New Horizons Counselling
Cerrie Lantrua. Person-centred counsellor
Person-Centred, Neuro-affirming Counselling in Brighton & Hove Online or Face - Face
I offer person-centred counselling as the foundation of our work together.
My Approach
My approach is grounded in empathy, unconditional acceptance, and genuineness. Being met where you are creates the safety needed to explore your thoughts, feelings, and lived experiences at your own pace. For many neurodivergent people, the world can feel full of confusing expectations, unspoken rules, and the sense that everyone else received a guidebook you were never given. You might have spent years adapting, masking, or feeling “different” without language for why. I understand how exhausting and isolating that can be, and I offer a counselling space where none of that needs to be hidden or explained away.
In our sessions, you are welcome to show up however feels most authentic to you, with your rhythms, needs, sensory preferences, communication style, and ways of processing. My role is not to interpret or “fix,” but to walk alongside you as you reconnect with your own inner experience. I genuinely believe you are the expert on yourself, even if that sense feels impossible right now.
Together, we create a space where your differences are understood as valid parts of who you are, not barriers to overcome, a space where you can breathe, explore, and gently find and understand your own needs.
I am a certified Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) practitioner, also known as tapping.
EFT involves gently tapping on specific acupressure points on the body to support emotional regulation, release tension, and create a sense of grounding. Many people find tapping helpful when navigating overwhelming feelings, sensory overload, or experiences from the past that still feel “alive” in the body.
One of the strengths of EFT is that you don’t need to retell or relive the full story of what you’re working through. We can focus on your present emotional experience, working at a pace that feels safe and manageable for you.
There are different ways we can use tapping in sessions. I can guide you to tap on yourself, offering clear, supportive instructions. we can focus on one specific area or we can tapping while you talk allowing the EFT/ tapping to support your journey.
I can also teach you how to use tapping outside of our sessions, so you have tools to support yourself in moments of anxiety, overwhelm, shutdown, or panic. Many neurodivergent individuals find EFT helpful for grounding and reconnecting with their body in a gentle way.
I integrate EFT within a fully person-centred approach. This means you guide the process, your boundaries are always respected, and we move in a way that honours your pace, your needs, and your lived experience.
For me, counselling isn’t about advice or fixing. It’s about connection, curiosity, safety, and being truly seen. It’s an honour to journey alongside those who trust me with their stories, and to witness the courage it takes to heal, grow, and reclaim a sense of self.
