Sue Allen
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About me
Life can feel distressing or confusing, especially at times of stress or change. I am a calm, warm, non-judgemental and experienced BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist who can offer you time and support to reflect on the parts of your life which are problematic to help you to make sense of yourself and your situation.
What to Expect From your Counselling
Our work together will be exploratory and collaborative. You will find a supportive, listening space in which you can bring what’s troubling you and I’ll use my experience and knowledge to ask questions and offer reflections. This will help you to think outside your usual ways of thinking and feeling to gain deeper knowledge about yourself which will help you find a different point of view on your problems.
Sometimes in the work, we might use creative materials to help you to find ways to put into words some of the harder to express feelings. This might involve using story cards or other art materials. We would only use these with your agreement and if it felt that it might be useful. We might also use psychological models such as the Drama Triangle, Life positions or Transactions which may really help you to get an understanding of yourself and your problems.
What happens next?
You can call or text me on: 07792 427696
Or click here to send me an email.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling using Transactional Analysis (4yr Advanced Clinical Training)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Couples Counselling
- Postgraduaate Foundation in Family and Systemic Therapy
- Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work
- BA (Hons)
- EMDR
Before counselling and psychotherapy training, I practiced for several years as a Children and Families Social Worker supporting families, and I completed the first year of Family and Systemic Therapy to deepen my understanding of families and relationships.
As a Counsellor/Psychotherapist I have eight years post-qualification experience providing short-term and long-term therapy with a wide variety of issues in a variety of settings, with a special interest in early trauma, divorce, family dynamics, relationships and blended families.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Please text or email me in the first instance, and we can arrange an appointment time for a free 15-minute phone consultation and we can take it from there.
Alternatively you can use the button on my page to request an introductory appointment time.
When I work
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I have in-person availability on Thursdays, and Friday mornings in Central Harrogate.
Further information
My primary training in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy is one in which I understand problems to be rooted in the past and the work will involve understanding the links between your past and today’s problems. The reason for this is that it is often our earliest experiences (or a trauma in adult life) which lead us to our conclusions about ourselves, others and what is possible or not possible for us in our future.
So I won't offer solutions or advice. For some, shorter-term work is needed. For others, longer-term exploratory and collaborative work is helpful in which the therapy relationship is central to the work. My job is to help you to piece together the parts of your 'life map' which are feeding into your current problems so these elements become more visible to you, and therefore more accessible for you to change.
Sometimes painful buried feelings can emerge in the work and the therapy relationship can support you in this no matter which approach we use. We can look at ways for you to be able to manage what your feel. Understanding your own process can transform how you feel and think about yourself and lead to connecting with your life in ways which are much more satisfying and rewarding.
