My name is Suzanne Walsh. I began my career as a nurse in a major London hospital, working in environments where I saw first-hand how deeply people are affected by illness, trauma, and high levels of stress. This included supporting individuals and families facing cancer, addiction, and life-limiting conditions, experiences that shaped my understanding of emotional resilience and human vulnerability.

I also spent time in the corporate and entertainment industries, which gave me further insight into the pressures, expectations, and demands people can face in very different walks of life. While raising my family, I continued to work in nursing roles supporting people living with disability and terminal illness, which further deepened my commitment to caring for others during difficult times.

Later in life, after my children left school, I retrained as a counsellor. I am now an experienced Person-Centred counsellor, an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and registered with the UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

Over the years, I have worked across a wide range of settings, including substance misuse agencies, GP surgeries, probation and sexual abuse services and specialist cancer care environments such as Grove House Hospice in St Albans, the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre at Mount Vernon Hospital, and St Luke’s Hospice in Cheshire. I now run a Private Practice in Cheshire.

Through this work, I have supported not only individuals, but also families and loved ones navigating illness, addiction, and significant life challenges.

Alongside my clinical work, I also offer supervision to both trainee and qualified counsellors.

I believe my life and professional experience has given me a grounded and deeply empathic understanding of people and the challenges they face. I bring this understanding into my counselling work, alongside a belief in each person’s capacity for growth and change.

My philosophy is based upon that of Carl Rogers, pioneer of the Person-Centred Approach. I share his belief in the actualising tendency, the innate capacity within every individual to grow, develop and move towards their potential.