Susan Hewitt, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

Attachment approaches
CBT techniques
Client-centred work

About Susan

Susan Hewitt is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults who want to manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, or anger that keeps coming up. Susan also helps people facing grief, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

Susan uses straightforward conversations to help people sort out what they are feeling. She listens for patterns in relationships and behaviour and helps clients try different ways of responding. In sessions she focuses on practical steps people can take between meetings as well as what comes up in the room.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape reactions. She also uses client-centred methods to follow what matters most to each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when people want to change specific thoughts and actions that feed anger or anxiety.

Susan is used to supporting people through big life changes such as separation, bereavement, health challenges and career transition. She also addresses concerns connected to addiction, eating and sleeping problems, and chronic pain or illness. Her practice includes attention to issues around identity and LGBT concerns as they affect everyday life.

Sessions are conversational and aim to make complex problems easier to handle. People who come wanting clearer boundaries, fewer outbursts, or less rumination find the practical focus helpful. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Susan blends attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural techniques in ways that suit remote sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions; online sessions can use discussion and reflection to map those patterns. Cognitive behavioural methods focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes between meetings, which lends itself to practical tasks and check-ins between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will discuss your goals, preferences and what you want to change, then suggest which methods to emphasise. This is a collaborative process and may shift as you try different techniques together.

Specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins around a break at work. It also means practical homework and written summaries can be shared and reviewed between meetings to support steady progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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 disability CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMidlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Money 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 issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

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

Experience

13+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and related concerns listed on her profile.

What is her overall approach in sessions?

She uses conversational, practical methods that include attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behaviour techniques to address thoughts and behaviours.

How long has she been practising?

She has 13 years of professional experience supporting people with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

Susan is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

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

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Confirm current session options before booking by using the online matching process, as specific formats are not listed in the profile.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.