About me
At times life can feel difficult, confusing or overwhelming. Counselling offers a different kind of dialogue, one that allows you to explore your inner world in a safe and supportive environment. Through being heard, accepted and understood, you may begin to develop a deeper awareness of yourself. This increased understanding can support you in building confidence, gaining clarity and moving towards a more resourceful and satisfying way of living. It offers a space that is different from conversations with friends or family, where the focus remains entirely on you.
What I Offer
A safe, confidential and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly and feel heard. My aim is to support you in making sense of your experiences and moving towards a way of living that feels more balanced and fulfilling.
Within this space, you can begin to understand your thoughts, feelings and patterns more clearly. This process can support you in developing greater self-awareness, building resilience and creating meaningful change.
I work with both individuals and couples, offering sessions online via Google Meet and FaceTime, as well as face-to-face where appropriate.
Training, qualifications & experience
My name is Suzanne Walsh, I began my career as a nurse in a major London hospital, working in environments where I saw first-hand how deeply people are affected by illness, trauma, and high levels of stress. This included supporting individuals and families facing cancer, addiction, and life-limiting conditions, experiences that shaped my understanding of emotional resilience and human vulnerability.
I, also, spent time in the corporate and entertainment industries, which gave me further insight into the pressures, expectations, and demands people can face in very different walks of life. While raising my family, I continued to work in nursing roles supporting people living with disability and terminal illness, which further deepened my commitment to caring for others during difficult times.
Later in life, after my children left school, I retrained as a counsellor. I am now an experienced Person-Centred counsellor, an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and registered with the UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.
Over the years, I have worked across a wide range of settings, including substance misuse agencies, GP surgeries, probation and sexual abuse services and specialist cancer care environments such as Grove House Hospice in St Albans, the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital, and St Luke’s Hospice in Cheshire. I now run a Private Practice in Cheshire.
Through this work, I have supported not only individuals, but also families and loved ones navigating illness, addiction, and significant life challenges.
Alongside my clinical work, I also offer supervision to both trainee and qualified counsellors.
I believe my life and professional experience has given me a grounded and deeply empathic understanding of people and the challenges they face. I bring this understanding into my counselling work, alongside a belief in each person’s capacity for growth and change.
My philosophy is based upon that of Carl Rogers, pioneer of the Person-Centred Approach. I share his belief in the actualising tendency, the innate capacity within every individual to grow, develop and move towards their potential.
Diploma in The Theory and Practice of Counselling
BACP Accredited Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor and Psychotherapist
Diploma in Individual and Group Supervision
ABC Diploma in Case Work Supervision
Post Graduate Diploma in Couples Counselling
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have several years’ experience providing drug and alcohol counselling, treatment, and support services for individuals experiencing substance misuse, as well as for family members and others affected by a loved one’s use of drugs or alcohol. Addiction can develop when a person becomes dependent on a substance or behaviour as a way of coping with emotional pain, distress, or unresolved past trauma. While many people are able to use substances or engage in certain behaviours without significant difficulties, others may experience harmful psychological and physical effects when use becomes problematic or addictive.
Through counselling, I offer a supportive and non-judgemental space to help clients reduce harm associated with substance use, work towards abstinence where this is their goal, and develop practical coping strategies to support long-term recovery and relapse prevention.
I have also worked extensively with clients who have received a diagnosis of cancer or another life-limiting illness, either personally or within their family. My experience in a day hospice in Hertfordshire and at Mount Vernon Hospital has enabled me to support individuals through the emotional impact of diagnosis, treatment, uncertainty, and end-of-life considerations. I provide a calm, confidential environment where clients can openly explore their anxieties, consider treatment options, and discuss the wider impact on loved ones. My aim is to help clients feel supported, informed, and empowered to make decisions that are right for them during an extremely challenging time.
In today’s rapidly changing world, I also offer support for individuals experiencing the effects of media pressure, body dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and related emotional difficulties.
All counselling sessions are offered online via Google Meet and FaceTime, also some Face 2 Face appointments may be available.
Therapies offered
Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
As I work across a variety of settings, please feel free to contact me for further information by email at engageincounselling666@gmail.com or by telephone on +44 7787 577252.
Counselling Sessions:-
Individual Counselling – 60 minutes
Couples Counselling – 60 or 90 minutes
Supervision Sessions:-
Individual Supervision – tailored to supervisee requirements
Group Supervision – charged hourly
Please enquire for current fees, as concessionary rates may be available in certain circumstances.
As all sessions are currently conducted online, payment is requested in advance via bank transfer prior to each appointment.
When I work
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Appointments are available from early morning through to the evening. At the end of each one-hour session, we can agree a time that feels suitable for you to meet again.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Further information
I believe that, as we move through life, our experiences shape us in ways that we may not always be fully aware. At times, these experiences can leave us feeling disconnected, uncertain or no longer quite ourselves.
At the same time, I hold the belief that within each person there remains an innate capacity for growth, healing and change. Even when life has felt difficult or disruptive, there is something within that continues to move towards wholeness.
My approach to counselling is grounded in offering a space where you can pause, reflect and begin to make sense of your experiences. Through exploring your thoughts, feelings and patterns, it becomes possible to understand yourself more fully and to notice how past experiences may be shaping your present.
As this understanding develops, patterns that once felt fixed can begin to shift. With greater awareness, there is the possibility of reconnecting with yourself, finding a clearer sense of direction and moving towards a way of living that feels more authentic and meaningful.
I see counselling not as a process of fixing, but as one of understanding – where, through a supportive and accepting relationship, change can begin to emerge naturally.
I offer clinical supervision and have experience supervising both individuals and groups through my work with Metanoia Institute, Amersham & Wycombe College, a substance misuse agency in West London, Edge Hill University, as well as within private practice.
