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Who we are
We have been providing relationship counselling to our local community for over 80 years as part of Relate, and are proud of our long history of helping those in need. More recently we have added specialist counselling services for individuals, families, young people and children.
We also have a specialist sex therapy service and a mediation service.
We’ve recently rebranded as SearchLight Counselling and Therapy and are excited about our future. Our highly experienced team remain unchanged and are ready to help people to strengthen their relationships and improve their wellbeing. Please get in touch to find out more.
Our Counsellors
Our counsellors are all highly trained in their chosen field of expertise. They have a minimum Level 5 qualification and many have first degrees or Masters degrees or other post-graduate qualifications. They are all members of professional bodies such as BACP ( the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy ) or similar.
All SearchLight counsellors comply with the BACP Ethical Framework. All counsellors undertake annual mandatory training in safeguarding and they have to complete a minimum of 30 hours of ongoing professional development annually. All SearchLight counsellors receive mandatory supervision and they consult regularly with their supervisor or safeguarding leads where necessary.
Our team of highly qualified and experienced counsellors is here to help. They are led by Helen Dicketts and Christina Powell.
Our Supervisors are extremely qualified
Helen Dicketts
MA Oxon BA Oxon, Relate Cert Couples Counselling, PGC Supervision MBACP
Helen qualified as an Integrative Counsellor with Relate in 2000 and as a Young People Counsellor in 2013. She qualified as a Clinical Supervisor in 2017.
Helen supervises Counsellors working with Couples, Individual Adults and Young Peoples Counselling (10-18).
Helen has many years experience of working online and face to face with people experiencing all kinds of relationship and life issues.
Christina Powell
BA, PgDip, MA Counsellor & Clinical Supervisor, MBACP
Christina graduated as an Integrative Relationship and Family Counsellor with Relate in 2012 and qualified as a Young People counsellor in 2013. She qualified as a Clinical Supervisor in 2019.
Christina supervises Counsellors working with Couples, Individual Adults, Families, Young People and Children (5 – 18).
Christina is also a Director of the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership representing SearchLight.
Our core services
