- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Susana
Susana Alarcon Jimenez is an ACA counsellor with six years' experience working with adults in Australia. She offers support for stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem issues and depression. Susana also focuses on concerns like abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, infidelity, and guilt and shame.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. Sessions cover what feels most pressing. She listens, reflects what she hears, and helps people notice thoughts and feelings that keep them stuck. She also uses practical tools to test small changes between sessions.
Susana blends approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Narrative Therapy. That mix lets her work on unhelpful thinking, values-based action, and the stories people tell about themselves. Mindfulness exercises are used to build awareness and reduce reactivity.
She pays attention to cultural background and aims to work openly about differences that matter. Susana supports people who are navigating separation, blended family challenges, immigration stress, or the strain of caregiving. Conversations may include ways to repair communication or to set clearer boundaries.
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. Practical steps are emphasised so people can try new ways of coping between appointments. Susana asks about each person’s goals and adjusts the approach as they progress.
How Susana uses therapies online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small steps in line with those values even when uncomfortable feelings appear. It can be useful for guilt, shame and anxiety when someone wants to change what they do rather than only change how they feel.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Sessions often include simple experiments and exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different habits between meetings.
Mindfulness practice is used to build present-moment awareness and reduce automatic reactivity. Short guided exercises can support noticing bodily sensations and choosing responses rather than reacting impulsively.
Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, and then try options together in a collaborative way.
The therapist's profile does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into busy days, shorten travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits can help people try steady changes without overhauling their routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family and parenting concerns, self-esteem issues and depression, plus related areas such as abandonment, infidelity and guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative Therapy to help people notice painful self-judgements and to explore alternative ways of relating to those feelings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has six years' experience as a counsellor and continues professional development to broaden her clinical skills.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an ACA counsellor based in Australia.
Can I work with her in Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.