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Mel Packer

MBACP Caring Counselling Worthing Endorse Mel
  • Area Covered: Worthing, West Sussex for face to face, and nationally online
  • Specialises in:
    AnxietyBereavement and lossDepressionIdentity and self-esteemRelationship issuesSleep and stress
  • Training with The Grove:
    Supervisor
  • Client Groups:
    Adults
  • Private health insurance company registrations:
  • Availability: Online and In-Person

Practitioner Statement

I’m a BACP member with over 20 years’ experience as an integrative counsellor. Much of my work has been with unpaid carers. Consequently, I bring to supervision a clear understanding of complex relational dynamics, self-care challenges, managing stress and difficult emotions.

For me, supervision is a partnership that supports reflective practice and ongoing professional development, which I believe are essential for effective, ethical counselling.

What matters most to me is creating a space where you feel safe to explore your client work openly, reflect deeply, and develop insight while engaging with ethical considerations. My strengths-based approach is shaped by a background in management roles in communications, HR, and learning within a large organisation. I particularly enjoy working with trainees and newly qualified counsellors, supporting you to find your feet in professional practice.

I use Hawkins and Shohet’s seven-eyed model as my main framework, to help us explore your therapeutic practice from different perspectives, support self-awareness and skills development.
Supervision is collaborative, shaped around your professional requirements and stage of development, helping you build confidence and trust in your own practice. I aim to offer an experience that is warm, empathic, fair, and honest, with constructive feedback and respectful challenge when needed.

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