About Susan
Susan McCarthy is a counsellor with eight years of practice in the United Kingdom and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She supports people facing stress and anxiety and those coping with grief, loss and depression. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she adapts how she communicates to each person's needs.
Susan focuses on practical, manageable steps alongside listening and reflection. She works with relationship difficulties, family concerns, self-esteem challenges and career-related stress.
Background and approach
She also pays attention to jealousy, multicultural matters and experiences of prejudice and discrimination. Sessions are arranged to suit each person’s pace. She tailors a plan rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.
This means setting small goals and checking how things feel as work progresses. Susan aims to create a calm space where people can say what matters to them. She encourages self-awareness and practical coping skills.
The intent is to help people feel more in control and clearer about next steps. If someone is unsure how to begin, Susan suggests starting with a short conversation to outline concerns and priorities. From there she and the person agree on the best way forward and the session format that fits their life.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Susan uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear, practical work and on talking through feelings. One approach helps people spot patterns of thinking that make anxiety worse and replace them with different ways of responding; this is useful for stress and anxiety. Another approach concentrates on grieving and loss by allowing people to process emotions and find manageable ways to remember and move forward; it is suited to bereavement and major life transitions.Deciding which approach to use is part of the collaboration. Susan will listen to your goals and preferences and then suggest a way forward. Together you can try an approach for a few sessions and adjust it if it doesn't feel like the right fit.
Online work is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for a full conversation when you want face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging can suit shorter check-ins, updates between sessions or people who find typing easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, travel or family life, and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Jealousy
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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