About me
Hi I am Sue, an experienced, insured BACP registered Humanistic Integrative counsellor. Based near Farnborough, Aldershot and Farnham, I offer in-person counselling to adult individuals in my comfortable therapy room in Farnborough, or online via Zoom.
Are you suffering with low mood and feeling you no longer enjoy the things you used to love?
Have you lost direction, feeling overwhelmed and close to burnout? dealing with anxiety? Full of uncertainty and looking for a new perspective that will allow for change?
Reeling from a loss and struggling to deal with grief after a bereavement?
Together we can develop your ability to view yourself with curiosity and not judgment so you can grow in self-compassion; and gain some awareness as to why you react the way you do.
I aim to build trust through my belief that therapy is a dialogue; so we will always work at a pace you feel comfortable with.
I offer a respectful and reflective space where I will listen with focus and empathy as you share your story. Through having this consistent support we can find you the tools to help get on top of your difficulties. I tailor my approach to bring the greatest benefit to you. There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to counselling, as the best therapy for you will always be as unique as you are. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship as the healing foundation needed for positive change. Learning to view yourself with curiosity and non-judgement, helps to increase self-compassion and improve the relationship you have with yourself and others.
Our therapy space will be your time to meet regularly with a counsellor trained in listening with sensitivity and empathy to support the exploration of emotions that can hold you ‘hostage’ if left unexpressed; and I can also detects patterns of behaviour by being able to step back and look at the whole of the content you bring.
We can work together to:
• Explore your life experiences and how they might affected how you relate to the people in your life
• Discover how ways of being in the past might no longer be serving you; find new ways you can support yourself that are healthier ways to cope
• Look at the meaning in your life and what choices you can make to bring yourself to living closer in line with your values
• What might be keeping you 'stuck' and find new perspectives that will allow for change
Let's find the right questions for you, leading to answers that connect to the forgotten strength already inside yourself.
I understand how vulnerable it can feel to reach out and ask for help, and sometimes finding and meeting our emotions is hard enough, let alone adding to the mix having to talk about them too! I have been lucky enough to have had therapy in my early 30's after struggling with my own losses and great personal change and the positive life changing effects I experienced from it showed me that it was worth finding the courage to take that first step.
Timing is everything in therapy; if you are ready to make a change I offer a free 30-minute introductory chat to see if I am the right counsellor for you. Reach out and book your call today.
Issues I work with:
As well as experience in dealing with a broad range of issues; I have worked with clients experiencing:
- Loss of identity after death of loved ones
- Low self-esteem
- Anxiety and Depression
- Relationship issues
- Trauma
- Difficult childhood experiences
Training, qualifications & experience
I work in line with the BACP Ethical framework so all of my work is overseen by a BACP accredited supervisor to ensure you are receiving the best possible support. All my client details remain confidential.
Qualifications:
- FdSc Counselling foundation degree (with merit) | University of Greenwich(BACP)
- CACHE Level 3 Award in Counselling Skills and Theory
- CACHE Level 2 Award in Helping Skills
- NCFE Level 1 Award in Interpersonal Skills
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling – Counselling Tutor 80 hour course
- Certificate in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Breath Assessment for Health Professionals: A Vital Tool for Targeted Healing (Level 1) | The Minded Institute
Professional Credentials and affiliations:
- Registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
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
£65.00 - £70.00
Additional information
Online - £65
face-to-face sessions - £70
I work out of a very comfortable therapy room based in Farnborough.
Just reach out to get your free 30-minute phone consultation by calling, dropping me an email or fill in the contact form on my website. We will then arrange a convenient time to talk. If you are ready to take the next step, contact me now - I look forward to speaking with you.
When I work
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Further information
I currently work face-to-face and also via Zoom and telephone.
