About Susan
Susan Hewitt is a counsellor with 13 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and relationship problems. She also works with clients facing trauma and abuse, addiction issues, grief and LGBT-related concerns.
Her approach is warm and person-focused. She aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. Sessions centre on what matters most to the individual and on practical steps they can take between meetings.
Background and approach
Susan draws on several therapeutic styles to suit different needs. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Cognitive behavioural techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Narrative and mindfulness approaches are also used to help people reframe problems and build calmer responses. Over her career she has supported people through major life changes, chronic health concerns, parenting stress and career challenges. She also helps with intimacy issues, sleeping and eating difficulties, and coping after separation or bereavement.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools and collaborative planning. The aim is to empower people to make changes that fit their life and goals.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Susan is listed here; the rest shows what else Susan works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How different approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how they influence current connections. Online sessions can help people notice these patterns and practise new ways of relating in discussion and reflection. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing alternative behaviours. It often includes clear exercises and short tasks that can be reviewed between sessions. Client-centred counselling places the person and their goals at the heart of the room, using curious, non-directive dialogue to help clients explore what matters to them.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy itself. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit each person's needs, goals and preferences. That might mean using more practical CBT tools for certain problems, or spending time on attachment themes or narrative work to reframe difficult experiences.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins or evening appointments. It also lets people use written exercises and shared resources between meetings, helping progress continue outside session time.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems can be discussed in sessions?
Concerns commonly addressed include stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and LGBT-related issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Work is collaborative and person-centred, with practical steps and reflective conversation to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
What credential does the counsellor hold and where are they based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees and payment organised?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process to start working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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