- Years in practice
- 14
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Susan
Susan Stewart offers approachable, practical counselling for people juggling stress, loss, and the demands of parenting. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can talk through what feels hardest. Her style is warm and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people notice their strengths and make small, useful changes.
Susan has 14 years of experience working across anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps people facing career uncertainty, caregiver strain and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Her practice includes support for those dealing with panic, attachment concerns, codependency and the impact of past sexual or domestic abuse. Susan uses client-centred principles to put the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. She also draws on existential ideas to help people name values and purpose, and trauma-focused methods when past events are blocking day-to-day life.
Conversations tend to be straightforward and paced to suit each person. Sessions can look like talking things through, practising ways to cope with strong feelings, and trying out new ways of being with others. Susan encourages small steps that build confidence and reduce overwhelm.
She believes the client knows their life best and acts as a steady partner in change. Based in the United Kingdom, Susan is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers online appointments by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Susan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's lead, which helps when someone needs space to make sense of parenting stresses, grief or anxiety. Existential therapy looks at values, purpose and the choices people make, which can be useful when life changes or career questions feel overwhelming. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on how past events affect current feelings and behaviour and offers ways to reduce their day-to-day impact.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose methods together. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and mirror an in-person session, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflection between sessions or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit counselling around busy family and work lives.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does Susan commonly work with?
Susan helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression and parenting pressures. Her practice also covers trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career strain and compassion fatigue.
What is Susan's therapeutic style like?
She uses a warm, client-centred manner that focuses on the person's needs. Conversations are practical and paced to the person's comfort and goals.
How much experience does she have?
Susan has 14 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What professional credentials and location are listed?
Susan is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are session costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Susan?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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