Coco Vivienne Ann

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I have years of clinical experience, training, research and my own personal therapy. I believe that we all deserve to have agency over our lives, but many of us find ourselves feeling powerless, lost, discontent or in despair. Not only can our personal lives be challenging, the world we live in can make those challenges even harder to overcome. I consider the systemic structures that affect us both collectively and individually. My own personal experience of feeling marginalised, stigmatised and isolated encouraged me to create safe spaces for others who feel the same way.

Sexual identity:

Bi- | Pansexual
Queer

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Unsure

Personal pronouns: She/Her

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy at Brighton University.MBACP Registered: https://www.bacp.co.uk/profile/2837bbdc-8292-ed11-aad1-000d3adf6ad8

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award

Experience and approach:

I have volunteered at MindOut offering counselling to LGBTQ+ adults for 2+ years and I have worked with students and young people experiencing mental health issues and neurodiversity. My therapeutic approach is trauma informed, existential and somatic. I incorporate the mind-body connection and somatic awareness as our embodied experience is just as important as the words we speak. With a Humanistic approach, I encourage the person to become their most authentic selves and to not be dictated by their past. I appreciate just how daunting the first session can be. I will do my best to create a friendly atmosphere and put you at ease. It's important that you find a therapist that feels right for you, and if it doesn't then you have a choice to say no. Exercising your right to say 'Yes' or 'No' to something is healing in itself. The most important thing is the therapeutic relationship, and my goal is to provide one that will help you in the ways that you need.

Approaches:

Existential
Gestalt
Humanistic
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Person-Centred
Systemic

Marginalised groups:

Ace | Asexual
Bi- | Pansexual
Consensual non-monogamy
Gay
Intersex
Lesbian
Non-binary | Genderqueer
Queer
Questioning
Survivors of attempted conversion therapy
Trans

Relationship styles:

One to one

Access:

No adaptation

Age ranges:

Adults

Online status:

Online
In Person

My fees are £70 per session. I offer a free 30 minute phone consultation to help us decide if we'd like to work together.

My usual face to face availability includes Monday afternoon/evenings or Tuesday mornings. My online availability includes Thursday and Friday mornings/afternoons.

Brighthelm Centre, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4GW, United Kingdom

Email: coco.ann@outlook.com

Phone: 07562365873

Website:

https://dappledsun.squarespace.com/