Can Therapists Retire?

Lee Tomlin (Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, and Energy Psychotherapist)   in London -
This Podcast is focusing on counselling/therapy in a relaxed manner, in the hope that by talking about different areas of counselling she  will help in lifting its profile and promoting its efficacy.  Speaking about subjects around therapy, health and how we can have more of a sense of  agency around our physical and mental Health.
She will be speaking with interesting, skilled and passionate healers as well as people from a variety of backgrounds  at times.

To contact Lee:  tomlintherapy@gmail.com
website:   www.tomlintherapy.com
Music intro by: Joe Snelgrove  jsdrumguide@gmail.com and see him on YouTube and Instagram jsdrumguide

Talking about therapy in a relaxed but informative way.

Talking about therapy in a relaxed but informative way.

Transcript

My guest on the podcast about Retiring as a therapist is 
Sue Etheridge, Therapist in Australia Perth you can find her on Psychology today.
We talked about the feelings and thoughts that come up around giving up the therapeutic work, wether you ever really do and the fact is you don't have to if your mind is good you can work to an old age.
This was a lighthearted chat with Sue who is an ex colleague, Peer supervision partner and good friend. We both hope this is slightly informative in some way, even to one person! 

MA Social Science (Counselling & Psychotherapy); BA (Psych); Clinical Supervisor, ex Registered Nurse.

Sue is a counsellor, psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and ex- registered nurse with over 16 years’ experience with her own part time private practice.  Sue previously worked for a not-for-profit organization for 14 years as a counsellor seeing clients, individual, couple’s and families with a variety of presentations.

She now assists clients to explore a range of issues including anxiety, stress, depression, work/life balance, relationship difficulties, life transition, childhood trauma and grief and loss. She provides a safe environment within which to explore and identify underlying triggers, recognizing it takes courage to seek help when life seems overwhelming, assisting clients to pursue a full, connected and contented life.

Sue grew up in the UK, and commenced her nursing training at 19 years old, working as a registered nurse, then moved to Perth, Australia with her husband and had two children.

After the birth of her first child Sue started her own therapy, utilizing a number of modalities of psychotherapy for personal development.

At forty years old Sue started a psychology degree as ‘I wanted to understand myself better’, then a Masters in psychotherapy, gradually moving away from nursing to counselling.

Sue enjoys travel, camping, walking, kayaking, bridge, board games, socializing with friends and salsa dancing.