About
Dr. Susie Rudge is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of experience working in the NHS, prison service, academia, charities, and independent and group private practice. Susie completed her undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Birmingham in 2006 and went on to receive her doctoral training in clinical psychology from University College London in 2014.
Susie’s therapeutic approach is evidence-based, drawing upon a range of techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT), with a focus on Mindfulness skills-building where appropriate.
Susie’s collaborative, warm, and empathic approach is centred around helping you identify, formulate, and address your challenges. She understands that every journey is unique, which is why she works with you to draw upon your strengths and resilience, supporting you in taking necessary steps towards achieving your agreed-upon therapeutic goals.
What can Susie help with?
Susie has experience working with a range of difficulties, including mild to severe anxiety disorders (such as OCD, social anxiety, health anxiety, and phobias), depression, trauma, bereavement, sleep difficulties and adjustment to life changes and challenges. Additionally, she has experience working psychologically with physical health diagnoses such as insomnia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other long-term health conditions. Susie also has additional training and experience in the psychological treatment and management of adult ADHD. Please click for more information on ADHD assessments.
Related work
Aside from clinical work, Susie has a keen interest in research and academia and holds an additional position as an Associate Clinical Tutor on the UCL Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training course. Here, Susie supports trainees throughout their three years of doctoral training, visiting them at their placements to examine and facilitate progress, and supporting pastorally where appropriate. She also assists with selection for new cohorts every year and acts as an external examiner of third year doctoral theses via the viva process.
Susie has published peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Mental Health and is currently writing a book about therapy for Cambridge University Press.