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Susan John

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Susan John, BACP, NCPS

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Anger and relationship concerns

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP, NCPS
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 398989; NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS21-02342
  • Experience4 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Client-Centred Therapy
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Mindfulness methods

About Susan

Susan John is a BACP and NCPS registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She also supports people dealing with relationship strains, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, career stress and compassion fatigue.

Susan describes her work as focusing on both thoughts and bodily sensations. She uses an integrative approach to draw on methods that match a person's needs at the time. Sessions often centre on noticing where emotions show up in the body and talking through what those sensations mean for daily life.

Her process is collaborative and straightforward. She encourages clients to recognise personal strengths and to use them when working through difficult feelings. Practical coping strategies are offered for shorter-term work and immediate relief when needed.

Susan has experience with issues linked to identity, including LGBT concerns, and with attachment-related themes such as abandonment and communication problems. She also lists areas like ADHD, codependency, body image and carer stress among her focus areas.

People who prefer a blend of talking therapies and techniques that include mindfulness or hypnotherapy will find the approach familiar. She aims to help clients gain clearer self-awareness and greater control over reactions, including patterns of anger or frustration.

To begin, readers should confirm session formats and details before booking, and follow the site's process to match and schedule a first appointment.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Susan blends client-centred work with emotionally-focused ideas to help people understand feelings and patterns. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what someone says, which can help when anger feels confusing or overwhelming. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at emotional responses and how they shape close relationships, so it can be useful for anger that affects connections with others.

She may also use mindfulness approaches to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practice helps people notice bodily tension and breath, and then choose a different response rather than snapping. These approaches are discussed openly so the client and therapist decide together what fits best based on goals and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, check which formats Susan currently offers before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for quieter check-ins during a lunch break, or suit people who prefer not to travel. Speak with her after matching to confirm practical arrangements and how to structure sessions to work around daily life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression and life changes. She also lists relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy and sleep or eating problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses an integrative, client-centred style that pays attention to thoughts and bodily sensations. Mindfulness and hypnotherapy techniques may be used alongside emotionally-focused methods.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has four years of experience working with people on a range of issues including anger, identity and caregiver stress.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions charged?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription 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.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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