Susanna Newsome, BACP, NCPS

Susanna Newsome is a counsellor who helps people talk through relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career concerns, and coping with life changes. She offers sessions in English and Italian and has 17 years of professional experience. She aims to create a calm space where thoughts and everyday habits can be discussed without judgment.

She works in a trauma-informed way and pays attention to challenges such as dyslexia in adulthood. That means she adjusts how sessions run so conversations feel manageable. Her approach is warm and person-focused, encouraging clients to set the pace and direction of their work.

Sessions often start by identifying what matters most to the client right now. Conversations then move to practical, day-to-day strategies that fit the person’s routine. Susanna aims to help people notice patterns in thinking and behaviour and try small changes that can make life steadier.

She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, workplace strain and questions about life purpose. Additional areas she addresses include body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, hoarding, immigration concerns, impulsivity, isolation, self-love, women’s issues and challenges common to young adults.

Susanna holds the credentials BACP, which stands for British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and NCPS. She works with each person to set goals and reviews progress as therapy continues.

How client-centred work translates to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre of the work. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps the person make their own choices about next steps. This approach can help with relationship issues, coping with life changes, and questions about purpose by focusing on the client's priorities and everyday thoughts.

Being trauma informed means sessions are paced to match what the person can manage. That can include slowing the conversation, checking understanding, and adjusting how information is shared to suit someone who may find reading or long talks difficult because of dyslexia in adulthood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to agree what to try first and will review what is or isn't helpful as therapy continues. Decisions about methods and goals are made together, based on the person's needs, preferences and life circumstances.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or choosing audio rather than video when bandwidth is limited. These practical benefits help people keep therapy consistent while managing daily responsibilities.