Susan Poulter

I work daytime and evenings, Tues-Thursday.  Wednesdays are face to face sessions.  Tuesday and Thursday mornings and evenings can be online or telephone.

Hello, my name is Sue and I am a fully qualified, professional and experienced integrative counsellor.  I work with clients in person  at a Wellbeing Centre, just outside of Swindon and also remotely.

I believe that each client has very individual needs and therefore each approach is individual and tailored to my client. Counselling is all about the relationship between counsellor and client-you and me. I understand that taking the first step towards a calmer more tranquil life can be difficult. Talking things through in a confidential, non-judgemental, empathic and safe space can help  to work through issues, break down barriers, make decisions about life and move forward finding the right path for a happier and more peaceful way of living.

With this in mind, I work together with my clients helping them to identify issues, work out changes they may wish to make focussing on their values and what is important for them and work with them to help them to achieve their goals.

I know that life can be really tough. We all have issues at times in our lives. It's normal. Maybe you are struggling with difficult feelings and emotions? Perhaps you feel lonely, overwhelmed or misunderstood. Do you have constant, uncomfortable emotions, things from the past that seem too scary to confront? Maybe you have a significant life change that has happened… 

I work with a variety of areas, but specialise in the following:

working with anxiety

Working with loss of all kinds- particularly bereavement

Working with all types of abuse (current and historical)

I can offer a confidential space where you won't be judged and will be truly listened to and heard.  

From personal experience I am aware how totally devastating,  bereavement can be. The constant daily feelings of loss of not only the person you have lost, but the future life you no longer have, can be overwhelming.  I offer and hold onto hope for my clients when they feel they cannot for themselves.

Sessions cost £60 per session, but there is some flexibility for concessionaries and less popular times.

If this all sounds like we would work well together, please get in touch.

I appreciate that beginning counselling can seem daunting, scary or unnerving, so I aim to make things as easy and relaxed as possible. 

I offer a free - no obligation -30 minute telephone - informal conversation - for us to work out if we are a good fit.  This will be an opportunity for you to ask me anything that you need to know about the process and for us to begin to get to know each other a little.

Our first session will include understanding the counselling process, working towards feeling more comfortable with each other and looking at the counselling contract and data privacy policy.  It's normal to feel a bit anxious about this first session and to need to ask questions.