Team

Growing Space Counselling is home to a team of practitioners who offer an inspiring array of complementary skills and expertise to support you through periods of challenge, change and/or development.


Susanne Barthelmes - Counsellor, MBACP

I am the founder of ‘The Growing Space’ and a BACP registered counsellor and therapist. I am also a professional member of ACTO, the association for online counsellors and therapists and ICO registered. I can support you in a range of presenting issues including traumatic experiences, separation, bereavement, illness, relationship problems, sexuality, identity, work-related issues and other profound life challenges. I have a special interest in depression and anxiety and can help you find healthy ways of coping and improving things.

As a person-centred, integrative counsellor, I use a range of tools and approaches (including CBT) to adapt to your individual needs. I offer face-to-face, online and telephone counselling for both short-term and long term work. We will decide together what approach best suits you; day-time and evening appointments available.

Counselling sessions (50 mins) cost £55; an initial 30 mins 'getting-to-know' session is free.

CONTACT SUSANNE - an initial conversation is free and without obligation. Susanne sees clients in our Worthing Studio as well as online with Zoom and by phone. Find out about Online or Phone Counselling.


Lisa Cook - Counsellor, MBACP

Are you finding everything you feel intense, or don't find the same enjoyment in things, or relationships have become strained? Lisa is a person-centred, integrative, BACP registered counsellor who places emphasis on getting to know and understand you and your world, to appreciate the circumstances you are finding difficult to live with. She offers short-term and long-term work with individuals and couples. Lisa works with a wide range of issues, including relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, sexual trauma, and with particular awareness of counselling for anxiety and depression.

Individual counselling sessions (50 mins) fee £55; couple counselling (1hr) fee £85; an initial 'getting-to-know' session is available. If you are on a low-income there is limited availability for a reduced fee, please ask for details.

CONTACT LISA - an initial conversation is free and without obligation. Lisa sees clients in our Storrington Studio as well as online by Zoom, or by phone. Find out about Couple Counselling and/or Online Counselling.


The Worthing Studio

Susanne offers individual face-to-face counselling this convenient, calm and contemporary space, located in a leafy-green West-Worthing garden.

The Storrington Studio

Lisa offers couples and individual counselling from this comfortable space in a quiet cul-de-sac in Storrington with views into a beautiful garden.