suzi mackenzie - Focusing Member in south east

Biography
I rediscovered Focusing in 2008 when I was training as a counsellor: Something in me knew that I needed it! I found that while I knew I needed to empathise with and accept myself, I didn’t always manage it and Focusing showed me how to do this. Focusing has been such a huge gift in my process of personal development that I love sharing it with others to see how it can help them. Focusing helped me to connect with my body and helped me to become more whole by connecting with different parts of me, including liberating parts that had been oppressed.
I love to teach Focusing as an approach to both self care and self discovery. In my counselling work, drawing on the Focusing approach can deepen the therapeutic process with my clients and help them be in touch with their potential. I feel privileged to assist people to relate to their inner experience: I trust that there is usually something more to our experience than what is immediately known, if we are patient and open enough to recognise it. I see the beauty of the uniqueness that appears when a person can let their experience be, just as it is.
What I'm Doing Now
I am a Person Centred counsellor and draw on Focusing in my work with clients, dependent on their individual needs. I also offer guided Focusing sessions and teach Focusing to individuals and groups. I work from Brighton and Burgess Hill.
If you’re looking for counselling that has an emphasis on our bodily felt experience or the link between emotion and the body then my approach may fit with you. Focusing can also bring a framework we can draw on for exploring your experience and how you relate to yourself, as well as the opportunity to take away some practical strategies that help to deal with overwhelming feelings.
Guided Focusing sessions can help you explore a particular issue, problem or decision. These sessions can also be used as a way of exploring your dreams and what they may be telling you. I can also offer sessions to help you to learn Focusing so that you can guide yourself through the Focusing process and/or start a Focusing/Listening partnership with another Focuser.
Primary Phone
07851 086396
Primary Email
Suzi Mackenzie - suzimac55@hotmail.com
Website
Events by suzi mackenzie
Listening, Language and the Body
focusing skills certificate Course
We will look at deepening your listening practice, making the...
Read MoreWe will look at deepening your listening practice, making the Focusing process collaborative and how use of language can influence the Focusing process. We will also explore our connection with the body and utilising the wider space to support us. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to Focusing. This weekend workshop makes up days 5 and 6 of a Skills Certificate in Focusing. For more information or to book visit www.suzimackenzie.com/focusing-training or email suzimac55@hotmail.com or call 07851 086 396 Full address of training venue: Crescent Practice, 19 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JF
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Sat 25 Jan - 26 Jan 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Introduction to Focusing – Improving our relationship with ourselves
introductory Course
Focusing is a process that can enrich all areas of...
Read MoreFocusing is a process that can enrich all areas of our lives, as it is about the very way that we attend to our experiencing. It can help us to step out of our habitual ways of relating to ourselves, others, situations and into a way of experiencing that is more nuanced, rich and alive. Focusing is a natural skill that anyone can develop and Focusing-listening partnerships are a brilliant resource for supporting our wellbeing and ongoing self exploration. Focusing could be seen as an antidote to the fast driven ways of the modern world – and perhaps can help us steer a calmer path through it! Learning Focusing can help
- developing more of a connection with your body
- improving your relationship with yourself
- improving your self esteem
- supporting you with overwhelming emotions such as anxiety
- connecting with your intuition

