Susan Blundell

About this Service

Am I the right therapist to help you?

We seek therapy when we are in pain – you know something isn’t working for you but you may not be able to pinpoint what. You may be facing acute known difficulties such as bereavement, the loss of a job or relationship problems. You may be experiencing familiar distressing situations and begin to wonder why you encounter the same problem over and over again. Or you may find yourself personally limited by anxiety or depression or the ways you find yourself reacting and relating. Life transitions can also be confusing times as you ask yourself big questions such as: Who am I? What do I want?

As your psychotherapist/counsellor I seek to build a safe relationship with you and give you space and time in which you can talk freely, express your emotions, feel heard, understood and valued. I use my personal qualities, therapy models and skills to help you. Together we work through emerging themes as you talk about what’s on your mind; bringing insight, new perspectives and opportunities for making new choices. The aim is for you to live your life more fully and freely. It is a process where I help you find your own solutions to the issues, known and unknown, which brought you to see me.

Experience, Focus Areas and Condition Specialisations

• Abuse
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Loss
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapeutic Approach

• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
• Psychoanalytic
• Psychodynamic
• Relational

Main Client Groups

• Adults

Working Mode(s)

• Long-Term, Face-to-Face
• Online Therapy or Counselling
• Time-Limited

Qualifications

I am a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, an experienced qualified counsellor, a qualified supervisor and an experienced trainer.

I have twelve years’ qualified experience working with men and women of all ages, background, sexuality and many ethnicities. I have worked in the NHS, hospital and GP surgeries, charity sector and in private practice.

I offer space, time and relationship for you to explore what concerns you; bringing insight, new perspectives and opportunities for change – with the aim of enabling you to live your life more freely and fully. My therapeutic approaches are psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, relational and CBT.

I am available as training therapist for psychotherapists, counsellors and clinical psychologists. I am a qualified psychoanalytic and psychodynamic supervisor and offer individual supervision to qualified and training psychotherapists and counsellors. I am a registered BUPA provider.

In my work alongside my private practice, I am Head of Counselling at The Counselling Centre in Tunbridge Wells; a BACP accredited community counselling service. I am also a group supervisor there and a trainer on the BACP accredited diploma in psychodynamic counselling.

Identification

This practitioner prefers to be identified as: Counsellor, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist, Supervisor

Ethical Framework

• UKCP

Accreditation

• UKCP