ABOUT AMELIA WHITE

I attended a workshop led by Joy Schaverien approximately 7 years ago, which alerted me to the incredible work that both she and Nick Duffell have been doing to support ex- boarders and make the public aware of some of the negative impacts Boarding School may have on children and how this can show up in adults. I am an ex-boarder myself and through my own therapy and working alongside Nick Duffell, I have been able to fully understand how my own childhood experiences have shaped and impacted me and changed some of those behavioural patterns that began at an early age. ​

I live and work in Brighton and Hove, attend regular supervision, and have professional liability insurance. I am registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and work within their ethical framework for good practice. ​ I have experience in both private practice and in various different settings. They include:

• 12 years of 1:1 Therapy to individuals. Face to face and Online.
• Created and facilitated the Online Boarding School Awareness Course.
• Delivered Training on “Working with Women Ex-Boarders with Sara Warner. London, Nov '23
• Delivered “Boarding School Survivors” Workshops for Online Events.
• A Tutor on the Person-Centred Foundation Degree course at East Sussex College.
• Facilitator of the Personal Development groups for the Post-Graduate Humanistic Psychotherapy Students at Brighton University.

• Working for Winston’s Wish, a charity specialising in offering bereavement support for young people and families suffering the loss of a parent.
• Working for the NHS at the Brighton Women’s Centre, where Counselling and Psychotherapy is provided to women with mental health difficulties.
• Counsellor for women affected by sexual violence for Rape Crisis in London.
• Counselling young people aged 16-26 at the Youth Advisory Centre in Hove.
• Running groups for women with drug and alcohol concerns at the Oasis Project.