- Years in practice
- 25
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Susan
Susan Walker is a counsellor who focuses on practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by parenting, stress, anxiety or low self-esteem. She speaks plainly and offers steady, respectful help so conversations feel easier to start. Her approach aims to make day-to-day life less fraught and more manageable.
She has 25 years of experience working with people on relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief and issues around intimacy. Susan also helps when addictions, eating concerns, anger or major life changes make coping harder.
Background and approach
She pays attention to attachment and abandonment worries, and to the particular pressures faced by caregivers and first responders. Susan uses a mix of approaches depending on what the person needs.
She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and action, cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking, and client-centred listening to create a calm space for honest talk. She can also use dialectical behaviour strategies and hypnotherapy where these suit the goals. Sessions are tailored to each person rather than following a fixed formula.
Susan works collaboratively to set small, realistic steps and to build coping skills. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping parents and individuals find practical ways forward. People describe her as patient and consistent, and she adapts conversations to fit busy lives.
She accepts international clients and offers sessions across several formats to make support more accessible.
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
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches shown through online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while learning to accept difficult feelings. It can be useful for stress, anxiety and parenting-related uncertainty. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting thoughts and behaviours that make problems worse and practising changes that give quicker relief for depression, anxiety and relationship conflict.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk through goals and preferences, try methods that match those aims, and adjust the plan as progress is made. This collaborative process helps clients understand what feels most helpful for them.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when depth is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, writing things out, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make regular contact easier to arrange around parenting and busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, parenting worries, grief, addictions and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She mixes client-centred listening with active techniques from CBT and ACT, and uses DBT skills and hypnotherapy when helpful. The tone is practical and down-to-earth.
What is her professional background?
She has 25 years of professional experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and relationship concerns.
Where is she based and how is she qualified?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can non-UK clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and can work with people outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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