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Susan Clarke, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyAnger managementSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Susan Clarke is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She supports people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood and anger. Susan aims to make the first steps towards change feel manageable and straightforward.

She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where someone can talk through difficult feelings. Sessions focus on practical ways to cope, build confidence and improve day-to-day functioning. Susan encourages small, achievable steps rather than big immediate shifts.

Background and approach

Susan also helps people facing relationship and family concerns and those dealing with identity issues, including LGBT matters. Other areas she works with include self-esteem, workplace pressures, caregiver stress, isolation and communication problems. She pays attention to how past attachments and experiences of abandonment can affect current relationships.

Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Conversations are guided by what the person wants to change, with techniques chosen to suit individual needs. The aim is to help people develop clearer thinking, better boundaries and greater self-compassion.

Susan is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients for online work. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps plan the best way to start meeting and working together.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Many of Susan's sessions draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on recognising unhelpful patterns and slowly replacing them with healthier habits. One common strand helps people identify thoughts and behaviours that fuel anxiety and low mood, then practise clearer, more balanced thinking in everyday situations. This can be helpful for stress, worry and low self-esteem.

Another useful approach focuses on relational patterns and attachment history. It helps people see how early experiences can shape reactions in current relationships, and supports developing new ways of communicating and relating. This is often used for issues such as abandonment, loneliness and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will discuss options with each person and choose techniques together based on goals and preferences. The process is collaborative, with adjustments made over time to suit what is most effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face without travelling, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging can fit around busy days. These formats make it easier to maintain steady progress while fitting therapy into everyday life.

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger and low self-esteem. She also helps with relationship and family issues, LGBT matters and workplace pressures.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The style is practical and collaborative with a calm, non-judgemental tone. Sessions focus on talking through problems and finding small, workable steps forward.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and practical concerns.

What credentials and location are shown?

Susan is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with people outside the UK?

Yes, she accepts international clients and can provide online sessions across different time zones.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
Self esteem

Also listed

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Susan Clarke, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety