About Sue
Sue MacMillan offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low mood or relationship strain. She aims to listen closely and help clients notice small changes that make daily life feel easier. Sue presents herself as someone who will sit with hard feelings and help people find new ways to think and behave.
Sue trained as an integrative counsellor and uses that background to adapt how she works with each person.
Background and approach
She draws on person-centred ideas that put the client's experience first. She also references psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. Cognitive approaches are part of her toolkit too, offering practical ways to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Sessions are conversational and focused on what the client wants to change rather than on jargon or labels. The aim is to make therapy useful and understandable. Sue has three years' experience working with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns.
She also pays attention to attachment difficulties, control issues, guilt and shame, and social anxiety and phobia. This range lets her tailor sessions to the concern a person brings. Sue works in English and French and practises from the United Kingdom.
She uses a straightforward approach to help people set realistic goals and try new ways of coping. Her style is steady, practical and empathetic.
How Sue adapts talking therapies to online formats
Sue draws on a few evidence-based approaches to shape online sessions. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience, helping them feel heard and respected while they decide what to change. Psychodynamic ideas help identify repeating patterns in relationships and behaviour, so clients can notice where old habits come from and try new responses. Cognitive approaches give practical tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and test different ways of thinking and behaving.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sue will discuss different ways of working and decide with the client which methods suit their aims and style. That shared decision making helps shape session goals and short-term tasks between meetings.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people see facial cues and share a more conversational session. Phone sessions can be useful when internet bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates or to work through things in writing, which some people find easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or travel while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, French
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