About me
Hi, my name is Susie, welcome to my page.
Taking the first step to talk to someone can seem frightening, but it can be the start of understanding yourself better, discovering your past patterns which may be impacting your present and help you discover better coping skills.
My approach is to offer a warm, safe, confidential space to talk about your thoughts and feelings without any judgment and to feel heard. I believe in fostering an authentic, empathetic relationship based on trust and respect.
I am an experienced integrative counsellor and use different theoretical approaches to meet your individual needs and to help you to understand yourself better and promote healing, which in time will empower you to create a different future, a future you would like.
You are the expert in your own life!
Training, qualifications & experience
- Foundation Degree (fdsc) in Integrative Counselling
- NCFE Counselling Skills and Theory , levels 1-3
- I am a registered member of the BACP and I adhere to their Ethical Framework.
- Advanced Knowledge of Talking and Drawing Therapy
- ZSA Suicide Awareness Training Certificate 2024
- Karma Nirvana Honour Based Abuse Certificate of Learning 2024
- Complex Needs, Dual Diagnosis and Personality Disorder Certificate 2023
My professional journey has always centred around providing support for others. This includes working as a support worker for women with complex needs , as a volunteer counsellor for Target Youth Support, as well as volunteering at a charity support line helping men and women suffering from domestic abuse.
I have delivered the Hope to Recovery programme (previously known as the Freedom programme), and facilitated individual and group Talking and Drawing therapy sessions.
I specialise and have lots of experience supporting people who are domestic abuse survivors, helping them to make sense of their experiences and to regain their self esteem and confidence.
I can support with
- Domestic abuse
- Anxiety
- Sexual abuse
- Suicidal thoughts and ideation
- Anger
- Depression
- Trauma
- Stress
- Eating disorders
- Relationships
- Bereavement and loss
This list is not exhaustive; sometimes we don't know why we feel like we do or make sense of why we are struggling. If you can't explain why, we can work this out together. Not every feeling has a title.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I currently work remotely via teams or via telephone.
I charge £60 for a 50 minute individual session.
Concessions available, please enquire.
Please note that payment for each session is payable in advance via bank transfer. The fee remains payable unless 24hours notice is given.
When I work
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Further information
I provide counselling sessions for individuals online, on a short or long term basis, dependent on individual needs.
I believe everyone is the expert in their own lives, I am not here to give you advise but to work alongside you offering a supportive space to feel heard and enable you to explore your thoughts and patterns helping you to create a better understanding of who you are and help enable you to work through difficulties to become the best version of yourself and letting the worst version of yourself be loved, this is what healing looks like.
I offer a free 30 minute initial session so we can both explore if counselling is right for you and if we are the right fit to work together.
I can help you see that your tomorrow doesn't have to look like your yesterday.
