Welcome to Metta Therapy

Low cost & affordable therapy and coaching based in Brighton & Hove and Worthing, West Sussex.

Morgan Gairell offers humanistic and mindfulness-based therapy. Alongside specialist neurodiversity coaching, teaching meditation and courses such as Mindful Self-Compassion & Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.

LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity specialist offering counselling, training & group facilitation

My name is Morgan Gairell and I am a BACP registered therapist with experience in working with a wide range of issues. My training is in Person-Centred Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Approaches.

Click here to read more about my training and experience.

I believe in treating people with respect, kindness and compassion, and these values sit at the heart of how I work. Supporting and inspiring others is what drew me to this work in the first place, and it's also why I give my time to volunteering and to working alongside people in a supportive role.

I try to bring a calm, compassionate presence into the room, alongside ongoing training and a genuine love of learning, which I think are essential parts of being a good counsellor. Personal growth matters deeply to me, both for my own sake and for the people I work with, and I'm always reading and exploring new ideas about myself and the world around me. This is part of why I've continued to study beyond my initial training, firstly with a master's in mindfulness-based research, and now currently training in neurodiversity coaching. Mindfulness has given me so much on a personal level, and I'm passionate about developing the skills to help others discover the same benefits. I also see such overlap between the LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse communities that continued professional development in this area feels important to me, both personally and in my work with clients.

Throughout my training and career, I've valued supervision and support, and I stay open to learning and growing in my practice. I aim to be approachable and flexible in how I work, meeting people where they are.

Qualifications,

training

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experience

My training is in humanistic therapy and mindfulness-based approaches. Having gained a first class honours degree in Person-Centred Counselling, I am currently completing a masters in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy research.

I have ten years direct client experience in various fields, having grown my skills and knowledge in bereavement counselling, suicide and crisis support, adolescent mental health services and secondary school settings.

Working with young people has taught me a great deal about myself and I have become extremely passionate about helping to create change in the young minds that will hopefully go on to shape a world that will be a secure home for many generations to come.

Alongside my work with young people I have gained a vast amount of experience working with neurodiverse clients, such as those with Autism and ADHD.

I have worked with a wide array of adults and young people through my private practice, supporting them through a variety of issues and challenges, such as:

• Anxiety & panic attacks

• Stress

• Finding balance

• Depression & low mood

• Relationship & communication issues

• Life events and transitions

• Self-harm & suicidal ideation

• Loss & grief

• Trauma

• Self-esteem

• Disordered eating

• Addiction

• Sleep issues

• Obsessions & compulsions

• Anger

• Loneliness

• Social anxiety

• Paranoia

• Phobias

• Psychosis

Experience

Qualifications

Volunteer Experience

Training and Continued Professional Development

• Breathing school with Ben Wolff of the Breathing Institute

• Mental health First aid

• ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

• Safeguarding

• Focusing

• Understanding and working with self-harm

Why Mettā?

Origins

Metta is Pali word often used in Buddhism to describe a sense of benevolence and the cultivation of loving-kindness towards all beings.

Being a Buddhist is a fundamental part of who I am and how I live my life, so I like to think that the roots of my practice are grounded in metta.

In Person

I am compassionate and understanding, knowing all to well that life is often difficult and painful, that the world around us can be hard to navigate.

Although I am a Buddhist I would never force my views or beliefs upon others and I welcome those from all religious backgrounds, alongside every culture and ethnicity. Whatever your age, abilities or needs, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion or beliefs, my overall vision is one of equality, diversity and inclusion.

In Practice

Informed by my training as a humanistic therapist and more recently in mindfulness-based approaches, I aim to create a safe environment where acceptance, compassion and honesty will allow you to bring any issues you want and explore them with me alongside you.

My wish is for you to flourish through a process of discovery and gentle enquiry. I will not judge or analyse, but will encourage open and honest communication between us. The therapeutic process can open up new ways of thinking, feeling and being that will be more authentic and meaningful.

Although centred within the field of ‘talking therapies,’ I draw upon more experiential and creative ways of working that will help create a full embodied experience. Alongside my training as a therapist and mindfulness practitioner, I am influenced by my wider journey through philosophical and spiritual teachings. Therefore, visualisation, breath, sound and body work and/or creative play may prove to be surprisingly important tools in supporting you through this chapter in your life.

Artwork by Ryan Gillett