Susie Barber

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About me

I am an experienced counsellor who provides an empathic, supportive, and non-judgemental space in which an authentic dialogue can develop to explore what's going on for you. I aim to help you navigate your thoughts, feelings, and experiences to deepen your awareness of how it is to be you, where you feel stuck, and how you might like things to be different. I believe that in a safe therapeutic relationship in which you can speak truthfully, you can access your inner resources to help you heal and grow.

I understand how daunting it can be asking for help and sometimes it’s not clear what needs to change in your life to help you feel better. In your own time, we can work together to better understand this.

Often difficulties occur when our early environment hasn’t allowed for us to fully emotionally express or regulate ourselves. You may have developed coping strategies which, over time, can create other problems in yourself and in relationships with others. Part of my job as a counsellor is to help you unpick these patterns which no longer serve you and move towards expressing yourself more authentically within the safety of the therapeutic relationship.

I work relationally which means that I may at times focus on the relationship between us, to check that the space feels right for you, and to explore any relational patterns which may be playing out between us.

I work with adults 18+ across a diversity of presenting issues, cultural backgrounds, and identities.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • BSc (Hons) in Humanistic Counselling (Metanoia Institute awarded by Middlesex University)
  • Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (Metanoia Institute)

I have experience working with anxiety, depression, loss, low self-esteem, sexual issues, childhood trauma, domestic abuse and sexual abuse.

Member organisations

BACP
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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£60.00 per session

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

Free initial consultation by phone

When I work

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Further information

I offer weekly in-person or online therapy. I practice in Ealing, a short walk from Ealing Broadway station. Sessions are 50-minutes and can be short-term or long-term.

Ealing, London, Greater London, W5

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Online platforms

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Susie Barber
Susie Barber