- Thoughts and everyday habits
- Grief and bereavement
- Stress and anxiety
About Virginie
Virginie Sussest is a counsellor with 11 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on thoughts and everyday habits alongside emotional and relationship concerns. Her approach aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful for daily life.
She has a long history supporting people facing grief and loss, having worked for over ten years with Cuse Bereavement Care. That work helped her learn how to sit with difficult feelings and follow what each person needs. She supports people managing stress, anxiety and depression, and those dealing with relationship strain and family conflict.
Sessions are guided by respect, sensitivity and compassion. Virginie adapts conversations and plans to fit each person, keeping goals practical and achievable. She encourages small, steady steps that can change daily routines and thinking patterns.
Her methods draw on ways of understanding attachment, the person-centred values of client-centred therapy, and practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring patterns and solution-focused tools to set short-term goals. These approaches are blended to match what each person brings to sessions.
Virginie speaks English, French and Italian, and works with adults in the UK. She uses her experience to help people feel heard and to build clearer routines, coping skills and ways of relating that fit their lives.
She has a long history supporting people facing grief and loss, having worked for over ten years with Cuse Bereavement Care. That work helped her learn how to sit with difficult feelings and follow what each person needs. She supports people managing stress, anxiety and depression, and those dealing with relationship strain and family conflict.
Sessions are guided by respect, sensitivity and compassion. Virginie adapts conversations and plans to fit each person, keeping goals practical and achievable. She encourages small, steady steps that can change daily routines and thinking patterns.
Her methods draw on ways of understanding attachment, the person-centred values of client-centred therapy, and practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice recurring patterns and solution-focused tools to set short-term goals. These approaches are blended to match what each person brings to sessions.
Virginie speaks English, French and Italian, and works with adults in the UK. She uses her experience to help people feel heard and to build clearer routines, coping skills and ways of relating that fit their lives.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Italian
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Virginie uses client-centred therapy to prioritise what matters to each person, creating space for them to lead the conversation and set goals. This approach helps when someone needs empathetic listening and support to clarify priorities.She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at thoughts and everyday habits and how they affect mood and behaviour. CBT tools can help with stress, anxiety, sleep and unhelpful routines by breaking problems into practical steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. She will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's needs, goals and preferences, and adapt them as work progresses. That means some sessions focus on short-term solutions while others look at longer-standing patterns.
If you want online therapy with this counsellor, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when days are tight. Phone or video can be chosen for different practical reasons such as quieter surroundings, less bandwidth needs, or preferring not to be on camera, so discuss what will work best when you schedule.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Virginie support?
She supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, addictions, ADHD and self-esteem difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-informed ideas to address thoughts and everyday habits in practical ways.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 11 years of professional experience and over ten years working with Cuse Bereavement Care supporting people through grief and loss.
What credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, French and Italian.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Virginie?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.