Services for Highly Sensitive People

– Online Meetup for HSPs and HSP Therapists

HSP Consultancy and Mentoring

“The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it’s a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.”
(Charles R. Swindoll)

It is in HSP’s nature to process and reflect upon incoming information very deeply and formulate their responses accordingly. This is why I love to share information about High Sensitivity. I know that it can be empowering and potentially life-changing for HSPs to have the right information about their trait. And the beauty is that the right information will fit their personal experience, so in a way I simply encourage them to trust more what they already know about themselves deep down.

We are living in a world designed around the majority that is non-sensitive. This means that even the most successful HSPs can face unexpected difficulties at times, due to lack of awareness about the trait and cultural bias towards non-sensitive ideals. Learning about what it means to have Sensory Processing Sensitivity can help you in real and concrete ways. You can gain insights into how to successfully navigate the unique situations and challenges that arise for HSPs and begin to make adjustments in your life, your thoughts and your attitude to take the fullest advantage of being a person who experiences life more intensely than the average person.

As an HSP consultant, I offer information about Sensory Processing Sensitivity that allows you to consider how your needs are different from the non-sensitive majority. I can assist with assessing various parts of your life (emotional health, relationships, home environment, work & hobbies) in relation to your specific needs as an HSP. I can help to identify the source of some of your difficulties and create together a plan, which could significantly improve your life. I also offer follow up mentoring sessions to monitor your progress and find ways to implement changes that you may find challenging.

Online HSP Meetup

“HSPs like other HSPs. HSPs help each other. As HSPs, we must find those who believe in us and in whom we believe, and band together for support, encouragement and protection.” (Jacquelyn Strickcland, excerpted and adapted from: The Artist’s Way)

This is an online information sharing rather than therapy group for HSPs via Zoom (similar to Skype) organised via the Centre for High Sensitivity Meetup Group. The aim of the meetups is for highly sensitive people to meet each other, share, learn and commune and help them to make the most of being an HSP. The unique experience of being in a group of HSPs – where people understand a lot about each other instantly and where we don’t have to hide our sensitivity – is a great opportunity to grow in confidence and learn to appreciate the gift of being you! I cannot say enough about the importance of HSPs connecting with their peers this way. Although the idea of “a group” may sound daunting to an HSP (after all, about 70% of HSPs are introverts), the benefits of spending time with others who “get it” far outweigh the moments that go with thinking “I’m not sure I am keen on being in a group…”

In order to attend and get detailed information about these meetings, please join the Centre for High Sensitivity Meetup community at Meetup.com and RSVP and pay for the meeting you would like to attend under Upcoming Events.

Online Meetup for HSP Therapists

This is an online meetup via Zoom (similar to Skype) for HSP Therapists (Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Clinical Psychologists, Pscychiatrists, etc. who are also Highly Sensitive People), organised via the Centre for High Sensitivity Meetup Group. This is an opportunity to commune, share experiences and information and learn from each other for therapists aware of high sensitivity, which is still fairly unknown by the majority of therapists and therefore often misunderstood and pathologised unnecessarily. The meetings consist of open discussion about issues affecting us HSP therapists and our highly sensitive clients, and a chance to meet your HSP peers and break the professional isolation that often affect us due to lack of awareness about high sensitivity.

We run similar HSP Meetups in Brighton for four years with my colleague, Astrid Fuhrmeister. Following my long sabbatical and consequent relocation to Hungary, I decided to continue with an online version of these HSP meetings.

Brighton HSP Network

“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have.”(Margaret Mead)

The Brighton HSP Network is currently a Facebook Page moderated by me in order to raise awareness locally about Sensory Processing Sensitivity by sharing articles, quotes and inspiration with other HSPs in Brighton. I am hoping that the page can inspire discussion and assist with building a local community of HSPs. It also provides a way to network and share relevant information about HSP-friendly events, services and professionals. Anyone can browse on this page without signing up to Facebook, but would have to log-in to Facebook in order to add any comments to postings.

HSP News

“Follow what you are genuinely passionate about and let that guide you to your destination.” Diane Sawyer

I have been getting feedback – not surprisingly – that many of you HSPs are not keen about participating in social media websites, like Facebook. So, for all of you out there, who would prefer a more HSP-friendly way to get information relevant to HSPs – you can get e-mail updates about HSP events and news, if you
subscribe to the HSP News

I value your trust and take your privacy very seriously and will never share your details with anyone. I will also keep the postings to a minimum – about few times a year – to avoid clogging up your inboxes unnecessarily 🙂 This newsletter started out as the Brighton HSP News and has become the official newsletter for the National Centre for High Sensitivity between July 2014 – 2020 (until the closing of the NCHS). This means that we include HSP related news/events from all around UK now and not just Brighton.

Past Issues of the HSP News: