RightMind is owned and operated by Tanya Taylor-Wright as a therapy and training practice in the South East of England. RightMind began offering counselling and training services in 2010. Since then, Tanya and a team of RightMind associates have worked with hundreds of individuals, groups, charities and professional organisations providing counselling and training services.
Sevenoaks Team
Tanya Taylor-Wright (MBACP Accred, CSAccred) Head of Practice
Tanya is an accredited psychotherapist and counsellor, group therapist, mental health trainer & supervisor. She began her training over twenty years ago and has over sixteen years experience in private practice. Tanya has provided support in charity and commercial sectors, TV and media (BBC, Netflix & NBC Universal approved Mental Health Practitioner), performance arts and professional services firms. Tanya devised and led programmes for leading mental health charity Mind for several years and is a highly experienced mental health and wellbeing trainer. Tanya has been part of the local authority board for Youth Mental Health projects across the district. Contributing writer to the Telegraph Health book of the year.
Katie Moss (MBACP) Senior Associate Counsellor
Katie is RightMind’s Senior Associate Counsellor having over twelve years experience working with adults and young people. Katie has expertise as a counsellor, mental health practitioner, wellbeing trainer and accredited Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor. In addition to her vast amount of private experience, Katie has delivered therapeutic women’s support groups, horticultural therapy groups, crisis intervention, workplace supervision for front-line staff as well as being an experienced trainer in a variety of mental health topics to groups, organisations and in schools for leading mental health charity, Mind.
Angela Pixner (MBACP) Associate Counsellor
Angela is a qualified counsellor who works with adults. Angela’s approach is integrative with a person-centred core, meaning she draws on various counselling theories, while the client remains ‘in the driving seat’. Angela has volunteered as a counsellor at the ellenor Hospice and has varied experience in working with the bereaved, those caring for others and those facing health challenges themselves. Prior to counselling, Angela worked for many years in a high pressure corporate environment, involving working with families from many different cultural and international backgrounds.
Gayle Johnston (MBACP) Associate Counsellor
Gayle is a qualified Humanistic Counsellor who works with adults. She offers a gentle and consistent approach, which is collaborative and person-centred. She holds a BSc (Hons) Degree and a Clinical Diploma in Humanistic Counselling and has taken additional training in breathwork and meditation. She can assist with a wide range of issues including anxiety, abuse, trauma, stress, self-esteem and depression. Gayle has worked in an Integrative Psychology and Wellbeing Service within the NHS, and alongside private practice. Gayle also works with West Kent Mind supporting adults in their mental health journey.
Danusia Atkinson (BA Hons, MBACP) Associate Counsellor
Danusia is a qualified psychodynamic counsellor who works with adults and aims to provide space and time for life’s experiences and feelings to be thought about and explored together, helping clients to become more self-aware and find greater fulfilment. Danusia is a qualified mindfulness teacher and has taught children and young people in various settings for the last five years. Danusia has run well-being and support groups at West Kent Mind, supporting people by using creative arts, music nature and mindfulness. She also runs a Psychoeducation course for the charity using CBT and mindfulness techniques to manage anxiety and depression.
Kathie Broughton (MBACP) Associate Counsellor
Kathie is a qualified integrative counsellor with training and experience in a variety of theoretical approaches. Kathie also works with Counselling Matters in Bexley seeing a wide range of clients including those dealing with anxiety, bereavement and loss, illness, anger, relationship issues, financial difficulties and more. Kathie runs her private practice in Sevenoaks for both individuals and couples.
Penny Moore Associate Accredited BAPT Play Therapist
Penny works mainly with primary-aged children, while also having experience supporting older non-speaking children and those who are neurodivergent. Penny practices non-directive, child-centred play therapy and is guided by each child’s individual needs, integrating more directive approaches when appropriate. Before training as a play therapist, Penny worked as a social worker in local authority children’s services and the charity sector, supporting survivors of sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation. These experiences inform her compassionate, trauma-informed approach to therapeutic work with children and families. Penny is committed to working closely with families, recognising that while therapy may begin in the playroom, its impact continues far beyond.
Charlie Kidd (MBACP) Associate Counsellor Canterbury
Charlie is a qualified integrative counsellor who works with adults in Canterbury and online. She has over 20 years experience in working as a support worker with young people and their families.
Please read further details about Charlie and services offered in Canterbury by clicking here
Kate Satrettin (BSc Hons, MSc Applied Psych, MBACP) Associate Counsellor
Kate is a qualified psychodynamic counsellor who works with adults online only.
Kate specialises in Post-Cult Counselling for those who have suffered trauma in coercive, cultic and/or spiritually abusive settings (within, for example, highly controlled religions or 1:1 relationships).
Sophie Russell (MBACP) Associate Counsellor
Sophie is a qualified integrative counsellor who works with young people aged 11 – 21 years. She has worked for over 10 years as a support worker for children and young people with disabilities, and has spent time working in a SEN school. In addition to private practice, Sophie volunteers as a student counsellor at a local college. She enjoys working creatively with young people. Sophie has worked as part of the RightMind partnership with Sevenoaks District Council supporting young people. Sophie is an independent member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy.
RightMind is the Sevenoaks centre for clients of Family Matters, a registered charity that provides free and confidential support to survivors of sexual abuse and rape in Kent and the London Borough of Bexley. Their services include specialist therapy for adults and children (up to 12 one-to-one sessions) and Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) who provide advocacy support from report to court. The organisation offers a confidential support line and operates therapy rooms at various locations across the county, supporting everyone regardless of age, gender, race, or background. For more information or to apply for support, visit https://www.familymattersuk.org/
RightMind Counselling in Canterbury
We offer a counselling service including mental and emotional health support in a peaceful, private consulting room in the Nackington area of Canterbury with our associate integrative counsellor, Charlie Kidd (MBACP).
Please email contact@rightmind.co.uk to arrange an initial appointment.
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