Susan Hollins Counselling

I've taken a long time to arrive at this point. There have many twists and turns along the track. Sometimes I've been in the desert, surviving on bread and raisins, drinking ice-clear water. At other times I've feasted, and been plump with happiness. My greatest challenges have come through the experience of loss of many different kinds.

My Qualifications include a first Degree in English Literature & Language; a Diploma in Theology; a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling from the Westminster Pastoral Foundation, a Certificate in Life Coaching accredited by the International Coaching Federation, and Certification as a Shamanic Healer.

Grief can feel unending, like we've entered a dark tunnel which doesn't have a light at its end. Grief can weigh us down, isolate us, make us clinically depressed and feel that we're going mad. It can feel like a punishment, a life sentence. Bereavement, grief: they knock us off our feet.

If you connect with any this and if you're desperate to stop feeling burdened and hopeless with your bereavement, then I'd like to invite you to join Signs of Hope: an online Bereavement Support Group starting at the end of January.Telling your story and being heard without judgement. After a time bereaved people can feel shut down and shut in with their loss when family members and close friends stop listening or feel unable to listen to them.

My focus on your wellbeing will shape how many sessions will be needed and regular appointments will be made on this basis. While I prefer to meet face-to-face I can provide Counselling over the 'phone or online via Skype/FaceTime. I offer a free taster session for 30 minutes on the 'phone so that you can get a feel for how we'll work together and whether this is for you.

Shamanism is about balance and relatedness between and within all who inhabit this Planet, enabling us to live harmoniously, healthily. Shamanic Healing restores our physical and inner balance, healing the wounds of our body, mind and spirit. Sometimes we experience what Shamans call 'soul loss' when aspects of ourself go into hiding for safety.