Susan Stewart

Susan Stewart is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 14 years of professional experience. She helps people who feel stuck by talking through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, and life changes. Her work also addresses parenting strains, career doubts, compassion fatigue and questions about life purpose.

Susan uses straightforward conversation to help people understand how past hurts affect current feelings and choices. She listens without judging and focuses on what matters to each person. That often includes practical steps to manage panic, reduce overwhelm, and rebuild confidence after loss or abuse.

Susan describes herself as down-to-earth and conscious that hard experiences can make it difficult to talk. She encourages small, manageable changes and gradual work on challenging feelings such as guilt, shame, dissociation and abandonment fears. Her style is practical and relational, giving space to name what is painful and to try new ways of coping.

People often come for help after a big change, a loss, or when career or parenting pressures feel overwhelming. Susan supports conversations about recovery from domestic violence, sexual assault, caregiver stress and end-of-life concerns, helping people sort priorities and plan next steps.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Susan works from client-centred practice which means sessions focus on the person's experience and what they bring to the room. This approach helps when someone wants to make sense of current feelings, regain confidence, or address self-esteem issues.

She also uses trauma-focused methods to work with memories, avoidance and panic symptoms. That work aims to reduce the ways past events interrupt daily life and motivation. Existential ideas are woven in to look at meaning and life purpose when people are questioning what comes next.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Susan will talk with the person about goals, worries and preferences, and together they decide what to try first. This collaborative conversation helps shape session focus and pace over time.

Confirm the specific online session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy days, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and offer flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. Registered and accredited professionals often use these options to help clients keep therapy practical and manageable.