About me
Hello, my name is Sue Davies, I am a Person Centred Counsellor of 18 years standing and am passionate in what I do.
By way of background, I began training as a counsellor after having had the need for help with bringing up my third child. I was finding parenting her extremely difficult indeed having lost confidence in my parenting. I found a counsellor who listened to my story and helped me navigate through what was a very traumatic period of my life. She understood my dilemma and helped finding different ways to ease the chaos that my daughter was causing not only to me, but the whole household. This counsellor proved to be a bright light in my life at that time. So much so that in time, I welcomed the opportunity to take on a role to help others who need to be heard and provide some sort of guiding light for them.
I spent some years volunteering for Myton Hospice, the Shakespeare Hospice and Safeline (a charity supporting survivors of sexual abuse). By doing so I gathered considerable experience before starting my own private practice. I now have a ‘therapy shed’ in my garden which lies in a quiet rural location. I am also able to use the Lifeways Therapy Centre in Stratford to meet my clients, where they can also enjoy this peaceful location in the town.
As a Person Centred Counsellor, I would listen to your story with empathy and understanding to wherever that may lead us. Metaphorically walking by your side, with no judgement, no recrimination, keeping one foot in your world and one foot in mine and at the same time keeping us both safe.
I listen to my clients with my ears, my eyes and my heart so that they will be truly heard. In this increasingly fast-paced world, there is often too little time for us to be truly listened to and more importantly to be truly heard. This is possibly one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. Sometimes in life, we just need someone to listen to us, in a safe non-judgemental place.
Life often becomes tangled and complicated which can lead to stress and a feeling of all-consuming despair. It may be that you have something specific on your mind, which may lead to feelings that are hard to manage alone. Such feelings can be difficut to unravel without help and support. I am here for every scenario. I will help you to untangle those complications listen to you and help you to navigate your way through them.
The counsellor/client relationship, is I believe, the key to therapy working. We need to be able to create a good trusting relationship and to work as a team. To this end I offer a ‘getting to know each other’ session at no charge, where we will discover whether we are able to feel comfortable with each other and are able to create a good trusting working relationship and we are able to work as a team. My practice involves not only providing a listening ear but also a safe and comfortable environment for you to talk about whatever is on your mind. The sessions are led by the client and I follow them and support them and to follow wherever they choose to take me.
Thank you for reading my profile, I hope it has given you some insight into how I work and what I have to offer. I also want to say ‘well done’ in finding the courage to begin the process of finding the right person to support you and that you may feel comfortable with. I truly believe that finding that person and asking for help, when your world is so far out of kilter is one of the hardest things to do.
Qualifications
Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling
Certificate in Couples and Relationship Therapy
Diploma in Integrative Supervision, Individuals and Groups
Diploma in Coaching
Batchelor of Arts in Historical Studies
Master of Arts in Religious and Social History 1500-1700
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills 2007
Diploma in theory and Practice of Counselling 2010 - Both at Warwickshire College
Diploma in Coaching from Warwick University
Certificate in Couple and Relationship Therapy
Diploma in Integrative Supervision of Individuals or Groups
Counsellor at Shakespeare Hospice 2013-present
Counsellor with Safeline Warwick, a charity supporting survivors of sexual abuse
Private practice 2015-present
Member organisations
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer our initial session at £20 as it is a 'getting to know each other' session.
I charge £40.00 per one hour session for single people and £70 per 90 minute session for couples. Payment can be made via BACS/cheque/cash.
When I work
I am available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays, depending on my diary. First appointment of the day is 10am and the last 6pm
