Susanna Newsome
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About me
I am a person-centred counsellor and a well-being coach. I experienced in delivering face-to-face, telephone, and online talk therapy. Please feel free to contact me to arrange a free of charge initial assessment by phone.
As a person-centred therapist, I focus my attention on listening to your priorities. I use an empathic, confidential, and non-judgemental approach to facilitate you, as my client, to feel safe and secure enough to share your issues. These person-centred conditions are at the core of my work with clients and contribute towards a mutually trusting therapeutic relationship.
As a well-being coach, I help to individualise your goals and define the actions for achieving them. I assist in the development process planned.
I am a warm, empathic and caring person by nature, and I am there to support you and your developing process in a non-directive way. I am guided by the client’s experience and needs to achieve the best possible outcome.
I adhere to the Ethical Framework laid down by the BACP which emphasises principles of fidelity, autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice and self-respect. I follow the BACP’s Professional Conduct Procedure. I provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to explore their issues.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over 6 years of experience working within NHS mental health services as a health and well-being Peer Coach and as a Learning Difficulties Worker.
Prior to this, I worked for over 15 years as a Career Counsellor in Italy, so I have an extensive face-to-face experience with a wide and diverse cross-section of the community. Past clients have said I have made a positive difference in their lives, and this is what drives me in my client work.
- Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (trainee), 2024
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Person-Centred approach), 2023
- Level 3 Counselling certificate (Integrative approach), 2020
- Level 2 Counselling Skills (Integrative Approach), 2019
- Level 4 Diploma (equivalent) in Counselling (Humanistic approach), 2008
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling, 2021
My previous integrative and humanistic counselling training included elements of Psychodynamic, CBT, Transactional Analysis, Existential, Gestalt, Systemic, Attachment Theory and Humanistic approaches. I might use some of their principles if they can help your journey.
In addition, I was in psychodrama group training for 3 years, and in a T-Group of Kurt Lewin training.
- MA Competence Assessment, 2008;
- MA in Career Guidance, 2006;
- BA (Hons) in Adult Educational Science, 2001
I cultivate studies in philosophy; I am interested in the actors’ techniques and creativity, as an expression of self.
My areas of expertise:
I am trauma and childhood abused informed, I am also dyslexia informed, and animal hoarding informed.
I can support with:
- Career Counselling
- Cultural issues of identity & belonging
- Dealing with Life Complexities
- Dyslexia in adulthood
- Life transitions
- Loneliness
- Low Self-Esteem & Confidence
- Stress and Anxiety
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Registered Member MBACP, NCPS, IAC, AssoCounseling
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- International Association for Counselling (IAC)
- AssoCounseling (Italian professional body)
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer some concessions to students or individuals on a low income.
An initial free 15-minute phone call to ask questions and see if I might be the right counsellor for you.
Further information
My client sessions can be conducted in English or Italian.
I provide weekly individual online or phone sessions.
