About Me                                                    (+44) 07976820788  email: bena@armitages.org

Welcome to my page. I am a warm, approachable and caring psychotherapist fully qualified (CTA-P) in offering you a safe, confidential and non-judgemental psychotherapy and counselling support. I am of Indian origin, born in Tanzania, East Africa, and moved to the UK when I was very young, so English is predominantly my main language. I have experienced various challenges in my life including the difference in cultural values from my own heritage and those I encountered in the UK. I am a wife and mother of two.  My personal life experiences have positively supported me in developing my skills as a psychotherapist and to empathise with challenges around relationships, culture and family ruptures - when working with clients either individually or with couples and families. 

My approach with you at all times will be to empower you, and for us to accept each other as human beings, regardless of our gender, race, culture, sexuality, religion or ethnicity, and therefore the principle assumption is that we both deserve each other's respect. 

My private practice is based near Maresfield in East Sussex, although I also conduct online and telephone sessions for clients that are unable to attend in person. I have in-depth counselling experience of working with young people in secondary schools and have also worked for Headway, with clients with aquired brain injury, their families and carers.

English is the language I use- however I can also speak Gujarati and some Hindi if there are clients that require my services and would feel more comfortable talking in their Mother Tongue. 

When life presents challenges, recognising that you would like support is often the first step. I encourage people who find themselves in that situation to get in touch with me.

I am a fully qualified Trasactional Analysis Psychotherapist (CTA-P) and have also graduated with a Diploma in Transactional Analysis (TA) Practice. Having completed my Advanced Clinical Training in TA Psychotherapy, Foundation Certificate in TA, a Certificate in Counselling and the TA101, I am also proud to have been a member of the UK Association for Transactional Analysis (UKATA) Diversity and Social Responsibility Committee for several years.