Suzanne Oakes

  Hello and thank you for looking at my profile, my name is Suzanne and I am a qualified experienced Counsellor and an accredited member of the BACP, adhering to their Ethical Framework for the counselling professions, which ensures that I work safely and ethically with my clients’ best interests always at the heart of my work.

  Having personally experienced mental health difficulties I feel I have the necessary perspective to help people working through difficult times in their own lives, with empathy and compassion. Contact me to receive personalised therapy over the phone, or online or in your own home, with weekday, weekend and evening appointments available, to achieve your individual wellbeing goals. Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, professional coaching, relaxation therapy, health training and EMDR for trauma are all provided.

  I have over fifteen years experience working with people who need support with their mental health including generalised anxiety disorder, health anxiety, depression, healthy long term weight loss, lack of confidence, social anxiety, performance coaching, phobias, panic disorder, OCD, workplace stress, constant worrying, feeling sad, bereavement, family issues , being bullied, retirement planning, relationship issues, self esteem issues, pain management, increasing motivation and counselling for a range of different issues.

  Having personally received counselling and therapy I understand it can be hard to take the first step, but I do everything I can to make it as easy as possible for you to get necessary support.

Emotional wellbeing
  Everyone has a time in their life when they struggle and people should get the help and support they need to work through problems and improve their lives. By working on your emotional wellbeing you can build your resilience and reduce your reaction to the stresses of life.
  I offer person centred counselling to support individuals and give them the outlet to tell their story, we can then work together to find ways to help reduce the impact traumatic events can have on a person's life. EMDR is offered and is a very helpful tool for the processing of traumatic events.

Location
  I cover Stroud  and Cirencester and the surrounding areas.  Please send me an email or give me a ring for more information. Telephone and video online sessions are available on weekdays, weekends and evenings, at a time that suits you.

Healthy weight loss
  Sometimes individuals struggle with eating healthily and happily and need counselling in order to work towards sustainable healthy long term weight loss. I am an experienced NHS Health Improvement Practitioner and have helped many people lose weight and keep it off long term. This support will help you learn what works for you and how to make a lifetime lifestyle change.

  This approach isn't about fast weight loss that will just go back on, instead it is about examining your emotional relationship with food and creating more positive cycles of behaviour. Please contact me to find out if this type of counselling could be beneficial to you.

Exposure therapy
  I can support you to access places or situations that you have been avoiding, or haven't accessed in a long time, with exposure therapy sessions set in the community. This is based on gradually helping you to learn how to manage and cope in avoided places and how to cope with anxious thoughts and feelings. This approach will build your confidence and stop your world from becoming too isolated.

Client testimonials- 1:1 sessions
“I found Suzanne to be very easy to talk to, she put me at ease and I felt she could relate to me having gone through mental illness herself. I have made huge progress since I started the sessions as evidenced by my family noticing huge positive changes in me. I would highly recommend Suzanne to anyone who is nervous about counselling”

"Suzy has completely changed my life, I had long standing Obsessive Compulsive disorder, her patience and understanding gave me my life back"

“Suzanne helped me to lose one and a half stone in a healthy way, which I never would have done without her, she deserves a huge pat on the back for her work with me”

“I am very happy with everything Suzanne helped me with, she listened to my thoughts and needs and helped me find myself and my self-worth. I am happier than I have been in a long time and would recommend therapy to anybody”

- Exposure therapy

- Healthy long term weight loss

- Emotional wellbeing

- Professional coaching

- Coping with pain

- Teen counselling

-  Trauma therapy

- Wellbeing consultancy

- Performance coaching

- Head injury/ Learning difficulty specialist

- Behaviour change tools and techniques

- Depression and Anxiety specialist

- Relaxation Therapy (can be 1:1 or online workplace groups)

- Workplace stress

- EMDR

- Coronavirus/ Covid-19 anxiety, panic or agoraphobia. Loneliness, feeling sad or isolated during the pandemic and lockdowns. Also health anxiety and OCD and contamination worries can be worked with.

- WRAP (wellness rehabilitation action planning) plan formulation for how to become mentally well, and stay well.

-TRiM (traumatic risk management provided)

- Flying or travel phobias or other types of phobias

Please contact me on 07930212124 to book an appointment or to find out what therapy entails. You can email at counsellingtherapysolutions@outlook.com.
  An hours session is 60£. Appointments are over the telephone or online on zoom, at a time that suits you, you can pay for sessions by cheque or online. Please ring for more information, it is never too late to start on the path to wellbeing.
  Please note different fees apply for insurance companies and reports, please email for a competitive quotation. Workplace wellbeing consultancy is available, as well as mental health and self care training.