About Me
Georgia Swift provides psychotherapy to adults & children. Face to face appointments in PO8 & GU31. Appointments across the UK & Overseas online.
I am a psychotherapist working with adults and children in the UK and internationally. I offer a warm, thoughtful, and trauma-informed way of working, supporting people who come to therapy with both complex and circumstantial difficulties — often shaped by life events, relationships, loss, or periods of significant change.
My work takes place one-to-one and with groups, with careful attention to the person in front of me and the wider context of their life. I work in person in Lovedean and Petersfield, and also online, allowing flexibility to work across the UK and internationally.
For a number of years, I have worked in close professional collaboration with Mandy Saligari as part of her international team. Her ground-breaking, proactive model of addiction recovery informs my therapeutic practice, particularly when working with eating disorders, self-harm, and OCD.
My work is also informed by close personal and professional proximity to addiction, bringing a grounded, realistic understanding to the therapy room.
Before qualifying in Humanistic Counselling at the University of Chichester, I spent over 20 years working with vulnerable children and adults across education, health, and the criminal justice system. That experience continues to shape how I work today — offering a steady, relational space where people can feel understood, supported, and able to make sense of their experiences.
Issues I can help you with include:
Addiction & disordered eating
- Addiction and dependency (substances, alcohol, gambling, and other compulsive behaviours)
- Disordered eating and difficulties around food, control, and body image
- Self-harm
Emotional wellbeing
- Anxiety, low mood, and depression
- Low self-esteem and difficulties with self-image
- Feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally exhausted
Trauma, loss and life challenges
- Trauma and its impact on daily life
- Loss, grief, and bereavement
- Living with terminal illness or supporting a loved one who is unwell
Relationships & family life
- Difficult or painful relationships
- Separation, divorce, and family conflict
- Support for parents experiencing challenges with their child’s behaviour
Children, young people & wider systems
- Childhood worries affecting school attendance or wellbeing
- Understanding and addressing antisocial or offending behaviour
- Support for victims of crime, including families of offenders
How Therapy Can Help You
Finding Support When Life Feels Overwhelming
It takes courage to acknowledge that, for whatever reason, life feels harder to manage than you would like. It takes courage to recognise that you may need support to cope with ongoing difficulties, overwhelming emotions, or a traumatic life event.
No matter how old we are, life can sometimes present challenges that feel too much to carry alone — or that we simply need to share in confidence with someone who will listen without judgement.
Support for Children and Adolescents
Life events can deeply affect children and young people — influencing school life, friendships, confidence, and sometimes leading to phobic or anxious behaviours.
I work sensitively with children and adolescents to help them process and manage difficult experiences, reduce anxiety, and begin to enjoy a calmer, more confident life again.
The Challenges of Adult Life
Adulthood can bring its own set of pressures and turning points. Relationship difficulties, loss, family strain, health concerns, workplace stress, addiction, or a growing sense of disconnection can all take their toll.
Sometimes we find ourselves repeating old patterns, feeling stuck, or realising that we no longer have the same emotional resources we once did. Therapy offers a safe, reflective space to make sense of what’s happening, understand yourself more deeply, and begin to make changes that support your wellbeing and restore balance in your life.
Understanding Ourselves
As we go through life, we all encounter experiences that shape who we are. Understanding how our earlier life experiences influence us can help us to make sense of patterns, manage the present with greater self-awareness, and live more comfortably.
Working Together
So no matter how old you are — whether a child, an adolescent, or an adult — as your therapist I will be beside you on your journey.
I won’t tell you what to do, but together we can explore your experiences, discover your strengths, and find ways to make life feel more manageable — or begin to heal from a critical or painful chapter of your story.
“You don’t always need someone to show you the light.
Sometimes healing begins when someone sits beside you in the dark and lets you know that you are understood.”
~ Georgia, 2016
Reaching Out
If any of this resonates with you, I warmly invite you to get in touch. Whether you are seeking support for yourself or for your child, our first conversation can help us begin to understand what you need and how therapy might help.
You can explore my website if you would like to find out more about the way I work and contact me if it feels right for you.
What therapy might be like
Each persons journey in therapy is different.
Therapy provides a safe and confidential space where you can talk openly and feel truly listened to. It is a place where you can explore whatever is on your mind, work through challenges and and find ways forward. Sometimes that means talking and problem solving, and other times it might involve drawing ro creative activities that can help you to express what you are feeling and experiencing.
The time is yours and what we do is led by your needs at your pace. my role is to support you in the way that works best for you.
You can contact me using the form on this website to book an initial appointment where we can discuss your needs and how we might work together.
The option to have Zoom appointments online means you can access appointment nationally and from overseas.
I do have limited availability for face to face appointments in Lovedean PO8 and at Worcester House in central Petersfield. I can also offer appointments in your own home.
For businesses wanting training or employee therapy I will deliver on your site.
Testimonials
Past Clients have given kind permission for me to publish their feedback
"You have been part of my journey and made it much easier to cope with. I will never forget the way you helped me, thank you"
"You helped me and I found strength I didn't know I had"
“I was nervous about going but Georgia put me at ease so I felt comfortable straight away.
"Counselling wasn't 'my thing' I was embarrassed and thought it was a load of nonsense! You have showed me I was wrong about it and your support has been huge. Thank you"
"I felt comfortable talking to you about my problem from the first appointment. You put me at ease and helped me believe I could cope"
"Georgias warmth and natural way made me feel comfortable straight away"
"Thank you for helping my child back from a bad place. They are happy and able to learn again"
Professional Membership
