Tel:  07986 460 782

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Location: Flat 1, 19 Montpelier Crescent, Seven Dials, Brighton BN1 3JF

                   and The Rock Clinic, 270 Eastern Road, Kemp Town, Brighton BN2 5TA

Susan is a Member of the Guild of Psychotherapists: Analytic and Psychodynamic Section. She is a registered Member of UKCP and has worked for over 15 years in the voluntary sector, Social Services and as an Honorary Psychotherapist in the NHS. She has extensive experience of working with people with a wide range of difficulties. 

How does The Therapy Work?

By coming into therapy we give ourselves the opportunity to think about the issues which are concerning us and to look at how present difficulties relate to past experience. Our past means of coping may no longer work, causing difficulties in relationships and our capacity to enjoy life.  Understanding these self-destructive patterns empowers us to make new choices and to release our potential. It is a means to translate what can seem like shameful problems into a more ordinary context and to feel more connected to ourselves and others.

Regular sessions enable us to experience a secure space in which to reflect and to discover more about un conscious feelings which hold us back. It is possible to give voice to feelings which may have previously been unspeakable. There can be points in the therapy when we change our perception of ourselves and others in our lives. This can be both challenging and deeply rewarding, enabling us to become more flexible in how we approach problems in the future.

Our ways of relating to others will be present in our relationship with our therapist. As children we were immersed in the emotions of those closest to us and this very much informs our future relationships. The therapist has particular skills in listening to the quality of dialogue, as well as to the content, in order to reflect back some of the underlying anxieties you may be experiencing within your relationships. It is possible to look at what is being expressed in the immediacy of the therapeutic relationship and to use this as a tool to find more meaningful relationships with others.

Some people have anxiety about the word ‘analytic’ because of its associations with an impersonal, or overly intellectual method. Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is a very humane approach which enables you to get to know yourself and the particular struggles you are facing in your life. The therapist has extensive training and experience in understanding the meaning of behaviour and emotional stress. This enables them to be able to help you through this process and invite new perspectives on your problems. It is through the relationship with the therapist that you can know more about the nature of your problems and develop your capacity to feel more in charge of choices you make in your life and make more use of your potential.

Initial Consultation

The aim of the meeting is to find out whether psychotherapy would be helpful. The fee is £45.

Sessions and Fees

Susan offers fifty minutes sessions at the same time each week from her Seven Dials and Kemp Town consulting rooms. She offers once, twice or three times weekly psychotherapy according to what you decide most meets your needs. The normal fee is £45 but she is willing to discuss a reduced fee according to means in the initial consultation.

To arrange an initial consultation please call Susan on 07986 460 782  or click here for email