Susan John , BACP, NCPS

Susan John is a counsellor who blends talking therapy with body-aware techniques. She focuses on feelings, thoughts and how they show up in the body. She offers a calm, honest approach that aims to help people use their strengths and move through difficult moments. Susan works with adults on a range of concerns and accepts international clients.

Susan uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She listens first, then suggests ways to cope with stress, anxiety, anger and low mood. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, identity and issues linked to eating or sleep. Her work often helps people notice how emotions live in the body and learn to respond differently.

Sessions can focus on the present and on practical skills for the day-to-day. Susan can also work more deeply when someone wants to understand why they repeat patterns such as avoidance, codependency or control issues. She offers shorter-term support for coping strategies as well as longer conversations for deeper change.

Susan holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which appear on her profile. She has four years of clinical experience and uses that time to match methods to the person in front of her. Conversations are straightforward and respectful, with an emphasis on clarity and usable tools.

People often come with worries about work, identity, burnout, trauma or intimacy-related challenges. Susan aims to help people build self-awareness, develop emotional regulation and find steps forward that feel manageable.

Approaches to emotions and online care

Susan commonly uses client-centred work and emotionally-focused therapy in her online practice. Client-centred therapy centres on listening closely and following the person’s lead, which helps people feel heard and better able to explore their concerns. Emotionally-focused therapy helps people identify and process strong feelings and the patterns those feelings create in relationships.

She also draws on mindfulness techniques to help people notice bodily sensations and bring attention back to the present moment. Mindfulness can support stress reduction, improve sleep routines and give practical tools for managing anxiety. Together these approaches help with mood problems, relationship difficulties and issues linked to identity or grief.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Susan works with each person to decide what fits best. She discusses goals and preferences openly and adapts sessions as needs change. That collaborative process helps people try different ways of working until something feels useful.

Online therapy with Susan is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face connection and fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well if bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, shorter sessions or people who find writing easier than speaking.