Susan Stewart, BACP

Susan Stewart works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief and trauma. She offers a warm, down-to-earth approach so people can talk about difficult feelings without judgement. Her profile is suited to anyone who wants steady support while working through emotional challenges.

Susan uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them use their strengths to move forward. Sessions are calm and practical, aimed at making space to talk and to notice what keeps problems going.

Her background includes 14 years of professional experience and registration with BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. That experience covers common problems such as depression, panic, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues linked to trauma, including abuse, sexual assault and post-traumatic stress.

Susan takes a trauma-aware stance and recognises that painful memories can be hard to speak about. She works gently with people who have experienced abandonment, attachment difficulties, dissociation and domestic violence. She also supports those dealing with caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and complex feelings such as guilt and shame.

Practical life issues are part of her work too. She helps clients facing career worries, major life changes, parenting strains and searching for life purpose. The tone is supportive and collaborative, focusing on what each person wants to accomplish and helping them take manageable steps toward those goals.

How Susan's approaches translate to online counselling

Susan uses client-centred work and trauma-focused ways of helping in her practice. Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and understanding, helping people feel heard and able to explore what matters to them. Existential therapy looks at life questions and personal meaning, supporting people who are facing big changes or wondering about life purpose. Trauma-focused therapy attends directly to traumatic memories and their effects, helping people reduce the ways trauma shapes daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Susan aims to collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and comfort level. She will help you try things and see what feels useful, adjusting the way you work together as needed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, 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 can also let people connect from different locations, which helps those juggling work, caregiving or health constraints. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt listening and trauma-aware techniques to remote work, focusing on practical steps and steady emotional support.