Susie Fowler-Watt graduated from the University of Essex on Wednesday with a master's degree in psychodynamic counselling.

She said her decision to return to university was because she has had a long-held interest and belief in the positive power of counselling.

Susie Fowler-Watt and her husband Alex Dunlop (Image: Steve Adams)

“I had wanted to train as a counsellor since my undergraduate days decades ago, but life got in the way," she said.

"I really believe in the psychodynamic approach, and I felt the course would not just lead to a qualification to practice but would be........

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