Sue Holbrook
My practice
As a person I am kind, caring, compassionate, loyal and genuine. These principles form part of my personal core values. I offer a confidential, safe space with empathy and non-judgement and I respect my clients' individuality and uniqueness at all times. These qualities, I believe, help build a trusting, collaborative relationship which are fundamental to a positive and successful counselling process.
Relationship focused Integrative Psychotherapy is at the heart of my practice. This means I hold the relationship between myself and my client as central to the process of healing and personal growth and all aspects of my client, including their emotions, behaviours, cognitions and physiology are considered. This I believe helps support and encourage change. I underpin my counselling and psychotherapy with a Person Centred approach while using a combination of many other theories such as Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gestalt Therapy and Mindfulness which are integrated into my practice to suit each client's individual and unique experience.
When working in relationship with you as my client, we explore your presenting issues and unconscious process. This helps you gain greater understanding of your inner world, unhelpful patterns and your behaviours, feelings and emotions experienced in the present.
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I offer face-to-face and online counselling to my clients, depending what best suits their needs.
About me
I regularly practice yoga and mindfulness. I enjoy swimming in the sea throughout the year and watercolour painting. I appreciate the beautiful countryside while walking my dogs and I am very passionate about animals.
I offer counselling for a range of issues ....
… including, Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Domestic Abuse, Historic Childhood Neglect/Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Trauma, Relationship issues, Self Esteem, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bereavement, Life Transitions.
In the midst of change we often discover wings we never knew we had.
Soulful reflections
My qualifications
I am a Registered and Accredited Counsellor and abide by the ethical framework of the ACC (Association of Christian Counsellors). I have a first class Honours Degree in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling, a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Bereavement Counselling training and over 10 years counselling experience.
I provide voluntary counselling to Safer, the Guernsey Domestic Violence Charity and have offered my counselling services voluntarily to the Guernsey Philippi Counselling Service for over nine years. Historically, I trained with the Guernsey Bereavement Charity and volunteered for this service for a number of years.
I have a BA (Hons) Degree in Art - Graphic Design and a Diploma in Business Studies.
My professional commitment to my clients
I am committed to my ongoing Continual Professional Development (CPD), reading relevant books and articles and attending training which will offer enhancements to my therapeutic practice. I receive regular supervision support, hold professional indemnity insurance and an enhanced DBS check. All of these are a professional requirement by the ACC governing body to ensure I keep up to date and maintain a safe working practice for my clients.
My Contact Details
Please feel free to contact me if you need further information or would like to arrange an appointment. I would ask you to allow up to one hour and 15 minutes for the initial appointment to enable us to complete the necessary paperwork. This appointment will be charged at my normal hourly rate of £65.
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My contact details are:
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mobile:
07827-814741