Suzanne Crowdell

I currently have limited availability for online or face to face counselling weekday evenings from 5pm and some limited daytime availability.

I am based in Colchester, CO1 and Sudbury, CO10 for face to face appointments.

I understand that life can at times feel overwhelming, challenges can seem stressful and anxiety can build. I believe that counselling can help you to understand why you think, feel and act the way you do. Counselling can help you to find a route to change, acceptance or personal growth. However each reason for seeking counselling is different, and I will be guided by what you bring to work collaboratively with you. 

I qualified as an Integrative Counsellor in November 2023 following 4 years training. During placement I built up extensive experience of supporting people with a wide range of emotional needs. I continue this work in my current therapy practice.

Before qualifying as an Integrative counsellor I worked in sales within the rural community and gained a vast experience of all this entailed. I now work in the charity sector part time, where I gained experience of setting up and facilitating therapy groups supporting people who are bereaved. 

In my counselling practice I use a blend of Person Centred, Psychodynamic and CBT counselling styles to listen empathically to you and provide space for you to talk.

The sessions that I offer are client led, meaning that I will listen to what you bring in a non-judgmental way to offer you a confidential space to talk and explore where you are at. The counselling styles I use in the session will help to gently navigate thoughts, emotions and behaviours that might be unhelpful or holding you back.

I offer walk and talk therapy as well as face to face therapy. I also offer to work with you creatively to bring in your own creativity as a way to enable you to access your emotional process, should you wish to explore this way of working. 

I believe finding the right therapist for you is incredibly important, being able to sit with someone you feel comfortable with whilst you focus on your personal development is essential.

I offer an initial 20 minute initial telephone consultation at no charge, so you can get a feel for how it is for us to talk together. 

Following our phone call if you decide you would like to work with me, we will agree on a mutually convenient time and day to meet. 

During the first session I will complete an initial therapy form with you, so you can talk to me about your hopes for your therapy. 

I also offer a blank copy of the counselling contract for you to take away and read so that you know what to expect from the boundaries of our therapy sessions.