- Person-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural work
- Narrative conversation
About Susan
Susan Gibson is an NCPS counsellor working in the United Kingdom with 10 years of practice. She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, motivation, self-esteem and career concerns. She also lists compassion fatigue and other interpersonal struggles including abandonment and attachment issues.
Susan uses a person-centred way of working that keeps the person in focus. Sessions are conversational, with time to bring up what feels most pressing. She aims to reduce isolating feelings such as emptiness, shame or guilt by listening and reflecting back what a client says.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thinking patterns and small behaviour changes that can ease anxiety and improve coping. Narrative ideas are used to examine stories people tell about themselves and to consider alternative ways of understanding past events.
Motivational Interviewing can help when someone feels stuck about career or life direction. Psychodynamic ideas are brought in to notice repeated patterns rooted in earlier relationships. Susan mixes these approaches to suit each person’s situation rather than following a rigid plan.
Sessions are practical and conversational. People can expect direct questions, gentle challenge and collaborative planning. The first appointment is used to clarify what matters most and to agree on next steps, including how to manage sessions going forward.
For someone carrying guilt or shame from family, faith, relationships or actions, she offers steady attention to those feelings and works with clients to untangle them and find clearer ways of living alongside them.
How her approaches translate to online work
Her practice combines person-centred listening with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. Person-centred work means the counsellor listens closely and reflects back what matters most to the client, helping them name feelings such as guilt or shame. CBT looks at unhelpful thoughts and small behaviour experiments to reduce anxiety and change patterns. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to explore ambivalence and build momentum around goals like career change or boundary setting.Finding the right mix is part of the process. She will work with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is made together and can shift as work progresses.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list formats explicitly. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that remote sessions help maintain continuity when life is unpredictable, and therapists registered or accredited in their regions can use online meetings to deliver the same conversational and skills-focused work they would in person.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she specialise in?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career issues and compassion fatigue, plus related interpersonal problems.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She uses person-centred listening alongside CBT and narrative ideas to help people talk through and reframe feelings of guilt and shame.
What is her background and experience?
She has 10 years of therapeutic practice and has helped clients with motivation, confidence and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as NCPS and works in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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