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Susan McGrattan, NCPS

Susan McGrattan is a counsellor who has worked in the UK for eight years.

About Susan

Susan McGrattan is a counsellor who has worked in the UK for eight years. She uses an integrated approach and focuses on tailoring sessions to each person's needs. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship difficulties and self-esteem concerns.

Susan views therapy as a collaborative process. She encourages people to talk through what matters most to them and helps them find practical ways to cope.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to identify patterns that keep problems going and to build skills for everyday life. Her work covers a wide range of issues including addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, anger, career changes and depression. She also addresses attachment issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, grief related to serious illness, and the strain of caregiving.

Susan draws on a mix of approaches in session. She uses Trauma-Focused methods for processing distressing events, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take action, and Attachment-Based ideas to improve relationships and emotional safety. Cognitive work helps with unhelpful thoughts and client-centred listening keeps the focus on each person’s story.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the UK and internationally. Susan works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule sessions according to availability.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
NCPS	NCS17-04311	February 2027

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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
Grief
Self esteem
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Susan names

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How different approaches work online

Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people gently process difficult memories and reduce their hold on day-to-day life. It focuses on understanding what happened and allowing emotions and memories to be worked through at a manageable pace.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It clarifies personal values and supports practical steps to live in line with those values despite discomfort.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help people who struggle with trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties to try new ways of connecting and relating.

Susan uses these approaches together with client-centred listening and cognitive techniques to make a plan that fits each person. Choosing the right approach is a team effort - the therapist and client review goals, preferences and how each method feels in practice and then adapt the work over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls are suited to fuller sessions with visual connection, phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can support ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit regular therapy around work, study and family life while keeping the same therapeutic focus.

Frequently asked

What issues does Susan help with?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship concerns and self-esteem. She also addresses addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, anger, career change and depression.

What is her approach in sessions?

She combines practical methods with attentive listening. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, building coping skills and helping people take steps that match their values.

How much experience does she have?

Susan has eight years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and client needs in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds NCPS as a professional credential and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on the person's preference.

How does cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin therapy?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.