Testimonials
'Suzy - your smile is genuine and so are you. You have a rare quality of portraying serenity and calm, within your client work.'
'The sessions with you have made such a difference to me. I think back to when I first met you and how I was feeling then, compared to how I am feeling now - they are poles apart.'
'My grief has been shared and my mind has been opened.'
'Thank you so much for all your help, advice and support. I really don't know where I would be, if I didn't make the decision to seek help from you. It's been a journey, to be sure but you have helped me to give me the tools I need to develop my confidence and now lead a happy life. I recognise that I have come a long way. I am embracing my life now.'
'You have helped me through the most difficult period of my life. I feel I am moving forward again. Thank you so much.'
Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Trauma Practice - Relational Change/Miriam Taylor
BA(Hons) Humanistic/Integrative Counselling, 1st – Middlesex University/Peter Symonds College
Advanced Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling – Alton College
Foundations of Analytical Psychology - Society of Analytical Psychologists
NCFE Level 3 Counselling Skills and Theory – Alton College
NCFE Level 2 Counselling Skills – Alton College
NCFE Level 2 Mental Health Awareness – Eastleigh College
NCFE Level 1 Introduction to Counselling Skills - Alton CollegeThese qualifications have included training in:
Trauma therapy
Person-Centred therapy
Gestalt and existential therapy
Transactional analysis
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Creative approaches
Working with couples and young people
Working with addictions
Human psychological developmentCPD/Further Training
Certificate: Working Online - OU/BACP
Workshop: Motherhood and Mental Illness - Dr Emma Haynes
Workshop: Eating Disorders - Rochelle Craig
Lecture: Existential Therapy and the Art of Living - Prof Emmy van Deurzen
Lecture: Attachment Theory as a Paradigm for Psychological Therapies - Dr Gwen Adshead
Workshop: Self-Harm, Self-Care and the Way Between - Dr Maggie Turp
Workshop: Trauma-Informed Stabilisation Treatment - Dr Janina Fisher
Workshop: Substance Misuse as a Secondary Problem - Alison Hunt
Certificate: The Rewind Technique - Tom Buckland
Workshops: Biodynamic Body Psychotherapy/Beyond the Defence Mechanism - Gillie Gilbert/Michelle Quoilin
Lecture: Attachment - Sir Richard Bowlby/HACP
Workshop: Emotional Anatomy (trauma) - Tony Buckley/The Bereavement Counselling Charity
Certificate: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction - The Rowans Hospice/Phil Russell
Certificate: Empathy for Self and Others: an introduction to focusing – Russell Kendell and John Threadgold
Certificate: Bereavement and Loss in Adults and Children – The Bereavement Counselling Charity
Workshop: Onsite Intervention Work in the Aftermath of a Traumatic Incident - Jonathon Lake
Certificate: Mental Health and Safeguarding - Radian
Certificate: Emergency First Aid at Work - British Red Cross
Certificate: Level 3 Child Protection Training - The Skills Platform
Workshop: Working with Sand Trays - The Bereavement Counselling Charity
Workshop: Deep Play and Deep Drama - Dr Sue Jennings/HACP
Experience
I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and also belong to the HACP (Hampshire Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Further training each year is mandatory, in order to maintain these professional registrations. All members have undertaken recognised and rigorous training, work to a strict code of practice and ethics and are fully insured to practice.
I saw my first counselling clients back in 2013 and now have my own private practice. Additionally, I work with clients referred by Frontline-19, an organisation that is supporting frontline workers in the aftermath of the pandemic.
I have also worked with The Firefighters Charity; The Bereavement Counselling Charity; The Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Hampshire, providing emotional support for carers; The Family Counselling Trust in Hampshire; and a tenant's counselling service administered by Radian (a social housing provider) - this work was often with young people from disruptive backgrounds, establishing themselves in their first homes and jobs.
My first career was as a clinical physiologist, specialising in cardiology. I re-trained as a counsellor after raising my family.
I am also a qualified reflexologist, with a diploma in reflexology with anatomy and physiology.
I am therefore passionate about holistic practice and the mind-body connection.
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Suzy Carter - Psychotherapeutic counsellor providing counselling to residents of Petersfield, Liss, Liphook, Midhurst, Haslemere and All Surrounding Areas