Trainee Counsellor – Suz

• Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (in progress, due 2027)
• Diploma in Hypnotherapy & Introduction to Counselling Skills (2025)
• ICF ACC Accredited Coach with 1,300+ client hours
• Trauma-Informed Coaching Certificate (2024)
• Certificate in Understanding Autism (2024)
• NLP Practitioner
• Adults (18+)
• Comfortable working with diversity, neurodiversity and people in transition
• LGBTQIA+ affirmative practice
• Individual therapy
• Appointments available – please enquire for current availability
• Online sessions (secure videoconferencing via Zoom)

Suz brings a warm, relaxed and people-centred approach to her counselling work, shaped by over 20 years of supporting people through change, challenge and personal development.

About Suz

Suz is a Trainee Psychotherapeutic Counsellor currently completing her Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling. Before beginning her counselling training, Suz built an established coaching practice and spent over two decades in senior HR and talent development roles within global financial services, where she supported individuals through transition, uncertainty and the pressures of professional life. This means she brings a deep, practical understanding of what it’s like to navigate change – whether that’s in your career, your relationships or how you feel about yourself.

Alongside her counselling training, Suz holds a Diploma in Hypnotherapy, is an ICF-accredited Coach Practitioner with over 1,300 client hours, and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. She also holds a Certificate in Understanding Autism and is a trauma-informed professional. This blend of training and experience gives her a whole-person perspective – she’s interested in you, your life, and what matters to you, not just the issue that brings you to therapy.

Suz’s style is relaxed, non-judgemental and always warm. She’s a skilled listener who creates a safe, supportive space where you can think, be heard, and explore what’s on your mind at your own pace. As a parent of three children, including lived experience supporting neurodiversity, she brings genuine understanding to conversations about difference, identity and the everyday challenges of family life.

Suz’s Philosophy

“I’m passionate about helping people feel more like themselves. I believe everyone has the capacity for growth and resilience, even when it feels hard to access. My role is to walk alongside you, offering a safe and supportive space where you set the pace and I help you find your way forward.”

Suz views therapy as a collaborative partnership. She values your expertise about your own life and brings curiosity, warmth and care to every session. Her approach is strengths-focused and grounded in the belief that, with the right support, people are naturally capable of growth, healing and positive change.

What Suz Can Help With

Suz works with adults (18+) and can offer support with a range of concerns, including:

Mental Health Concerns:

• Anxiety, including generalised anxiety, social anxiety and feelings of overwhelm
• Low mood, lack of motivation and feelings of hopelessness
• Stress, burnout and difficulty managing life pressures
• Self-esteem and confidence difficulties
• Imposter syndrome

Life Transitions and Personal Development:

• Career change, redundancy and workplace challenges
• Identity shifts and personal development
• Relationship difficulties and interpersonal patterns
• Life transitions, including parenthood, returning to work, relocation and other significant changes
• Navigating questions of identity and belonging
• Experiences of neurodiversity
• Work-life balance and finding greater clarity and purpose

Suz is particularly attuned to the experiences of people navigating transition, change and uncertainty. She brings warmth and genuine understanding to conversations about diversity, neurodiversity and identity, and is committed to LGBTQIA+ affirmative practice.

Working with a Trainee Counsellor

As a trainee counsellor, Suz works under regular clinical supervision provided by Hope Therapy & Counselling Services. This means her work is closely supported and guided by experienced professionals. Suz’s extensive background in coaching, people development and holding sensitive conversations means she brings a level of relational skill and maturity that enriches her developing counselling practice. All trainee counsellors at Hope Therapy follow the same high standards of ethical practice, confidentiality and safeguarding as our qualified team members.

Professional Qualities

Suz is emotionally mature, reflective and self-aware. She maintains clear professional boundaries while bringing genuine warmth and care to her therapeutic relationships. She is deeply committed to ongoing professional development, reflective practice and supervision, and approaches each client with openness and humility – recognising that you are the expert on your own life.

Format Options

Online sessions via secure videoconferencing (Zoom)

Online therapy can be particularly helpful for those with busy schedules, mobility concerns, or who simply prefer the privacy and convenience of connecting from their own space. Suz offers sessions from wherever you are in England.

Availability

Please enquire for Suz’s current availability.

Quick Reference

Location: Online (nationwide)

Types of Sessions: Zoom

Languages: English

Type of Support: Counselling (Trainee)

Types of Counselling: Adults (18+), LGBTQ+ Affirmative

Areas of Support Offered

• Anxiety
• Stress
• Low mood
• Self-esteem and confidence
• Imposter syndrome
• Burnout
• Career and workplace challenges
• Life transitions
• Relationship difficulties
• Identity and belonging
• Neurodiversity
• Personal development
• Work-life balance