Susan Price
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About me
Hi,
Thank you for taking the time to read my profile.
At present we are living in very strange, sad, emotional, fearful and lonely times for many reasons but being isolated for a prolonged period of time has brought so many new difficulties, new feelings and unconscious anxieties, especially for those people who live with anxiety everyday and are just managing to keep a check on it. Being with other family members for long stretches of time also brought the experience of managing others as well as our own expectations, fears and anxieties often leaving us feeling new emotions that are unexpected and can be quite scary.
It can be a relief to be able to share, say out loud and acknowledge difficult feelings without the fear of guilt, or being a burden, sometimes this is just not possible with family or friends, more so at this time when we are all expected to 'look for the positives' and fill our days with constant positivity.
This was not my reality at this time. nor is it now, I needed to draw on all my resources to get through those strange times, and continue to do so. Using all the techniques and strategies, that I have spent years sharing with others, to support my deepest emotions and my own fears. I am discovering where my resilience has been hidden but it's not as easy as it looks.......but I think it can be done...and the place to start is with ourselves.
If you are also stuck I might be able to help.
I began my training to become a counsellor late in life after many years of working with families and children I always felt that with a little help and support and the opportunity to talk about our fears, stresses and anxieties with another person our lives can maybe be a little bit easier.
Over the years I have worked in many different environments but always with people and I am constantly amazed by their courage, resilience and perseverance in the face of fear, pain and often unbelievable circumstances.
Enabling people to find these, often hidden, elements of their personality has driven me as a counsellor and through this work I have met many amazing people who have inspired me in all areas of my own life.
Please contact me if you want more information I will be happy to talk to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - CPCAB
Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory - CPCAB
Foundations of Systemic Practice Application and Skills - The Association for Family Therapy
Advanced Diploma in Childcare and Education - CACHE
Diploma in Supervision
Thirty five years experience of working with families in many different settings, Local Authority/Community and Voluntary Organisations, Social Services and Education.
Previous experience of working as a Bereavement Therapist, HIV Counsellor and Family Worker.
- Integrative Therapist, Person Centred Therapeutic Counsellor and CBT Practitioner.
- Therapy and counselling for anxiety, relationship concerns, emotional stress, fearfulness, self harm, eating disorders and managing day to day life....
- I attempt to offer a straightforward way of working which is both practical and supportive and offer a realistic and less stressful way of thinking and coping with emotions and anxieties.
- At our first meeting we will discuss what is driving you to seek out counselling and how I might be able to support you with this. I can tell you more about me, my practice and how I relate to people. I am very much about communication and I have a very flexible and down to earth approach to counselling.
Member organisations
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£25.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Free initial telephone consultation for 30 mins
£45.00 Individuals per hour
£25.00 Low cost if unwaged /online/phone per hour
£30.00 Students/Trainees/online per hour
£45.00 Single Session / one off session
Low cost for Key Workers
Supervision Sessions 50.00 ph
When I work
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Daytimes & limited evening spaces. But please call because I can be flexible
Further information
Always happy to be contacted by email or phone with any questions.