Counsellor profile
Suzanne D'offay de Rieux, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 18 years of experience
Counsellor for relationship and life challenges
Continue with SuzanneAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (26205)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Suzanne supplied to BetterHelp.
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Person-Centred therapy
About Suzanne
BACP. 18 years' experience. Suzanne D'offay de Rieux works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, family concerns, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and ADHD. She offers counselling, psychotherapy and life coaching using an integrative, person-centred style and practical techniques she describes as evidence-based.
Suzanne, who uses the short name Suzi, places the relationship with the client at the centre of the work. She aims to get to know each person and to guide them toward clearer thinking and steadier functioning. Sessions may include brief solution-focused work or longer-term psychotherapy depending on what a person needs.
Her stated approach draws on Humanistic, Person-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural frameworks. She also combines mind-body ideas and subconscious belief-change techniques she trained in as a PSYCH-K facilitator. In practice this means talking through problems, looking at patterns, and trying practical steps to reduce distress and improve day-to-day coping.
Suzi has a long record of work with bereavement and sexual trauma. Her background includes roles with a national bereavement charity and with services supporting sexual assault survivors, and with people in custodial settings. She has worked across the UK and internationally in Switzerland and Italy.
She reports over 11 years in private practice and says she has offered online counselling internationally since 2019. Fees vary with location and the service uses a cancellable subscription model. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic methods translate to online counselling
Her work combines Humanistic and Person-Centred approaches with Cognitive Behavioural techniques. Person-Centred counselling focuses on the relationship and listening, helping people talk through feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioural techniques look at thoughts and behaviours and use practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep or change unhelpful patterns.She also uses subconscious belief-change work through PSYCH-K, which she says aims to shift limiting beliefs that keep people stuck. These methods can be adapted to either brief solution-focused sessions or longer-term therapy, depending on the issue and a person's goals. Suzanne will work collaboratively to identify which mix of approaches feels most useful for each client.
Online sessions have practical benefits for fitting counselling into everyday life. They can reduce travel and make it easier to attend from another location, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make scheduling around work or family commitments simpler. The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients decide how to use online sessions most effectively for their circumstances.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and related issues such as eating, sleeping and parenting strain.
What style of counselling does she use?
Her approach is integrative with Humanistic, Person-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural elements and brief solution-focused options.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years' experience and over 11 years in private practice.
Is she registered with a professional body?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients and has offered online counselling internationally since 2019.
How much do sessions cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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