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Susan Hewitt

Susan Hewitt

BACP

Therapist · United Kingdom · 13+ years of experience

Experienced UK counsellor for real-life struggles

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  • Client-centred listening
  • Practical coping skills
  • Focus on relationships

About Susan

Susan Hewitt is a counsellor with 13 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries and trauma. She aims to make the first step easier by offering steady support and clear listening.

Susan creates a calm space where clients can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings without judgement. Sessions are intended to feel practical and straightforward. Conversation focuses on what matters most to the person in front of her.

Her approach blends different ways of working to match each person's needs. She draws on client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural ideas to notice patterns of thought and try small changes. Attachment-based and narrative methods are used to look at how past experiences shape current relationships and stories people tell about themselves.

Susan has worked across a range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety, including grief, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strains, and anger. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, bereavement, and life transitions.

Practical goals and steady progress are typical focuses in sessions. Clients and Susan set realistic steps together and review what helps. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort.

To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is then arranged according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

How Susan’s approaches work in online practice

Susan uses client-centred therapy to prioritise the person in the room, offering attentive listening and reflective questions that help people clarify what they want to change. Cognitive behavioural therapy involves noticing thought patterns and testing small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Attachment-based ideas help map how early relationships shape current responses to stress and conflict, which can be useful when working on anger or relationship concerns. These approaches are intended to be practical and collaborative, with the therapist and client agreeing goals and next steps together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will talk with clients about what feels most useful and adapt methods to fit individual needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process helps identify whether more focus on thinking patterns, relationship histories, or present-moment coping will be best.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm which online or in-person options are available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel by removing commute time, and they allow short check-ins when a full in-person visit would be difficult. They can also help people who prefer not to use video or who need a simpler way to connect on a busy day.

At a glance

Listed location
United Kingdom
Experience
13+ years
Credentials
BACP
Languages
English
Registration (United Kingdom)
BACP · No. 57843

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Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Susan supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and anger, and she works with relationship or intimacy-related struggles. She also helps with addiction, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and other life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

The style is warm and practical. She listens in a client-centred way, looks at patterns of thought, and helps set small steps that can be practised between sessions.

What experience does she bring?

She has 13 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.

Which professional credential does she hold?

She is associated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP in her profile.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

International clients are not currently accepted. Sessions are offered in English to people within the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm the current session options before booking so you know what is offered.

How are fees and payment arranged?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Before you start

  • Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
  • Check that the location and registration details above fit where you live.
  • If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.
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