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Susan Claridge, BACP

Susan Claridge is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and major life changes.

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About Susan

Susan Claridge is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and major life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel practical and respectful. Her background in social care shapes the way she listens and responds.

She has been working in counselling and psychotherapy for 11 years and holds BACP accreditation. Before this she spent three decades in social care, supporting adults and carers in community and residential settings.

Background and approach

That long experience means she is used to complex, everyday problems that affect family life and work. Susan uses a blend of client-centred, psychodynamic and solution-focused methods. In practice that means she listens for what matters to each person, looks at how past experiences affect present feelings, and helps set small, realistic goals.

Sessions aim to be down-to-earth and paced to each person’s needs. Common issues she helps people talk through include depression, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, addiction and coping with illness or chronic pain. She has also provided counselling for people who have survived abuse and for those facing difficult separations.

Susan tailors the way she works to each person. That can mean deeper exploration of feelings, short-term goal work, or a mixture of both. The focus is on practical steps you can try between sessions and on building clearer ways to cope with day-to-day pressures.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	163771	July 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Family conflicts
Grief
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Ways of working Susan names

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How Susan’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and offering genuine, non-judgemental attention. It helps when someone needs space to be heard and to build self-direction. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past relationships and patterns influence current feelings and behaviour; it can be useful for persistent worries, attachment issues and recurring difficulties. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps and small goals to create change quickly, which many people find useful when they need short-term help.

Susan sees finding the right approach as a shared process. She will listen to your goals, try different ways of working and agree a plan with you. That collaborative conversation helps decide whether to focus on deeper exploration, goal-based work, or a mix of both.

Online therapy can be flexible and easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls let you meet face to face, phone sessions can be quicker and use less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to keep regular sessions and to try different formats as needs change.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Susan helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with grief, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, and chronic illness or pain.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She works in a warm, respectful way and adapts sessions to each person. The approach mixes listening to your experience, looking at life patterns, and setting practical short-term goals.

What background and experience does she bring?

She has 11 years of counselling experience and over 30 years working in social care with adults and carers in community and residential settings. That background informs her work with complex life issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available online?

Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Different formats suit different needs and can be combined over time.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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