Susannah Wakefield MSc, UKCP Reg: Systemic Family Psychotherapist

About me

WHO AM I?

I am a highly skilled Systemic and Family Psychotherapist, with experience of working with a broad range of difficulties that individuals and families face.

WHERE HAVE I WORKED?

I have worked within an NHS  Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for the last 8 years. Prior to this I worked in an NHS Adult Mental Health service: Physical Disability Psychology Service. Within both roles I have successfully provided interventions for the widest variety of generic and complex mental health conditions.

HOW DO I WORK?

The key focus of my approach is to form a trusting and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship with the people I support. My aim is to facilitate a warm, empathetic and honest context in which to promote successful results - what ever you feel that would be.  I am creative and flexible with my approach. I am compassionate (that’s the nurse in me), but also fair, open and honest with everybody that I meet.

WHO DO I WORK WITH?

Importantly I am able to work individually with adults or individually with a teenager or with any variety of family members – depending on need. Sometimes who I work with varies, so the work may include individual sessions and different combination family sessions. This may be with parents alone, couples, separated or divorced.

HOW DO WE KNOW IF ITS WORKING?

My therapeutic sessions are outcome focused, which means that I provide support according to your wishes, or according to what we may have agreed together may be helpful. I will regularly review the benefits of my support.

SOMETHING EXTRA

Due to my experience and systemic outlook, I have a particular awareness of the negative impact of wider institutions on families, particularly education and local authority policy, for a small fee I may be able to offer some outside session support.

WHERE DO I WORK?
Within my small private practice I am able to do home visits or I have access to a clinic base in Gillingham, Medway.

If you think I might be the right person to help you, please send me an email and we can arrange a time to talk on the phone.