Psychotherapy/Counselling
I provide a highly specialised, depth-focused psychological space for individuals seeking to understand the root causes of their distress, rather than managing surface symptoms.
My therapeutic framework bridges traditional psychotherapeutic counselling (Person Centred) with the insights of Analytical (Jungian) Psychology and contemporary Neuropsychoanalysis. Clinical evidence demonstrates that deep-seated psychological challenges, whether presenting as anxiety, stress, professional burnout, or relationship patterns, operate as meaningful symptoms of underlying internal conflicts, neurobiological responses, or unrecognised trauma. Together, we work to explore these unconscious structures to facilitate lasting, psychological change.
My practice is in Heyshott, in the heart of the South Downs. We can also work online.
Please email for availability: info@empathicminds.org
Dr Peter Sear
My Background & Expertise
I am a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). I have been actively studying, researching, and working within the field of psychology for 30 years.
My multi-disciplinary academic and clinical foundation includes the following core credentials:
- Doctoral Research: A PhD from Loughborough University focusing on Empathic Leadership research within elite sport.
- Postgraduate Degrees: An MSc in Jung and Post-Jungian Studies from the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies (University of Essex) and an MSc in Human Resources and Industrial Relations (University of Hertfordshire).
- Undergraduate Degree: A BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology (University of Hertfordshire).
- Advanced Clinical Training: A Postgraduate Diploma in Neuroscience and Psychoanalysis from the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust / UCL, alongside a Diploma in Neuroscience from the University of Chicago.
- Core Counselling Qualifications: Formally qualified through the CPCAB up to the Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
My clinical framework is further informed by an immersive clinical placement within an NHS Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and specialised training in complex presentations, including neurodiversity, autism spectrum conditions, eating disorders, severe anxiety, addiction, and crisis intervention.