Sat 29 Feb - 29 Feb 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Introduction to Focusing day two
introductory Course
This workshop follows on from my Introduction to Focusing day...
Read MoreThis workshop follows on from my Introduction to Focusing day one. You may choose to attend this second day after having attended one of my day one workshops or if you have attended a one day Focusing Introduction with another teacher. This day two of the Introduction will provide further opportunity to consolidate your learning from day one, gain more practice with Focusing and learn about Clearing a Space. Clearing a Space is a process which can be used as a standalone practice, useful for dealing with overwhelm, or as a step within the Focusing process. We will also explore the Focusing attitude. After attending this second day of the Introduction you would be in a position to seek a Focusing partner through the BFA's Focusing partners pool. Practice of Focusing with a partner is a great way to look after yourself and cultivate a different sort of awareness. For more information or to book go to www.suzimackenzie.com/focusing-training or email suzimac55@hotmail.com or call 07851 086 396 Full address of training venue: Crescent Practice, 19 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JF
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Sun 1 Mar - 1 Mar 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Dreaming and Intuition
focusing skills certificate Course
This weekend will give us the opportunity to be with...
Read MoreThis weekend will give us the opportunity to be with our dreams and explore them in a Focusing way. You will be invited to let go of rational thought and allow in the childlike or instinctual so we can look at intuition and what nourishes it. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to Focusing. This weekend workshop makes up days 7 and 8 of a Skills Certificate in Focusing. For more information or to book visit www.suzimackenzie.com/focusing-training or email suzimac55@hotmail.com or call 07851 086 396 Full address of training venue: Crescent Practice, 19 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JF
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Sat 28 Mar - 29 Mar 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Creativity and Values into Action
focusing skills certificate Course
This weekend will include more opportunity to nurture creativity and...
Read MoreThis weekend will include more opportunity to nurture creativity and intuition. We will look at how Focusing may relate to your values or spirituality and how we can work with action steps. If you have completed all of the five weekends you receive the Focusing Skills Certificate. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to Focusing. This weekend workshop makes up days 9 and 10 of a Skills Certificate in Focusing. For more information or to book visit www.suzimackenzie.com/focusing-training or email suzimac55@hotmail.com or call 07851 086 396 Full address of training venue: Crescent Practice, 19 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JF
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Sat 23 May - 24 May 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Introduction to Focusing – Improving our relationship with ourselves
introductory Course
Focusing is a process that can enrich all areas of...
Read MoreFocusing is a process that can enrich all areas of our lives, as it is about the very way that we attend to our experiencing. It can help us to step out of our habitual ways of relating to ourselves, others, situations and into a way of experiencing that is more nuanced, rich and alive. Focusing is a natural skill that anyone can develop and Focusing-listening partnerships are a brilliant resource for supporting our wellbeing and ongoing self exploration. Focusing could be seen as an antidote to the fast driven ways of the modern world – and perhaps can help us steer a calmer path through it! Learning Focusing can help
- developing more of a connection with your body
- improving your relationship with yourself
- improving your self esteem
- supporting you with overwhelming emotions such as anxiety
- connecting with your intuition

Sat 6 Jun - 6 Jun 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Introduction to Focusing – Improving our relationship with ourselves
introductory Course
Focusing is a process that can enrich all areas of...
Read MoreFocusing is a process that can enrich all areas of our lives, as it is about the very way that we attend to our experiencing. It can help us to step out of our habitual ways of relating to ourselves, others, situations and into a way of experiencing that is more nuanced, rich and alive. Focusing is a natural skill that anyone can develop and Focusing-listening partnerships are a brilliant resource for supporting our wellbeing and ongoing self exploration. Focusing could be seen as an antidote to the fast driven ways of the modern world – and perhaps can help us steer a calmer path through it! Learning Focusing can help
- developing more of a connection with your body
- improving your relationship with yourself
- improving your self esteem
- supporting you with overwhelming emotions such as anxiety
- connecting with your intuition

Sat 26 Sep - 26 Sep 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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Blocks and the Inner Relationship
focusing skills certificate Course
What are the reasons why you might get stuck when...
Read MoreWhat are the reasons why you might get stuck when you’re Focusing? We will look at blocks to the Focusing process - particularly the Inner Critic - and how to work with them. We will also look at the Inner Relationship and working with the different parts of us. This workshop is suitable for people who have completed a one or two day Introduction to Focusing. This weekend workshop makes up days 3 and 4 of Skills Certificate in Focusing. For more information or to book visit www.suzimackenzie.com/focusing-training or email suzimac55@hotmail.com or call 07851 086 396 Full address of training venue: Cresent Practice, 19 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton, BN1 3JF
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Sat 28 Nov - 29 Nov 2020

Brighton, BN1, south east

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