Suzanne Ellis
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About me
Are you feeling anxious, stressed, depressed or lonely? Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed with life or you’re experiencing challenges at work or having difficulties in your relationships or maybe you’re experiencing some family issues? Maybe you’re struggling with low self-esteem or feel that you lack in self-confidence? Have traumatic experiences or traumatic events in your life made it difficult for you to cope? Maybe you’re grieving the death of a loved one and you need someone to talk to who will listen and understand how you feel. Maybe you’re experiencing some difficult changes in your life or change in your circumstances such as divorce, redundancy, moving house, leaving school, going to university or maybe your experiencing empty nest emotions after your children have left home/gone to university. Maybe you’re finding it hard to deal with physical changes such as menopause or a difficult health diagnosis. All change is loss and changes can affect us all in many different ways, everyone needs a bit of help sometimes to figure things out. Having someone who is there for you to talk to who you can feel safe with and who you can trust. Talking to a counsellor can help you process difficult life experiences and challenging thoughts and feelings, counselling can facilitate you in finding better ways to cope. I offer you an empathic, confidential, non-judgemental, therapeutic relationship, in a safe environment where you can talk, share and be open. I offer you a space where you can work through things at your own pace where you can explore what you need to, so that you can move forward with your life in the way that you want to.
I’m a qualified accredited person-centred counsellor with 19 years experience, I work with adults, children and young people..
I have a Masters Degree in Counselling, an Advanced Diploma in Gestalt Therapy, a Diploma in Person-Centred counselling and I am a certified EMDR therapist. I have a level 6 CPCAB Certificate in Therapeutic Supervision and provide supervision to other counsellors, psychotherapists and healthcare professionals. I am an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have a Certificate in Telephone and Online Counselling certified by the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online. And an Extended Certificate in Telephone and Online Supervision. I also have a certificate in couples’ and relationship counselling. Having worked as a counsellor in a hospice setting from 2009-2022 I have a particular experience of working with bereavement and sudden and traumatic loss.
Contact me today to book an appointment or email/message me if you have any questions about my counselling service, I’d be happy to answer any questions you may have. My counselling service is available to clients either face to face at my counselling venue in Oswestry, Shropshire or online via Zoom or by telephone to clients throughout the UK.
Training, qualifications & experience
Experience
I am a Person-Centred Counsellor with 19 years experience. I have experience of working with clients of all ages, adults, children and young people. I worked as a family counsellor in a hospice from 2009-2022 where I supported adults, children, young people and families. I also have experience of working as a counsellor for MIND (mental health charity) for 4 years and also working as a counsellor for HOAP (a homeless charity based in Oswestry) for 3 years and experience of working as a therapeutic family support worker for Barnardos.
As well as my private practice I am also a sessional counsellor for 2wish providing bereavement counselling to clients who have experienced the death of a child or young person.
Qualifications and training
- Masters degree in Counselling Studies (Chester University, 2016)
- CPCAB Level 6 certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (2019)
- Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling (2006)
- Advanced Diploma in Gestalt Therapy (2008)
- EMDR Therapist (EMDR Academy, 2022)
- ABC Certificate in integrative counselling (2001)
- ACTO approved level 2 Certificate in telephone and online counselling 80 hours continued professional development (2020)
- ACTO approved Certificate in telephone and online counselling supervision 80 hours continued professional development (2024)
- Certificate in Couples' and Relationship Counselling (2021)
- Levels 1 & 2 CSTF Safeguarding Children (2025)
- Level 3 Certificate in safeguarding children and young people (2022)
- Level 3 Certificate in safeguarding vulnerable adults (2022)
- Level 4 Certificate in Mentoring (2004)
- Certificate in Mindfulness-based stress reduction (2011)
- 101 certificate in Transactional Analysis (2012)
- Storm suicide prevention training (2012)
- suicide awareness training (2015)
- counselling children and young people - masters level 7 (2010)
- Certificate in training in the lifelong learning sector (CTLLS, 2009)
- Special educational needs learning support assistant- level 2&3 (2007-2008)
- Working with bereaved children and adolescents (2009)
- bereavement training
- trauma
- attachment based theory (2017)
- couples therapy (2010)
- mental health first-aid (2009)
- self-harm (various training and constantly updated)
- complex post traumatic stress disorder (2019)
- working with men in therapy (2021)
- Self-compassion and mindfulness training (2022)
I am an accredited registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP register number 92710) and I abide by their ethical framework. I am also a member of the Children and Young People Division of the BACP. I am also a therapeutic counselling supervisor providing supervision to counsellors, therapists and other healthcare professionals.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Specialising in working with bereavement, grief and loss, I have experience of working with clients who are bereaved through sudden and traumatic circumstances. I also have experience of working with children and young people living with a life-threatening conditions and also experience of working with carers, family members, friends and those supporting the child or young person.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
An hours counselling session costs £45
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I offer sessions face to face in my counselling venue in Oswestry Shropshire, my service is also available online via Zoom to clients throughout the UK , I also offer telephone counselling.
Further information
Having worked as a family counsellor at a local children's hospice for 13 + years I have particular specialist experience of working with bereavement, grief, loss and trauma.
If you would like to know more about my counselling service and how I might be able to help you please contact me to arrange a free 20 minute introductory call.
