held in the body as well as the mind, and I use an integrative approach that engages the mind, brain and body to bring about healing.
Yogic practices have now been neuroscientifically proven to help heal the mind-body, for example by counteracting the fight-flight stress response, helping to unblock emotional stuckness and reversing the physiological and neurological impact of trauma.
EMDR is a cutting edge approach to help release traumatic memories held in the body and mind, using neuroscientific approach involving bi-lateral brain stimulation (eye movements or tapping) which adds a dynamic element to the work if appropriate.
Professional Qualifications
EMDR Part 1 - Mirabilis 2025
Certificate in Clinical Supervision - 2022
MSc Psychotherapy - University of Brighton 2014
Post Graduate Diploma - Humanistic Therapeutic Counselling - University of Brighton 2012
Foundation in Therapeutic Yoga Techniques - 2009
Yoga Teacher Training 200hrs - Yoga Campus - 2008
Work Experience
I am the co-founder of Hurst Therapy Centre, a dedicated therapeutic centre in Hurstpierpoint.
I have worked as a psychotherapist in private practice since 2012, helping adults work through depression, anxiety, trauma, identity issues, restoration of sense of self and recovering from life challenges and losses such as abusive relationships and bereavements, and adult diagnosis of neuro-divergence.
I worked as a Senior Lecturer at University of Brighton teaching on the Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Counselling and the MSc in Psychotherapy from 2018-2023. I now offer clinical supervision to trained Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
I taught general yoga and meditation classes 2008-2009 before training in yoga therapy and then teaching workshops and trainings in managing emotional wellbeing through yoga techniques and practices.
My first career began in 1998 in the corporate world , working as a qualitative researcher. I travelled all over the world running and executing creative development of new products, advertising and brand positioning for major corporations, setting up and running my own research agency and working as a freelance researcher 2002-2015.
2012-Present
2018 - 2023
2002 - 2015
Private Practice Psychotherapist - Clinical Supervisor - Trainer
Senior Lecturer - University of Brighton - PGDip Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling, MSc Psychotherapy
Qualitative Research Consultant
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