Susan Critchley

I am currently fully booked for supervisees, please contact me if you would like to join my waiting list or for further details about my practice.

My current private practice days are Monday and some Fridays in the month. 

Early evening appointments are limited to Monday & Thursdays. 

I am an experienced  counsellor, supervisor and lecturer, 15+ years experience as a counsellor across a range of issues including; rape and sexual abuse, addictions, complex bereavement and grief, dual diagnosis work and primary care mental health. I have a background in mental health and advocacy. I trained integratively and my counselling practice has evolved from primarily person-centred, to become more integrative and pluralistic in my approach to my practice. I have also trained in the use of CBT skills am ACTO registered and have completed CPD training to offer walk and talk therapy and to work with couples.

As a supervisor I provide an attentive and supportive climate where supervisees can develop new options for managing themselves and their work with greater satisfaction and effectiveness. I work with my supervisees to;

Build an effective, supportive supervisory relationship

​Consider professional standards and ethics

Facilitate a collaborative interaction, to protect the interests of and serve the needs of the client/s.

Enhance and enable supervisee development in relation to current practice 

Focus on the impact of client work on supervisees, increasing self-awareness and how this effects your therapeutic practice

I am experienced in facilitating individual, group, and peer group supervisions and in supervising both student and experienced counsellors. I work out of my therapy room in Denbigh, or offer online supervision. 

A good supervisory relationship is key to effective supervision, I offer an introductory session to prospective supervisees so we can decide if we think we will be a good fit. 

If I think you would be better served by a different supervisor then we can discuss this, equally you are under no obligation to continue to work with me beyond this first session.

I have some limited availability for clients from March 2024 onwards please contact me for details and fees

My usual practice day for clients is Thursday appointments in person, via video call, or by negotiation over the phone. 

I see supervisees on Mondays and some Fridays in the month 

Evening appointments are sometimes available on Mondays or Thursday in-person or via video call or phone. 

Further details can be found on my website www.adintracounsellingandsupervision.co.uk

I am a BACP registered, accredited counsellor with 15 years+ experience in a range of counselling settings: primary care mental health, bereavement, sexual abuse and drug and alcohol counselling. I am also an experienced counselling supervisor and lecturer. 

I can offer you a safely held space to help you make sense of your thoughts, feelings and experiences. People come to counselling for many reasons, either as a result of past or current life events, or to understand more about how they are thinking or feeling, to discuss life changes, or to develop coping strategies. I will work with you to create the circumstances in which this can happen.

I work with a range of client experiences and concerns including; anxiety, low mood, addiction, bereavement, work pressures, life changes, behaviour changes personal growth, identity and relationship issues.

​I use all of my training and experience to help you to work towards an understanding and resolution to the issues that bring you to counselling. In our counselling sessions you can to talk with someone who is trained to listen attentively and to work with you to make changes where you choose and to help you to find some resolution to the issues that bring you to counselling.

My approach is person-centred-pluralistic, this is based on the understanding that different people need different things at different times. I work with clients to establish their needs and preferences. I use my skills and experience in person centred practice alongside my understanding and training in other approaches I will put your needs and preferences at the centre of our work to help reach your goals. I use my skills and experience in person centred practice alongside my understanding of other approaches such as CBT, Mindfulness, TA, Schema Therapy and solution focused work to tailor our work to best fit you.

I am an ACTO certified online and telephone therapist and can offer sessions via video call or phone and have completed CPD training to offer walk & talk therapy, CBT and to work with couples.

I have been in private practice since 2018 and have a comfortable accessible therapy room in Denbigh, with good public transport links and parking opposite.

 A little about how I work - I trained as an integrative counsellor and believe that all approaches to therapy have value, what is key is ensuring you feel respected and accepted. I now work in a primarily humanistic-pluralistic way and will work with you to agree the best approach to your therapy. 

I believe that therapy works best when you feel you have a safe confidential space to talk about your life and anything that may cause you to feel overwhelmed, stuck, anxious, or emotional. 

I can offer both short and longer term counselling subject to regular review.

You can find out more about me and my practice on my website www.adintracounsellingandsupervision.co.uk

In our first session I will begin to develop an understanding of you and the difficulties that bring you to counselling as fully as possible, and to work with you to find a way of working that suits you, this will include a comprehensive assessment. Although it may seem a little daunting, it is important in helping both of us to gain a sense of who you are and what concerns you at this point in your life. 

I offer introductory sessions and I will be happy to answer any questions you might have about me, my qualifications and experience, or about how we might work together. It is equally important that you get an opportunity to decide if you wish to work with me beyond this first session.

It may be that your difficulties are best served by a specialist agency, or another practitioner, if this is the case we can discuss this in the initial session and will support you in finding the most appropriate practitioner for you and your concerns.