Susan John, BACP, NCPS

Susan John is a counsellor who focuses on thoughts and everyday habits alongside emotional and bodily experience. She offers a warm, non-judgemental presence and encourages people to recognise their own strengths. Her approach emphasises practical steps to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and handle difficult emotions in daily life.

Susan blends approaches to suit each person rather than using a single method for everyone. She listens for patterns in thinking and in how emotions show up in the body, and uses that information to guide sessions. This can include short-term work that concentrates on coping strategies for immediate concerns.

Her background includes four years of practice and registration with BACP and NCPS, which are listed as her professional credentials. She has worked with adults and young people on issues such as depression, anger, relationship difficulties and identity concerns. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, career stresses and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem.

Susan describes her style as open, honest and compassionate. She aims to help people gain insight into what drives their reactions and to build habits that make day-to-day life feel more manageable. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit each person’s needs.

People considering therapy can expect a focus on real-life changes. Conversations combine emotional awareness with practical steps, helping clients notice unhelpful thought patterns and try different ways of coping.

Approaches that support thoughts, habits and emotion online

Susan works in ways that focus on thoughts and on bodily experience, and a few of her main approaches are useful to know about. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person’s own perspective and pace, helping people feel heard so they can make changes that suit them. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and emotional responses to help shift recurring cycles of hurt or distance. Mindfulness Therapy offers simple practices to notice unhelpful thought habits and to build steady attention in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan aims to be collaborative and will help decide which methods to use based on each person’s needs, goals and preferences. That may mean trying short-term coping strategies first, then adding other techniques as things change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during a lunch break or between commitments. It also lets people try different ways of working with thoughts and habits from their usual environment while keeping the process flexible and focused on what they want to change.