Counsellors at Insight Counselling
Sarah Tomley Accredited Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. BA, BSc, MBACP, UKCP
An experienced integrative and IFS therapist with a special interest in anxiety, depression and multi-generational addictive behaviours.
Life is hard. We grow up trying to make sense of things, finding ways to cope and hoping for the best, only to find that we're met by all sorts of challenges and pressures (academic, relational, employment, bereavement) that feel so big that they cause us to falter or halt in our tracks. When this happens, we may become stuck, lose direction or motivation, and not know how to move forward. The situation may feel hopeless, but it may in fact represent an opportunity for significant change – towards greater confidence, resourcefulness and understanding.
If sadness, depression, anxiety or addictive behaviours are beginning to affect your ability to function well in daily life, I would welcome the chance to work with those parts of you that are suffering, and those which struggle to cope. Using an integrative approach of talk therapy, somatic awareness, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), my goal is to help clients develop greater confidence, clarity and connectedness, so that life becomes easier to navigate, no matter what the circumstances.
Since 2012, I have offered counselling to men and women in Cambridge and Suffolk for several organisations, including Suffolk MIND, The Cogwheel Trust, Cruse Bereavement Care and The Miscarriage Association. I am a UKCP Accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor and have trained to Level III in IFS therapy (with Richard Schwarz).
Sarah is the author of What Would Freud Do? (Cassell & Co, 2017; now translated into 12 languages). She is also the co-author of The Children's Book of Philosophy (DK, 2015), The Sociology Book (DK, 2015), and Instant Psychology (Carlton Books, 2020).
Life is hard. We grow up trying to make sense of things, finding ways to cope and hoping for the best, only to find that we're met by all sorts of challenges and pressures (academic, relational, employment, bereavement) that feel so big that they cause us to falter or halt in our tracks. When this happens, we may become stuck, lose direction or motivation, and not know how to move forward. The situation may feel hopeless, but it may in fact represent an opportunity for significant change – towards greater confidence, resourcefulness and understanding.
If sadness, depression, anxiety or addictive behaviours are beginning to affect your ability to function well in daily life, I would welcome the chance to work with those parts of you that are suffering, and those which struggle to cope. Using an integrative approach of talk therapy, somatic awareness, and Internal Family Systems (IFS), my goal is to help clients develop greater confidence, clarity and connectedness, so that life becomes easier to navigate, no matter what the circumstances.
Since 2012, I have offered counselling to men and women in Cambridge and Suffolk for several organisations, including Suffolk MIND, The Cogwheel Trust, Cruse Bereavement Care and The Miscarriage Association. I am a UKCP Accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor and have trained to Level III in IFS therapy (with Richard Schwarz).
Sarah is the author of What Would Freud Do? (Cassell & Co, 2017; now translated into 12 languages). She is also the co-author of The Children's Book of Philosophy (DK, 2015), The Sociology Book (DK, 2015), and Instant Psychology (Carlton Books, 2020).
Lucy Summerscales MBACP, BA, BSc, Adv Dip
An integrative counsellor who draws on various different therapeutic approaches to help us both understand what is happening for you.
At the heart of my approach is the belief that it is the relationship between us that can help to bring about change: by listening attentively, and by working together with an open mind, questioning and gently challenging, we can explore what it is that troubles you. I provide a safe and non-judgemental space and am committed to understanding your experience from your point of view.
I have extensive experience of working with depression, bereavement and loss, and have had the privilege of working with clients at the St Helena Hospice and North East Essex Bereavement Service for several years. I also work at Colchester Sixth Form College as a student counsellor, where my work includes anxiety, stress, abuse, assault, eating disorders and self harm. In my work at Insight Counselling Ipswich, I see clients with a broad range of issues, including trauma, depression, loss and relationship issues, and I offer both short-term counselling and longer-term psychotherapeutic work. I am now beginning to take on private clients aged 16–18.
I have a Diploma in Creative Counselling for Children and Young People with Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am a member of BACP (the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and UKCP (The UK Council for Psychotherapy) and I have a BSc (Hons) degree from Middlesex University in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
I am committed to developing my work through study and continued professional development. I have recently attended workshops on Traumatic Bereavement for Children and Young People with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families; Attachment with Sir Richard Bowlby and Disordered Eating with Professor Julia Buckroyd.
At the heart of my approach is the belief that it is the relationship between us that can help to bring about change: by listening attentively, and by working together with an open mind, questioning and gently challenging, we can explore what it is that troubles you. I provide a safe and non-judgemental space and am committed to understanding your experience from your point of view.
I have extensive experience of working with depression, bereavement and loss, and have had the privilege of working with clients at the St Helena Hospice and North East Essex Bereavement Service for several years. I also work at Colchester Sixth Form College as a student counsellor, where my work includes anxiety, stress, abuse, assault, eating disorders and self harm. In my work at Insight Counselling Ipswich, I see clients with a broad range of issues, including trauma, depression, loss and relationship issues, and I offer both short-term counselling and longer-term psychotherapeutic work. I am now beginning to take on private clients aged 16–18.
I have a Diploma in Creative Counselling for Children and Young People with Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am a member of BACP (the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and UKCP (The UK Council for Psychotherapy) and I have a BSc (Hons) degree from Middlesex University in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling.
I am committed to developing my work through study and continued professional development. I have recently attended workshops on Traumatic Bereavement for Children and Young People with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families; Attachment with Sir Richard Bowlby and Disordered Eating with Professor Julia Buckroyd.
Lucy Etherington UKCP Accredited, BA (Hons), BSc (Hons)
A psychotherapeutic counsellor with a BSc (Hons) in Psychotherapeutic Integrative Counselling and experience of working with people who suffer with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, insomnia, bereavement, abuse, and life and relationship crises. Lucy has been a journalist and writer for many years and often uses therapeutic writing with clients if they wish.
An awful lot of people suffer with anxiety and depression, or have concerns about behaviour,
addictions, work or relationships. But we are all unique, each with our own set of difficulties and background stories. The problems that have driven you to seek help are often symptoms of deeper issues, which we can explore, as well as finding ways to help you to deal with everyday life. There is not one answer that fits everyone, which is why I spend time getting to know you, to help you find what you need to move forward.
My approach is integrative, which means I am familiar with many theories and techniques that I can draw from and adapt to each client. I specialise in trauma and work with clients who have experienced rape, abuse and childhood sexual abuse at the Sue Lambert Trust. Trauma comes in many guises and is also a rich source for the latest research and discoveries in counselling theory and neuroscience. “The paradox of trauma,” wrote psychologist Peter Levine, “is that it has both the power to destroy and the power to transform and resurrect.”
My counselling practice is based in Ipswich on Tuesdays, and in Eye, north Suffolk on Saturdays and evenings.