About Sue
Sue Culm is a Glasgow-based counsellor with four years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety and life changes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works with clients on issues such as depression, self-esteem and disordered eating. Sue aims to help people build practical skills so they can feel more able to manage daily life.
Sue draws on straightforward cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thought patterns and test new ways of thinking.
Background and approach
She also uses mindfulness practices to help clients stay present and reduce rumination. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are added when useful to set practical goals and keep progress moving. Her prior roles in the third sector exposed her to varied situations, including chronic anxiety, trauma from sexual violence and childhood trauma.
Those experiences shaped a non-judgemental approach that focuses on the person rather than labels. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs rather than following a fixed script. In therapy with Sue, clients can expect to work together on identifying thoughts and behaviours that maintain distress.
They will practise new coping strategies and plan small, achievable steps for change. The aim is to equip people with tools they can use between sessions. Sue encourages a collaborative relationship where goals are set jointly and reviewed as progress unfolds.
She invites people to take the first step when they feel ready and supports them as they work toward a steadier, more resilient day-to-day life.
How cognitive and mindfulness techniques work online
Sue commonly uses cognitive behavioural approaches to help people notice and test thoughts that keep anxiety or low mood going. Sessions focus on practical exercises, simple experiments and action plans that people can try between appointments.She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach attention and breathing practices that reduce rumination and increase calm. These exercises are short and can be practised during everyday routines to build steadiness over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sue treats therapy as a collaboration and will discuss which methods feel most helpful for each person's goals and preferences. Together they shape a plan that fits the client’s situation and pace.
Online formats make this flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions suit those who prefer not to use video or have lower bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching and a way to reflect between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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