Sue Pallenberg

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UKCP & COSRT Registered - Online Counselling and Supervision
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

location_on St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I am a professional integrative psychotherapist with 35yrs experience in working with relationship difficulties. Integrative means I have trained in many areas of psychotherapy and I can then choose to work in ways that I think are unique and personal to help you regain confidence and power in your life.

I offer you a secure confidential relationship in which we can explore the feelings and problems that are troubling you.

Please contact me if you are struggling with emotional issues in  your  couple

relationship.

The sort of difficulties people may seek help with are anxiety panic attacks depression feeling sad and overwhelmed. Autism / Asperger's Syndrome in adults, both individual and relationships.

I specialise in all aspects of sexual/relationship problems working with you as an individual or as a couple.  Concerns about sexual issues or forming and making good relationships

There may be also be problems regarding betrayals and affairs which can cause devastating consequences for the couple.

I am also a very experienced in anger management, bereavement, stress and adoption issues.

I am a level 2 practitioner of EMDR useful for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) trauma,  phobias and compulsive behaviour.

I have a great deal of experience working with depression anxiety, low self esteem and eating disorders.

I  offer Supervision to trainees and trained Therapists. I  am a COSRT Senior accredited Supervisor.

I am a Barnardos Link approved Adoption Counsellor having completed their adoption training. I am therefore authorised to undertake work with clients for whom adoption is an issue under Barnardos Link Ofsted Registration.

I would like to offer you a free 15min consultation to meet and discuss your presenting problem and to see how you feel working with me and to ask any questions you may have regarding ongoing Therapy

I abide to the ethics of COSRT  MBASRT and am UKCP registered.

Training, qualifications & experience

Abuse, Addiction, Aspergers (individuals and couples)Adoption, Anger Management, Anorexia, Anxiety, Bereavement, Bulimia, Bullying,  coaching, Careers, Children & Young People, Chronic Illness, Coaching, Compulsive Obsessive Disorder, Confidentiality, Couples, Crossdressing, Cultural Issues, Depression, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, Employment Difficulties, Family, Gender, Identity personel development,Problems, Mental Health, Morality, Obsessions, Parents, Phobia, Physical Abuse, Post-Traumatic Stress           (PTSD), Relationships, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Stress, Supervision, Trauma, Training, Transgender, Workplace Counselling.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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COSRT
College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT)

COSRT is the UK’s leading membership organisation for therapists specialising in sexual and relationship issues.

All members must abide by their Code of Ethics and the performance of accredited members is regularly monitored.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.

As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Sex and Relationship  Therapy (individuals and Couples) Post traumatic stress disorder. Trauma, EMDR,  Communication training individuals and couples.Trained Adoption Therapist Barnados. Aspergers working with individuals and Couples.

Fees

£80.00 - £90.00

Concessions offered for

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Further information

I am also available for supervision for either trainees or qualified counsellors

St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Families
Groups
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Online platforms

Skype
Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Currently working online Zoom or Skype

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