Counsellor profile
Susanna "Susan" Abraham, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Attachment approaches
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Susanna
Susanna "Susan" Abraham is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has about 15 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, career issues, bipolar challenges and other life changes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Susan describes a plain, conversational style. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. She draws on client-centred listening to let people set the pace and priorities of sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical tools for thoughts and routines are helpful. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work on how emotions affect interaction, and existential themes surface when clients ask about meaning and purpose.
In sessions she encourages people to name what matters most and set clear, realistic goals. Work is collaborative: clients and Susan decide which approaches suit the problem at hand. Practical steps, coping strategies and changes to daily routines are offered alongside space to talk through difficult emotions.
She has training including a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, a Graduate Certificate in Couple and Family Therapy, and a certificate in Emotionally-Focused Therapy for couples. Her registration with the BACP is shown as BACP.
People looking for help with parenting stress, communication problems, grief, addiction, or ongoing anxiety tend to choose her. Before booking it is sensible to confirm current session options and any other practical arrangements.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Susan uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour; this can help with relationship and family concerns, abandonment issues and attachment difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy is offered as a way to let the client lead sessions while the counsellor listens and reflects; it is useful when someone needs to clarify priorities and make sense of strong emotions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used for practical work on anxious thoughts, sleep or eating patterns and coping strategies that affect daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Susan collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs and preferences. That might mean combining listening-focused work with short CBT tasks, or exploring emotions more deeply when relationship patterns are central.
The biography lists messaging, phone and video as session formats, so confirm which of those are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Registered and accredited professionals often find that remote sessions still allow practical therapeutic work and planning that fit into everyday life.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, anger, career problems, bipolar and other life changes.
How would you describe her way of working?
She blends attachment-based thinking, client-centred listening and practical CBT tools. Sessions aim to let the client set goals while trying small, manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 15 years of experience providing counselling and therapy in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats does she use?
The original biography lists messaging, phone and video as formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
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.
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