About Susan
Susan Stewart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She brings 14 years of experience and offers a calm, down-to-earth presence for people who are nervous about starting therapy. Conversations are practical and straightforward so people can talk about what matters most to them.
She listens without judgement and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions aim to build on existing strengths and gently explore feelings that may be hard to face.
Background and approach
That can include work on low self-esteem, grief, panic attacks, or the after-effects of abuse and trauma. Susan uses a trauma-focused way of working that pays attention to how painful events affect thinking and behaviour. She also draws on client-centred approaches that prioritise the person's goals and pace.
Existential ideas help when people are questioning life purpose, meaning or big transitions. In practical terms, she helps people find strategies to reduce overwhelming anxiety and cope with change. This can mean learning to spot unhelpful patterns, practising grounding or breathing techniques, or making small changes in daily routines.
Her background and steady manner are aimed at people who want clear support without jargon. The focus is on manageable steps and on restoring confidence, motivation and a greater sense of control.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Client-Centred Therapy is built around the person's own goals and pace. The counsellor listens closely and helps people make sense of their feelings, which can be useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes.Trauma-Focused Therapy looks specifically at how painful events affect thoughts and actions. This approach helps when past harm or abuse continues to cause panic, flashbacks or avoidance in day-to-day life.
Existential Therapy helps people face questions about meaning, purpose and major transitions. It can be helpful for those wondering about life direction or coping with big losses.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk through options and adapt methods to suit a person's needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing one style.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations, phone sessions require less internet bandwidth, live chat can suit shorter check-ins and text-based messaging is useful for ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and still keep regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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