About Susan
Susan Gibson uses a person-centred approach to help people work through stress, anxiety, trauma and concerns about self-esteem. She is NCPS credentialed and draws on ten years of experience to offer steady support. Susan writes plainly and focuses on creating space for people to say what matters to them.
Susan frames sessions around what each person needs right now. She listens without judgment and helps people make sense of difficult feelings.
How Susan works
When useful, she mixes in practical tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find the drive to change. Narrative therapy techniques are used to reframe personal stories and reduce shame.
Psychodynamic ideas about past patterns can be used to understand repeated relationship difficulties. Susan has worked with a range of concerns including compassion fatigue, career stress, abandonment issues and attachment problems. She also supports people dealing with domestic violence, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Sessions are offered in English and are available to international clients. Susan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can pick what fits their routine. To start, users complete a short questionnaire that helps match them and then schedule a first appointment.
Susan lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Susan works with
The areas below are the ones Susan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Susan's approaches work online
Person-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person's lead and creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and a steady, empathetic listener.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. Online sessions can introduce simple exercises and thought records that people use between meetings to reduce anxiety or manage stress.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses guided conversation to build motivation and make practical goals feel more achievable.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Susan will discuss options and tailor techniques to each person's needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation; phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options give flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and travel.
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A practical next step
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