Stories from The Career Couch

Susie Lawrence is a psychologist specialising in 'Career'. The majority of her work is with individual clients supporting them as they explore what work means to them and how to thrive within it. Susie has run her practice since 2008 and has worked with over 300 individuals. She works across business sectors, from government to law, finance to theatre, communications to think tanks. Susie became a director of a recruitment consultancy in her early 20's but then wanted to return to using her psychological training. She was an assistant psychologist in a children and family unit, started to qualify as a teacher with the plan to become an educational psychologist and set up a head-hunter's training division, working with design companies to recruit, keep and motivate their employees. She was curious to understand more about the latest thinking on work and careers and develop some practical coaching skills and embarked on an occupational psychology masters in midlife. Susie then developed her career coaching craft at the London School of Economics; working with vibrant, passionate and talented students from 142 countries. She left the university in 2008 to build her own practice.