About me
Hi I'm Sue,
I am an Integrative counsellor, and a qualified trauma therapist who works with the three phase trauma model and flash technique. I am also an advanced emotional freedom technique practitioner (EFT-tapping therapy), and work with adults who have experience of adoption, and the care system.
Coming from a diverse background, I carry a tool kit of academic and life experience to counselling, beginning many years ago in Psychology and Criminology.
I work with a wide range of concerns (please see below), my aim is to provide you with a safe and trusting space, which is non-judgemental and empathetic.
I offer a range of therapies and techniques rather than a 'one size fits all' approach, tailored to your individual concerns.
Sometimes it is important to focus on ourselves for a while, this does not mean me first, it means me too.
I work with adults, in a safe trusting space to explore you and your concerns, and support you to/with
- Improve wellbeing.
- Mindfulness.
- Make changes in your life.
- Identify root causes
Improve - develop
- Self-confidence.
- Self-esteem.
- Self-acceptance.
- To have a voice.
- Identifying emotions, and emotional needs.
- Adults who have experience of adoption, care system - growing up in children's homes.
- Help you to process trauma, and traumatic experiences to gain safety, insight, understanding and resilience.
- Post-traumatic stress or Complex post-traumatic stress (PTSD - CPTSD).
- Unresolved issues from childhood or in the past.
- Attachments - build confidence, acceptance and resilience.
- Feelings of loss, grief or bereavement.
- Setting boundaries - creating healthy boundaries.
- Shame - guilt.
- Peri-menopause - Post menopause.
- Self sabotage.
- Imposter syndrome.
- Feel supported during a challenging time.
- Anxiety - reduce symptoms.
- Suicidal thoughts and feelings.
- Stress or Depression.
- Divorce or separation, to support you work through your emotions and feelings.
- Decision making difficulties, exploring options.
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If you have experienced trauma, it is important to seek support from a trauma therapist, to build trust, rapport and feel you are in a safe environment to develop healthy coping strategies that meet your unique needs.
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I work with the three phase trauma model, and flash technique to firstly build safety, trust and stabilization, which is paramount to any trauma therapy we embark on.
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Trauma therapy is generally a long therapeutic process, and sadly is not a quick fix.
Training, qualifications & experience
· Cert - Adoption Support Counselling (Albany centre, and Barnardos cert)
· Dip - Trauma Therapy (three phase trauma model, and flash technique)
· Cert - Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) advanced practitioner
· Level 4 Dip - Integrative Therapeutic Counselling
· Level 3 Dip - Counselling Skills
· Level 2 Cert - Counselling Skills
· BSc Hon - Psychology and Criminology
· Dip - Forensic Psychology and Forensic Science
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy - as a registered Counsellor.
I am disclosure and barring service (DBS) checked, and Insured to practice.
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.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
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Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I work with adults, and fees range from £50 per session depending on the type of therapy.
£35 for student trainee counsellors face to face or online weekly. I am afraid I do not offer student sessions fortnightly or monthly.
When I work
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Monday to Thursday 11am - 7pm.
Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
