- Years in practice
- 11
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, French, Italian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Virginie
Virginie Sussest is a counsellor who combines relational and practical approaches to help people move through difficult life moments. She draws on attachment-focused work alongside client-centred listening and cognitive approaches. Virginie speaks English, French and Italian and brings 11 years of experience in supporting people with loss, stress and mood concerns.
She spent more than a decade working with bereavement services, supporting people coping with grief and major life change.
Background and approach
That background informs how she approaches sensitive topics such as loss, trauma and long-term illness. Sessions are calm and steady, with attention to how relationships shape emotions. Virginie uses conversational, goal-oriented techniques when helpful, and deeper exploration when people want to understand recurring patterns.
She adapts the pace to the person in front of her, balancing practical steps with time to reflect. This makes the work useful for immediate problems and for longer-term change. Many people come with anxiety, depression, parenting strain or relationship stress, and Virginie tailors conversations to those priorities.
She also supports people dealing with addiction issues, eating and sleeping concerns, or identity and intimacy questions. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, focusing on what a person can do next. Sessions may include structured exercises, problem-solving, or open conversation about past experiences and attachments.
Virginie encourages small, achievable steps and clear goals. She frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at helping people feel steadier and more capable. To begin, a simple questionnaire and scheduling step matches needs to session times.
Virginie works with people across a range of life stages and situations, offering flexible formats for conversation and ongoing support.
What Virginie works with
Everything Virginie lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Virginie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Virginie lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
How attachment and practical therapies work online
Attachment-based work pays attention to relationship patterns and emotional bonds. It helps when past connections influence current reactions, and can be useful for worries about intimacy, parenting strain or grief. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. That approach helps people feel heard and to find their own solutions through open conversation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours and teaches concrete strategies to reduce anxiety or low mood and improve daily routines.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and try different ways of working to find what suits a person best. This is a collaborative journey where the client and therapist adjust techniques based on progress and preference.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life, and let people choose the format that helps them engage most effectively.
Questions people ask about Virginie
What issues does Virginie commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures and related concerns such as sleep and eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends attachment-based listening with client-centred conversation and cognitive techniques to solve immediate problems and explore patterns over time.
What is her background and experience?
She has 11 years of professional experience and more than ten years working with bereavement services to support people facing loss.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How are sessions priced?
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's available times.
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