Susan McGrattan, NCPS

Susan McGrattan is a counsellor who has practised for eight years in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS as her credential and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief and relationship worries. She also supports clients dealing with trauma, low self-esteem, addiction concerns and many life adjustments. Her approach is personalised and collaborative. She starts by listening to what matters most to the client and then helps them identify practical steps. Sessions aim to uncover patterns that keep problems going and to build coping skills that fit everyday life. The tone in the room is calm and direct, with an emphasis on small, doable changes. Susan draws on a mix of well-known therapies to match each person’s needs. That can include work to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, attention to attachment patterns, and ways to accept difficult feelings while taking meaningful action. She also uses emotion-focused methods when relationship and intimacy issues are central. She has a wide range of specialty areas, including parenting stress, body image, career worries, bereavement, ADHD-related concerns and carer strain. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, ageing and chronic illness, and communication and control issues. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted. People who are unsure whether therapy is right are encouraged to take a first step and see how the relationship feels. The process is paced to the client’s comfort and goals.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical experiments and small behaviour changes. This approach often helps with anxiety, sleep problems and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and emotional reactions, and it can help when relationship and intimacy issues are a central concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and suggest ways of working together. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also means the therapist can use worksheets, guided exercises and in-the-moment tools during sessions to help build new skills and cope with challenging situations.