Welcome
Welcome, my name is Jo Simmons and I am a qualified and accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor offering in-person therapy in Hove, Brighton and Hurstpierpoint, as well as online sessions.
I have many years of experience supporting individuals affected by cancer and chronic illness, both as a counsellor with Macmillan Counselling Services and in my private practice.
Sometimes these individuals have been mid-treatment. Often, they are seeking support after treatment, as they begin to make sense of what happened and look ahead to what might be.
I have also had the privilege of working with individuals as they approach end of life.
What I can support you with
Through confidential, thoughtfully paced work we can explore your experience of serious illness, or of living alongside someone who is unwell
Coping with treatment
Anxiety about recurrence
Questioning longevity, aloneness and meaning
Making sense of a serious diagnosis
Physical changes and chronic pain
Being seriously ill or supporting a loved one can feel isolating and you may be unsure who to talk to about your experience, not wanting to burden others or unleash a tide of difficult emotions.