Hello and welcome to my website. I am a UKCP registered psychotherapist and counsellor based in Forest Row, East Sussex. I work with adults of 18 and over, face-to-face and on Zoom.
I believe that good therapy is founded on the relationship we form between us. When you contact me I offer an initial free 15-20 minute zoom conversation so we can decide if we feel we can work together.
In therapy I will work with you to discover the patterns you may have developed as a way to cope. Childhood patterns that, as an adult, may no longer be serving you well. Recognising an old way of being and deciding to update it can be a powerful moment and make way for new personal growth and choices. Therapy can support you in making meaning of your feelings, thoughts and behaviours and is a calm and safe space to work through things, it is a time for you.
I offer short and long term counselling and psychotherapy for individuals , face to face or online, and couples, online.
I’ve undertaken a rigorous and thorough 5 year training in Transactional Analysis and have an MSc and a qualification as a Certified Transactional Analysist. I’m fully insured and abide by the ethics of both the UKCP and EATA
This being human is a guest house,
Every morning a new arrival, a joy, a depression, a meaness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honourably.
He may be clearing you out for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice. Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Be grateful for whatever come because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Rumi
Who I Work With
I work with individuals over 18 years old and with couples and groups. The work can be short-term or open-ended, online (Zoom) or face to face
Some of the issues I work with in individuals:
Intergenerational trauma.
Anxiety and depression.
Stress and burn-out.
Relationship difficulties.
Life crises.
Low self-esteem.
All aspects of perinatal mental health in both mothers and fathers.
Grief, bereavement and loss. Childhood-adult trauma.
Couples:
In working with couples I use a short-term method of up to eight 1.5 hour sessions; The couple may be romantic partners or they may be father-son/mother-daughter/business partners or any other combination of two individuals who wish to work on their relationship. Choosing to come to therapy as a couple, admitting that your relationship is in trouble, can be very challenging; I work collaboratively and sensitively, using exercises and TA models to create a mixture of discussion and practical tasks in each session, aiming to support you both equally in strengthening your relationship and in gaining awareness of how each of you is contributing to the relationship dynamic.
Groups:
I facilitate groups from time to time; please enquire if you are interested in group work.
How I Work
Following your initial contact I will arrange for a short phone or Zoom conversation with you to discuss what you are looking for and see if I am able to help. You can ask me the questions that are important to you and this initial meeting will allow us both to sense if we can work together and come to an agreement on time/place and cost. All being well we would then find a mutually suitable time to meet, on a weekly basis, either on Zoom or face to face.
My qualifications
I am a registered nurse and, as a second profession, I studied at Metanoia institute, London, gaining an MSc and CTA (Certified Transactional Analyst) qualification.
Additional training and CPD: Cruse Bereavement, Couples therapy (Physis, Scotland), Family constellations.
During my training, I gained experience with the following services: Cruse Bereavement Care, St. Catherine’s Hospice, West Kent Mind and East Sussex NHS Perinatal Service.
I am fully insured and registered with the UKCP and abide by their code of ethics. ( ukcp-code-of-ethics-and-professional-practice-2019.pdf (psychotherapy.org.uk)
I am a member of the following organisations
Fees
For individuals:
£60 for a 60-minute appointment.
For couples,
An initial hour assessment is £80 and subsequent 1.5-hour appointments are £95
I have some low-cost spaces available for those unable to afford the full cost. Please enquire.
Contact
Please contact me on:
susannefullertherapy@gmail.com
I look forward to hearing from you