About the Practice
When the adults around a child need a shared understanding, systemic therapy can bring the family story into focus. John Cavanagh Systemic Psychotherapy Brighton Brighton & Hove Family Therapy supports families in Brighton & Hove where conflict, anxiety, school pressure, neurodivergence, trauma or relationship strain is affecting more than one person in the household.

Clinical Expertise
Systemic Family Therapy & Relationship Patterns

Parent-Child Communication, Repair & Emotional Safety

SEND, Neurodivergence, School Refusal, Anxiety or Trauma-Informed Family Support

Why Work With Us?
UKCP Family and Systemic Psychotherapy: UKCP registered family and systemic psychotherapist and registered mental health nurse signals referenced This gives parents a stronger starting point for checking whether the route has the right professional accountability for family work.

CAMHS-Informed Family Work: Systemic psychotherapy, CAMHS-informed mental health experience, consultation and supervision The goal is to change the pattern around the problem, not label one child as the problem.

Family Relief, Not Family Blame: The route helps parents move from reacting to behaviour into understanding the relationship pattern around it. Parents can ask direct safety and scope questions before booking: DBS, safeguarding, supervision, school liaison and what happens if risk is escalating.