Susan Stewart, BACP

Susan Stewart is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief and trauma. She offers a calm, down-to-earth space to talk about difficult feelings. She makes room for people to sort out low self-esteem, worries about parenting or career strains, and the knock-on effects of compassion fatigue.

Susan works from the belief that each person knows their own story best. She uses that starting point to help people notice strengths and try new ways of coping. Conversations are kept straightforward and grounded so practical steps can follow.

Her approach is trauma aware and gentle when painful memories or past abuse come up. She also helps when people struggle with sudden life changes, feelings of abandonment, attachment wounds, or problems like dissociation and panic attacks. Hospice, end-of-life concerns and complicated grief are among the areas she has supported.

Susan has 14 years of professional experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She brings that experience to sessions while keeping the focus on what each person needs in the moment.

Sessions aim to build clearer understanding of feelings and patterns, and to find manageable ways forward. People often work on things such as rebuilding confidence, managing panic, coping after sexual trauma, or setting healthier boundaries in relationships.

If someone is ready to begin, the site’s Start Therapy button begins the matching process and helps schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

How these approaches work for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs time to become clearer about feelings and choices and to build confidence at their own pace.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how past harm affects day-to-day life now. It supports people working through trauma responses such as panic, dissociation or intrusive memories and aims to reduce their impact on daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and together they decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can shift as needs change over time.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also give people more choice about how they prefer to talk and pace their work, while the therapist helps shape sessions to suit practical needs and therapeutic goals.