Susan Mootassem

I have immediate availability on the following days:

Wednesday – 7am - 8pm

Thursday – 7am - 8pm

Friday – 9am - 5pm

Limited Saturday morning appointments are available upon request. 

Closed on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 

I am Susan and my practice is called Rock Counselling. I am a fully qualified, Â鶹ԭ´´ registered, Integrative Counsellor. Which means I am trained in a number of different modalities, including Psychodynamic, CBT, Person Centred and Pluralistic Counselling. This allows me to collaborate flexibly with you, with you choosing a way that works best for you.

I have several years experience of working within an addiction setting, both as a counsellor and as a group worker.

I came to counselling later in life, having spent my working life in finance. An extended period of living abroad led me to volunteer as a Samaritan. After several years of volunteering I decided to train as a counsellor, as I longed to collaborate consistently with clients, to develop strong therapeutic relationships, over both short and long term work. I believe that you are the expert in your own life and you hold the solution to whatever it is that you are facing. It is my role to assist and support you in identifying what the issues are, what your goals for counselling are and how you wish to achieve them.

Counselling is a form of talking therapy. It is not about fixing you or changing you beyond recognition. It is about helping you to live in a way that is fulfilling and true to who you are, as well as addressing aspects of your life that are not working well for you.

Counselling is about working together, providing a space for you to examine, explore and clarify where you are at present. To grow in self-awareness, not only about yourself, but also how you interact with others and in different environments. Finding a way forward in your life that has meaning and value to you. It will help you to address the ways that you think, feel and behave. It will assist you in identifying your own inner strengths and resources, helping you to find solutions to the issue/s that brought you to counselling. All whilst promoting healing both psychologically and emotionally. 

I also offer online/telephone therapy sessions. 

I understand that it can be a daunting prospect reaching out for support from someone you do not yet know. If you send me a message, I will typically respond within 24 hours. I offer a free 15-minute introduction, either by telephone or on zoom, at a time that works for us both. During the introduction, you will have the opportunity to share what led you to counselling and what you wish to achieve. I will provide insight into how we could work together and how the therapeutic approaches I use could assist you. You are then free to take your time to decide if you wish to proceed. 

This should help you in deciding if working together is right for you. It is important that you find a counsellor that is a good fit for you and your circumstances. 

If you do proceed, then during our first session together, after we have discussed and agreed our working contract, you will have the opportunity to share more fully, the issues you are experiencing. We will then formulate a plan and timeline for our work together, of your choosing.