About Me
Lucy
Furniss
Experience and Current Practice
I have been in private practice since 2015 and have journeyed with many people; both young and old, male and female, non binary and trans, with different sexual orientations and a variety of issues and trauma. I now work only with adults over 18.
My focus has broadened to include a variety of ways of working and sharing my experience. I continue to offer individual therapy for adults and am also developing therapeutic group work. Collaborating with others allows me to provide further experiences/retreats incorporating therapeutic time out in nature. In 2024, I will be completing my Supervision training and now offer individual and group Supervision.
I am experienced in supporting adult survivors of child abuse, either emotional, physical or sexual, through my prior counselling work for over 3 years with Dorset Action on Abuse/Hurting 2 Healing. I also counselled young people for a New Forest charity, It's Your Choice, and have worked giving therapy to students at Southampton University for 6 months.
Alongside my private practice, I am also a visiting lecturer for Wight Counselling Training Institute for their Integrative Counselling Diploma. I lectured for Eastleigh College on their Diploma in Humanistic and Gestalt Counselling in 2018.
Qualifications
I commence my Certificate in Supervision with Relational Change in 2024.
In 2023, I became a registered Wild Therapist after training for over a year. You can find me on www.wild-therapy.co.uk
In 2018, I completed my 3 year MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy at Metanoia Institiute in London; qualifying me as a psychotherapist. This followed my initial counselling training at Eastleigh College, where I obtained a distinction in my Diploma in Humanistic and Gestalt Counselling.
Continuing professional development is an essential element of my ongoing practice and I have completed numerous courses regarding: group facilitation, body oriented therapy, schizoid and borderline processes, OCD, eating disorders, working alongside trans, non-binary and gender questioning people, bereavement and grief, dissociation, mental health and psychosis.
I am a member of the UK Council of Psychotherapists and abide by their code of ethics.
Moving Forward
I know that finding a therapist is a very personal experience so feel free to pick up the phone or email and have a chat with me about your needs.
Following this we can meet for an initial session, with no further obligation.
My Locations
I work mostly from The Retreat New Forest, A35, Hinton, BH23 7EF, This is a lovely retreat centre with comfortable and private therapy rooms accessed via 2 staircases. There is beautiful outdoor space including grounds, a walled garden, woodland and a lake and we can access this fluidly for all or part of our sessions.
I also work from The Coastal Practice, 98 Broadway, Southbourne, Bournemouth, BH6 4EH. This therapy centre has peaceful and private rooms. It is wheelchair accessible and has free street parking available outside the premises for up to 2 hours.
We can also agree to work outdoors in the New Forest or at
Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth
