- Person-centred approach
- Creative options available
- Practical coping tools
About Susan
Susan Jackson is a dramatherapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has ten years of practice and offers a compassionate, person-centred way of working. She aims to help people feel heard and to build on strengths they already have.
Her style is gentle and collaborative. She invites people to talk, to use creative expression, or to try practical exercises. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs, pace and preferences. She places emphasis on a non-judgemental relationship to support change.
Susan works with a broad range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, addictions and self-esteem. She also supports people facing caregiving stress, chronic pain or long-term illness, and those coping with career change or compassion fatigue.
Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy alongside cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas, hypnotherapy and body-focused somatic work. In practice this can mean talking things through, trying a short exercise, or using movement, art or guided imagery when that feels right.
She believes people are the experts in their own lives and that therapy is a shared process of discovery. If different times are needed, she asks clients to raise this so sessions can be arranged around their circumstances.
How Susan’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and building a trusting relationship. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on understanding what matters to the person and following their pace and priorities.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful habits. In online sessions this can include short homework tasks, thought records or simple behavioural experiments between meetings.
Hypnotherapy involves guided imagery and focused relaxation to access different ways of thinking and responding. Online sessions may use guided visualisation or gentle suggestion work when a client is comfortable with that approach.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the person’s goals and preferences. Decisions about using talking, creative tasks or somatic exercises are made collaboratively and adjusted over time.
Please confirm which session formats are available before booking, as session options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt the same core methods to work well at a distance.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Susan works with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and addictions. She also supports people with caregiver stress, chronic illness, sleep problems and career-related worries.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, emphasising a compassionate, non-judgemental relationship. She may use talking, creative expression or practical exercises depending on what suits the client.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional practice working with trauma-informed approaches and a range of mental health and life issues.
Which professional registrations does she hold and where is she based?
Susan is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She practises in the United Kingdom.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are offered to people within the United Kingdom.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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