Sue Armstrong, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Sue Armstrong

London SW1E
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Sue Armstrong, UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist

Sue Armstrong

London SW1E
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My Approach

Your reason for seeking therapy will be as unique as you are. Whatever you bring, I provide a caring, creative space in which you can start to understand what you need to heal.

My training is integrative, which means that over the years of my practice I have been able to hone an approach which puts you at the centre. I will work in a way which is responsive to you, the issues that you bring and how it feels to be together trying to work a way through.

I have a relaxed style which embraces and values diversity. I am interested in you as a whole person. I aim to be alongside you, encouraging curiosity, offering consistency, support, and sometimes challenge.

Collaboratively we will make sense of feelings and ways of behaving. There will be space to consider how beliefs about yourself and your life impact the choices you make, and affect how you relate both to yourself and others. We will explore how thoughts, feelings (sometimes lack of) and ways of behaving might pull against one another in unhelpful ways.

From a place of tenderness we can start to notice a wider set of choices. We can feel empowered to step into more fulfilling versions of our life, with increased confidence, spontaneity and hope.

About Me

I am an experienced therapist working in Mill Hill and Westminster, working with a wide range of relationship and work related issues, life crises, and experiences of trauma.

I will work with you to understand how the problems which bring you to therapy are impacting your well being, possibly limiting how you are in the world, how you connect to yourself and the people around you.

I understand that our past experiences shape us, and offer a space for you to explore what it is to be uniquely you.

Relationship is at the heart of how I work. I believe that if we take time to tell our life story, to someone who listens deeply, we find a new tenderness and insight for the experiences, feelings, and issues we bring to therapy. We find pathways to updating our understanding of ourselves and how we are in the world. Our life starts to make sense: differently. This can be deeply healing and brings the possibility of choice and a richer experience of life.

Please get in touch if you would like to book an exploratory session.

I work with

  • Couples
  • Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

We all face existential challenges at different stages in our life. Whilst at times change can seem simple to navigate at others can we get stuck, or feel overwhelmed. We might find our current circumstances stir up past hurt and distress. We might feel a deep sense of loss and need to grieve. We might find ourselves unsure, with questions about the meaning of life. I offer a space to be curious about feelings arising from wide ranging life changes - through questioning career choices to retirement; the excitement of new relationships to divorce or relationship breakdown; adapting to becoming a parent or stepping into life once your children have ‘flown the nest’; the loss of a loved one; or the experience of ageing or illness.
Depression can serve to isolate us, making us feel alone, sapping energy levels. It can trigger feelings of self loathing and shame, in turn leading to low self worth, sometimes thoughts of suicide. I will work with you to manage your feelings, bringing consistency and compassion: holding the hope. We will explore the root causes and triggers for your depression, offering space for you to voice difficult feelings, and helping you to reconnect to your agency and lifeforce.
Connection to others is central to our sense of self and well being. However, sometimes our past experiences in relationship set unhelpful blueprints for our current relationships which may limit our capacity for intimacy. We might find it hard to show our feelings and express our emotions. We might get into patterns of pleasing the other, whilst suppressing our own needs. It might be difficult to ask for support. We might cling to relationships which, we know in our gut, are no good for us. I can work with you to understand your particular patterns in relationship, in both your work and personal life, helping you to find more assertive and fulfilling ways of being YOU in relationship.
Stress is widespread, interwoven into the very fabric of the way we live, especially in the fast paced work environments, and financial stresses of our capital. Stress can manifest in our bodies, perhaps in palpitations, lack of sleep, tearfulness, or in a general sense of anxiety or dread. It can become hard to maintain a healthy balance between work and home life; impacting our relationships, parenting and individual well being. I will work with you to understand your distress. Jointly we will identify ways in which you can tune into your own internal rhythms and guide you back to a place where you are able to live more in step with yourself, rather than simply responding to the demands of modern day living.
I offer therapy to trainee therapists, building a long term therapeutic relationship to support you through your training and the deep exploration necessary to enable you to bring yourself fully into your therapeutic seat.

Types of Therapies Offered

  • Integrative Psychotherapist

Types of sessions

  • Face to Face - Long Term
  • Face to Face - Short Term
  • Online Therapy

London Office

2 Catherine Place
London SW1E 6HF
United Kingdom (UK)

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London Office

15 Copthall Gardens
London NW7 2NG
United Kingdom

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UKCP College

  • Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC)
Sue Armstrong

Sue Armstrong

London SW1E

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