About Zsuzsanna
Zsuzsanna Purnell brings ten years of therapeutic practice to her work with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction and low self-esteem. She introduces straightforward, step-by-step support aimed at helping people find calmer days and clearer thinking. Zsuzsanna speaks English and Hungarian and sees clients based in the United Kingdom.
Her day-to-day approach blends practical skills and emotion-focused work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
How Zsuzsanna works
She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used to look at patterns in feelings and relationships. Zsuzsanna often helps people rebuild confidence after difficult life events.
That includes grief, separation, immigration stress and postpartum depression. She also supports those coping with process addictions, sex addiction, and self-harm concerns by offering structured steps and compassionate reflection. Sessions include conversations about values, small experiments to try between meetings, and practical tools for coping with stress and anger.
She aims to help people move from survival mode toward clearer choices and stronger self-respect. Work may cover parenting pressures, career changes, or isolation and loneliness. People can expect a patient, non-blaming style that focuses on what can be changed now.
Zsuzsanna explains therapeutic options in plain language and helps clients choose the most useful next steps for their situation.
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What Zsuzsanna works with
The areas below are the ones Zsuzsanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English, Hungarian |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapy approaches translate online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Online CBT often uses structured exercises and simple homework to build new routines and reduce anxiety or low mood.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive behaviours. It can help with anger, emotional overwhelm and addictive patterns through skills like grounding and distress tolerance.
EFT, or Emotionally-Focused Therapy, looks at patterns in feelings and relationships to help people understand and shift how they connect with themselves and others. It can be useful for intimacy issues, grief and rebuilding self-worth.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to goals and personal preferences. Together they review what is helping and adjust the plan as needed.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging provide flexible, timely support between sessions and can fit around work or parenting commitments.
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