Background: Susie is an Accredited Social Worker and AASW member with experience as an Employee Assistance Counsellor and Rehabilitation Counsellor. She brings her lived experience as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent person to her practice.
Specialty: Susie specialises in supporting adults with workplace navigation; career counselling; managing burnout; building self-advocacy and confidence; setting boundaries; overcoming imposter syndrome; adjusting to life changes (including injury and illness); stress management; work-life balance; and moving from survival to thriving. She has particular expertise with neurodivergent clients and the LGBTQIA+ community.
Approach: Susie’s therapeutic approach focuses on following your lead and helping you identify your strengths. Her practice is anti-oppressive and intersectional, focusing on dismantling harmful internalised messages.
Perspective: Susie aims to create a compassionate space where you can feel heard and understood. She views neurodivergence as a difference to be embraced – acknowledging the challenges in a world not always designed for neurodivergent people – while celebrating each person’s unique strengths.
How to Book
- Think about your goals for counselling, and which counsellor might be a good match
- Send an email to the counsellor you’d like to work with requesting an appointment
- In the rare event you don’t hear from your counsellor within 24 hours, please call us
- Not sure who might be the right fit for you? Call us and we’re happy to make a recommendation
Intake Process
- Initial appointments are $70 for individuals, or $80 for couples
- Due to our counsellor’s busy schedules, they cannot do intakes over the phone
- Your intake session will include discussing what supports you need, your goals for counselling, and to decide whether your counsellor is a good match for you
- If you decide that the fit isn’t right, you can ask to be referred to someone else – no offence will be taken!
Important Notice
There are some people that our counsellors can’t work with – not because we don’t want to, but because we want you to have the best possible care.
If you currently experience domestic violence, are having a mental health crisis, are experiencing severe substance dependency issues, or other acute crises, we can’t provide you with the level of support you deserve. However, we will use your initial appointment to connect you with places that specialise in these issues, so you can get the best possible care.
All Rough Patch counsellors manage their own scheduling and administration. Click on a profile below to read more and send an email enquiry. In the rare event you don’t hear from a counsellor within 24 hours, please call us on 02 7226 0809
All of our counsellors generously reduce their usual fees to provide affordable mental healthcare to our community. They do not receive government rebates or funding to provide their services.
