Susan Kelly
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About me
Hello my name is Susan Ronayne Kelly – Sue. I am a qualified and accredited person-centred counsellor and can offer both face to face and online counselling, thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. Choosing a counsellor that you feel you can relate to is a big part of beginning therapy, so I commend you for starting the process. You are looking because something isn’t right in your world at the moment it may be that you are feeling low, unable to respond to life’s ups and downs as you would like to, it may be that you have experienced loss and feel that a part of you is missing, that gaping hole which feels like a chasm. Perhaps worries are overtaking you. Call me , see if I feel right for you or make an appointment via my website
Relationships can be tricky things to master and I can also offer couples counselling- this could be Life partners at any stage of their relationship or Mother and Daughter, Brother and Sister for example. It does take willingness on both of you to want to make changes.
Counselling is a two-way process and is not just about talking as you would with friends or family. I provide a safe haven where you can explore your thoughts and feelings which will lead you to a better understanding of yourself and allow you to see choices to move forward in your life. I won’t judge or tell you what to do. You are the expert on you and stay central to everything we do together, leading you toward being a better version of yourself. What that looks like is different for everyone- your therapy is as individual as you are. I also use from other disciplines such as transactional analysis and inner child if we think this is appropriate
I took medical retirement after 23 years as a Science Teacher and Pastoral leader in a Comprehensive school and have lived experience of Chronic Health conditions; including non-epileptic seizures. I cannot make these conditions disappear from your life but can help you to adjust to a new way of being.
I feel very privileged to have trained as a Counsellor and to be trusted with your thoughts and feelings. I deliberately keep my practice small, so that I can give you of my best. I continue to volunteer counsel for OACS in Benfleet. Contact me and start your counselling journey.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Succesful Accreditation to British Association of Counselors and Psychotherapists BACP
- Level 4 CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Person-centred)
- Level 2 CPCAB Listening skills
- Level 3 CPCAB Counselling skills
- 23 years Science teacher and Pastoral Leader(QTS)
- 13 years NHS Biomedical Scientist ( FIMLS-post grad )
Registered member of British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists number 373147
Further training:
- Counselling Academy Couples Toolbox training
- Me, Myself and I : working with your inner child
- Certificate in Online and Telephone counselling
- Transactional analysis and working with your inner child
- Working with Suicidal clients
- Bereavement and Loss
- Attachment and Loss
- Sexual abuse and shame
- Trauma- a therapeutic approach to recovery
- Certificate in Mindfulness
- Working with relational trauma: dealing with disorganised attachment
- Hearing voices
- Body identity dysmorphia
This is not a full list and I constantly improve my knowledge and understanding to inform my practise
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Chronic Health conditions
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
One to One £45
Couples £50
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I can offer sessions on a Monday or Thursday evening between 7pm and 9pm and day time sessions on Monday or Wednesday between 9am and 3pm and between 7pm and 9pm
Further information
I am now able to offer face to face appointments, in my home in Benfleet; but also can offer you the convenience of Zoom online counselling or telephone counselling.
Working from home in a warm, safe, comfortable ground floor room with access to a toilet is more intimate than an office setting. Here you can be assured your concerns will be met with confidentiality and genuineness. You can be free to express whatever you need to help you find the path to where you want to be.
Here you can process your thoughts and feelings and explore past problems in order to live your best today and to plan your future.
