Who is Suzie?
I’m a Relate-trained counsellor, an accredited parenting educator, an agony aunt with over 15 years experience of working on UK national magazines (including eight years as agony aunt of Women’s Own), newspapers, television, radio and online and the author of 26 books – the two most recent being Teach Yourself Step-parenting and Teach Yourself Single Parenting. I was the counsellor in ‘Stepfamilies’, a major BBC1 series, helping people sort their way through the difficulties of bringing new families together.
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My daughter wants to live with me
My 6.5 yr old daughter rang ChildLine a few weeks ago in desperation because of the physical and emotional abuse she suffers whilst with her mother. It has culminated recently with the involvement of the police and social services. Continue reading
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how can i help my sister?
I need your help to help my sister. The problem is that she is a psychologist – So, she thinks she knows it all and doesn’t see that she has any problems Continue reading
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are you that Suzie?
This might seem a bit odd, but do you have a brother called Kif? Continue reading
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she’s poisoned the kids against us
My partner’s ex has consistently poisoned the children against their father and myself. We have done the same and although I know it is wrong, I just couldnt help myself after 8 years of abuse from her. Continue reading
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my 18 year old is causing me concern
where can i go? there doesnt seem to be anyone who wants to help families with young adults unless they have a drug or alcohol problem. Continue reading
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running to America
I’m going through a lot of problems at the moment and I want to move to the USA but don’t know where to start. Continue reading
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my daughter so misses her father
my ex has hardly seen his daughter since he left. 3 years ago he saw her, promised her the earth, and then he hasn’t been in contact with her since then Continue reading
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your kind of counselling
I love the way you get couples and families to do activities and tasks together and would like to have this type of counselling with my partner. How can I find someone who will work with us like you do? Continue reading
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he loves his kids, i feel left out
My husband has 2 children, 11 and 8, who stay with us every second weekend and half of school holidays. When they are around I feel like a child with no choices and there is inevitably conflict. Continue reading
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women are supposed to be nurturers
i’m with the ex of my best friend and i find their son so hard to love – he’s mardy and moaning! Continue reading
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