Susan Clayton

Susan Clayton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing grief and end-of-life concerns alongside a wide range of everyday struggles. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties. Susan aims to listen without judgement and help people find clearer steps forward.

With five years of practice and a BACP accreditation, she draws on several established approaches to suit different needs. Sessions are shaped around each person rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. The emphasis is on practical tools and honest conversation rather than jargon.

Susan uses methods that help people notice patterns, try small changes and build steadier coping. She often brings attention to how feelings, thoughts and behaviours connect and what can be shifted to reduce distress. Work may include learning new skills for managing strong emotions and improving day-to-day routines.

People contact her for help with grief and bereavement, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, parenting pressures, intimacy concerns and identity-related stress. She also supports those dealing with chronic illness, relationship breakdown, addictive behaviours and workplace strain.

Susan aims to make the process collaborative. She helps people set practical goals and checks in on progress. If someone needs a different kind of support she will discuss other options and next steps.

Therapeutic approaches online and what they do

Susan draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy among other approaches. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical techniques to reduce anxiety, manage depression and change unhelpful habits. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationship patterns still affect current emotions and connections, and it can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment worries or intense relationship reactions.

Finding the right approach is something to work out together. The counsellor will talk through a person’s goals, preferences and what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps decide whether techniques from CBT, attachment work or elements from other methods will be the best fit for the issue at hand.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel. Online sessions can make it easier to keep regular appointments, manage short check-ins, or use methods that suit sitting in a familiar chair at home. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm which formats are available before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt how they work so therapy slots fit around everyday life without asking you to change everything.