Susanne Guy, BACP

Susanne Guy welcomes people who are hesitant about beginning therapy and understands how daunting that first step can feel. She frames early sessions as an opportunity to explore past patterns that may be shaping current reactions and to begin developing new coping strategies that fit a client's life. As an integrative counsellor, she draws on a range of theories to tailor support to each person's needs rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions.

Susanne aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about openly and where clients can feel genuinely heard. She places emphasis on an authentic, empathetic relationship built on trust and mutual respect. Rather than giving direct advice, she works alongside clients, helping them to identify recurring patterns, make sense of their experiences, and build the self-awareness needed for lasting change.

Her approach is supportive and empowering, guiding people to understand themselves more clearly and to take steps toward the future they want. Susanne holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and uses that training to inform a practice focused on listening, reflection, and gradual healing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Susanne often draws on client-centered therapy, which prioritises the individual's experience and creates a supportive environment where people lead the pace and focus of sessions - this approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship struggles, and general emotional distress. She also uses psychodynamic therapy to explore how past relationships and unconscious patterns influence present behaviour - this can be useful for understanding recurring difficulties, attachment issues, and long-standing emotional conflicts. Where motivation for change is a focus, elements of motivational interviewing are used to help clients clarify goals, resolve ambivalence, and build commitment to practical steps forward.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Susanne works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options, listens to feedback, and adapts methods so therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and fit sessions around work, parenting, or other commitments, while still allowing therapists and registered professionals to build a meaningful therapeutic relationship.