Professional counselling in the Bristol area - Sue Sims
Counselling:Level 5 Btec Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. 2007
Teaching: PGCE University of the West of England (UWE)2001
Other qualifications: BA honours degree English
Professional memberships:
Member of BACP - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Professional Member of Lapidus
Registered member of Counselling
Registered with General Teaching Council (GTC)
Experience in Counselling and related areas:
My past work experience has included two years as a volunteer counsellor with the Addiction Recovery Agency in Bristol (2005 - 2007)to reduce or stop drinking and also individuals affected by the drinking of a family member or close friend.
Since 2002 I have worked as a volunteer listener on a national telephone helpline helping parents to cope with the ups and downs of family life.
My interest in emotional issues and how they impact on our lives began when I returned to education as a mature student in 1991 to study a GCSE in Psychology. A couple of years later I encountered the ideas of Carl Rogers, an American psychotherapist and founder of client or person centred therapy whilst at UWE studying English! Social psychology was an optional module that I thoroughly enjoyed.
I have a special interest in creative writing and poetry for therapeutic purposes and I am currently facilitating a "creative writing group for counsellors and therapists".
Visit the website regularly for creative writing ideas.
I belong to the following organisations for personal and professional development needs and for interest:
The Association for Humanistic Psychology in Britain (AHPB)
Lapidus, an organisation that promotes healing through reading and writing.
Twins and Multiple Births Association (Tamba)
Human Givens Institute
European Therapy Studies Institute
The Poetry Society
Play Therapy UK
Professional development:
Play Therapy Toolkit training (Play Therapy UK) 2006
Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change (Mindfields College) 2007
Parent Facilitator training (Tamba) 2008
How to tell stories that heal (Mindfields College, 2008)
How to manage pain and accelerate healing (Mindfields College, 2008)
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Level 1 (Phoenix EFT, 2008)
Anger management (Mindfields College seminar, February 2009)
Free fall writing - a Gestalt approach (2 day workshop, Jannuary and February 2009)
The fast trauma and phobia cure: Mindfields College November 2009.