About Susan
Susan Spooner is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom who helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She offers calm, steady support for those coping with trauma, grief and loss, and struggles with self-esteem. Her approach treats each person as the expert in their own life and focuses on practical steps forward.
Susan has three years of experience working with people facing life changes, low confidence, panic attacks and social anxiety.
Background and approach
She listens for strengths clients already have and uses them to build small, achievable goals. Conversations are direct but gentle, aimed at making everyday problems easier to manage. In sessions she talks through coping strategies for acute stress and practical ways to reduce panic and worry.
She also helps people work through difficult emotions after abuse, separation or bereavement. Where feelings of guilt, shame or isolation appear, she supports a path toward self-compassion and repair. Susan pays attention to communication patterns and attachment concerns that often underlie relationship stress.
She helps people practise clearer ways of saying what they need and setting boundaries that protect wellbeing. Work is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for the individual. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Approaches you can use online
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques Susan uses include practical anxiety management that teaches breathing and grounding skills to reduce panic and racing thoughts. These techniques are straightforward and can help when stress or panic feels overwhelming.She also works on grief and trauma-focused methods that help people make sense of painful events and reduce their hold on daily life. This involves talking through memories, recognising triggers and building routines that help people feel steadier.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will discuss options and adapt methods to fit what each person needs, their goals and how they prefer to work. The decision about which technique to try is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls suit longer conversations and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break, while live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum as challenges change.
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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