Susanna "Susan" Abraham , BACP

Susanna "Susan" Abraham is a counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure of purpose. She holds BACP accreditation, and she aims to create a calm space where clients can talk about what matters most. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking to reduce distress and build resilience.

Susan bases her work on collaboration. She and the person she meets set goals together and pick activities that match those goals. Conversations can include looking at past patterns, understanding relationships, and practising new ways of handling stress and emotions.

Her practice covers many common concerns, including anxiety, depression, grief, addictions and relationship strain. She also supports people facing career changes, parenting stress, sleep or eating issues, and challenges linked to life transitions. Women’s issues are part of the areas she lists.

Therapeutic approaches draw from attachment-based ideas, client-centred principles, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotionally focused work. That mix is used to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts, strengthen connections in relationships and try out different behaviours between sessions.

Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. International clients may be seen, and booking is organised through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling system.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Attachment-based work focuses on how relationships shape feelings and expectations. In online sessions this approach helps people notice patterns in close connections and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more comforting.

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows the client’s pace, allowing people to speak openly and steer what they want to work on.

Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. Online work can include short practical exercises, homework and simple behaviour experiments to test new ways of coping with anxiety, low mood or unhelpful routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose methods together. This collaborative planning means the work can change as progress is made or priorities shift.

Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit during a break, and live chat or text messages suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it around other commitments.