Dr. Claire J. Müller-Suhre (Founder of MigraConsult)
London - Doha - Worldwide

"There are 7 billion versions of normal.
With 7 billion unique people on the planet,
there’s no such thing as ‘normal’.
Some of us just need a bit of extra help sometimes."
(BUPA UK Mental Health Hub)
Integrative & Transcultural Counselling
CONFIDENTIALITY GUARANTEED
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Online, telephone and in person sessions
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Weekdays & Sundays, daytime and evenings
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Short-term & long-term
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Weekly or fortnightly 50-minutes
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Free cancellation 24 hours before session
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15-minute free of charge online/telephone contact before first booking
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You can stop booking appointments anytime
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM SESSIONS (click here for more information)
CONFIDENTIALITY
If you come to see a counsellor, you want to explore issues that are personal and often highly sensitive. I therefore offer a confidential, non-judgmental space for my clients when I meet them in person or via secure telecommunication services.
AREAS IN WHICH I CAN SUPPORT YOU
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International relocations/assignments, high mobility & Third Culture Kid (TCK/ATCK) lifestyle, life as trailing spouse, global nomadism, coping with impact of multiple relocations/exile
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(Re-)Migration and culture-related issues:
Belonging/home, identity, culture shock, coping & engaging with otherness, loss, loneliness, sadness, anger, multicultural partnerships, adapting to culturally different school/university, discrimination -
Important life transitions:
Moving away from home, to university or abroad, parenthood, job change, empty nest syndrome, retirement -
Support and personal therapy during counselling/psychotherapy training
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Parenting, raising multicultural children in country of origin & abroad
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Coping with everyday challenges & stress
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Self-exploration & personal development, life & development coaching
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Relational difficulties & boundary issues with parents, partner, friends and at work
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Study & work related challenges
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Faith-related issues including interfaith relationships and religious conversion
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Loss, bereavement
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Guilt, shame, self-hatred, panic attacks
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Trauma, PTSD, dissociation, experience of war
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Domestic violence, physical, emotional & sexual abuse
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Psychoeducation around mental health and impact of international relocation
WHY AM I SO PASSIONATE ABOUT CULTURE AND MIGRATION-RELATED ISSUES?
I have been a migrant for the past 30 years. Living and raising children abroad has taught me a lot about what it means to be part of a minority and to not always look, think, feel or act like the locals. Multicultural lives are exciting, but they can also be challenging and stressful. I therefore offer specialized culture-sensitive support and mentoring for multicultural clients, migrants and refugees.
As the mainstream Western approach does not fit the needs of all my clients, I attended numerous "Continuing Professional Developments (CPDs)" and intercultural workshops in the UK, Germany, France, US and the Middle East. To support Muslim clients better, I enrolled on two cpcab accredited therapy courses at the "Institute of Islamic Counselling & Well-Being", London. I currently study towards the PGDip "Psychiatry and transcultural competences" under the direction of Prof. Marie Rose Moro.
GETTING IN TOUCH
Asking for help takes a lot of courage.
Research shows that people make the best therapeutic progress when they feel that they have a good working relationship with a trustworthy therapist, irrespective of the particular therapeutic approach this person offers. I therefore offer a free of charge 15-minute online/telephone conversation to help you decide if you think I am THIS counsellor for you. Please do not hesitate and contact me to see what I can do for you.
FEES
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Sliding scale of rates depending on the location/time slot for therapy.
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Reduced fees for students.
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Please contact me for details.
EXPERIENCE
In the UK, I have experience seeing local and international clients at a variety of mental health services including:
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Sangam - Association of Asian Women, London
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Barnet Refugee Service, London
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CPPD Counselling Services, London
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MigraConsult, London & Online
Abroad, I worked for:
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Doctors of the World, Munich
QUALIFICATIONS
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PhD on "First Impression and Social Judgment in an Intercultural Context"
(University Osnabrück/Germany) -
Postgraduate University Diploma "Psychiatry and transcultural competences"
(Université Paris Cité/France) -
"Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling"
(CPPD Counselling School, London/UK, BACP accrredited training) -
"Counselling Studies - Faith-Based Counselling" Levels 2 & 3
(cpcab/UK) -
"Certified Non-Medical Practitioner for Psychotherapy"
("Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie", Munich/Germany)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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“British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP”
(Registered Member No. 378542) -
"International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology" (IACCP)
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"The British Psychological Society" (BPS)
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"Association Internationale d'Ethnopsychanalyse" (AIEP)
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I speak English, French, German, Spanish and elementary Modern Standard Arabic.