Sue Ivey
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About me
Helping you to help yourself.
Are you feeling troubled, distressed or even confused by relationship difficulties, life transitions, crises, helplessness, grief, isolation, anxiety, depression or loss of direction? Talking to a professional counsellor in a safe, confidential and non-judgemental environment can enable you to understand yourself better, make your situation more manageable and lead to lasting behavioural change.
As a BACP accredited counsellor with 23 years of experience in counselling adults with various difficulties and having my own experience of personal therapy, (a requirement of my training), I understand how important it is to find the right counsellor to help you. For this reason, I offer the first session of one hour, free of charge and £50 per hour thereafter. This initial meeting allows us to meet one another and to decide whether we would feel comfortable working together in future.
My background is in nursing, aromatherapy and complementary therapies and I believe it is important to respond to the whole person as well as to the obvious difficulties presented. I am bound by the Code of Ethics and Practice of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I am accredited with this organisation.
I offer both time-limited (6 - 18 weeks) and longer term weekly counselling to suit the client's individual needs, using an approach which integrates psychodynamic therapy, (how past experiences shape present behaviour and feelings) with relational, attachment and cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT.)
I offer weekday evening appointments.
Exploring and reflecting on present difficulties and emotional pain in a private environment that is neither threatening nor controlling, can free you up to take back control over your own life, feelings, attitudes and choices.
Taking that first step to seek help is daunting but may I encourage you to take that first step with me, today?
Training, qualifications & experience
National Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (WPF) (2003)
Post-qualification Certificate for Primary Care Counsellors working in the
NHS. (Tavistock Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust) (2006)
Post-qualification Intake / Assessment training. (WPF) (2007)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre) (2009)
Certificate Working with the Couple in Mind - (WPF London) (2012 - 2013)
Certificate in Couples Counselling - Part 1 (Basingstoke Counselling Service)(2014)
Certificate in Couples Counselling - Part 2 (Basingstoke Counselling Service)(2013)
I undertake between 30 and 100 hours of Continuous Professional Training per year to stay abreast of new trainings and research in the field of psychotherapy.
Accredited Member of British Association for Counselling and
Psychotherapy (2008)
Registered Nurse (RGN) (1981)
MIFPA Member of the International Federation of Professional
Aromatherapists (1999)
Member organisations
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
Myers Briggs Personality Typing
Health related difficulties and illness.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
£50.00 per hour face to face sessions in person, online or telephone.
£65.00 per 75 minute session for couples.
When I work
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8am - 7pm or 8pm - Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Tuesday and Thursday mornings 8am - 10.30am
Online counselling with flexible appointments. Some face-to-face appointments available.
Further information
I have a special interest in Myers Briggs Personality Typing.
