Susan Lyons
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About me
I am a fully qualified, psychodynamic counsellor and supervisor offering once-weekly counselling to adults and young adults, and supervision to counsellors and therapists. I am experienced at working with depression, anxiety, difficulty making and sustaining relationships, grief and loss.
I have a specialist interest in working with people who may be experiencing gender identity issues, or who are affected in some other way by difficulties surrounding gender identity.
Please see my website for further information.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a BACP accredited Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, and am an accredited member of the BACP. I have over 10 years experience working with clients in a variety of organisations and in private practice.
I have also completed a Level 3 Certificate in Online Counselling Skills awarded by the CPCAB (Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body)
I also have a BPS accredited Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Member organisations
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.
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.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Please see my website for a full explanation of my fees, or contact me on the mobile number above.
When I work
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These are my usual working hours. I can occasionally offer sessions outside these times if required.
Further information
During the current Coronavirus crisis, Public Health England has published guidelines on what we can do to help manage our mental health. You can see this guidance by following this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-public-on-mental-health-and-wellbeing/guidance-for-the-public-on-the-mental-health-and-wellbeing-aspects-of-coronavirus-covid-19
