Counsellor profile
Susan Chown, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 10 years of experience
Counsellor for relationships and trauma
Continue with SusanAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (373584)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Susan supplied to BetterHelp.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Client-Centred Therapy
About Susan
Susan Chown BACP has more than 10 years of professional experience in counselling. She works in the United Kingdom and offers support in English. Her practice focuses on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and intimacy-related issues.
Susan uses a client-centred approach in sessions. That means she focuses on listening and helping people use their own strengths to make changes. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems, looking at patterns, and finding practical ways to cope with difficult feelings.
She also helps with anxiety, stress, depression and bipolar-related concerns. Addictions, sleeping and eating problems are part of her work too. She supports people dealing with career pressures, parenting strain, and life changes such as divorce or bereavement.
Additional topics she addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, and caregiver stress. Chronic pain, long-term illness and ageing concerns appear in her caseload as well. Susan lists LGBT issues, anger, and compassion fatigue among her areas of focus.
People who meet her can expect straightforward conversation about what is happening now and what the person wants to change. The practical aim is to use the client's existing strengths to build better ways of coping and relating. To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the See online counselling options button.
Client-Centred practice and online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places emphasis on the client's own perspectives and strengths. It involves active listening, reflecting what the person says, and helping them articulate what they want to change. This approach is often used for relationship concerns, grief, low self-esteem and anxiety.Sessions focus on what matters most to the person. The therapist and client work together to identify goals and to try different ways of responding. That collaborative approach helps decide which methods suit a person's situation and preferences.
Details about session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel and allowing appointments during a work break. It also offers choices such as shorter check-ins when time is limited or phone-based conversations when less bandwidth is available. Registered or accredited professionals and counsellors can help find an approach and rhythm that fits the client's needs and goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Susan works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues and many related concerns such as anxiety, depression and addictions.
How would she describe her counselling style?
She practises Client-Centred Therapy, which emphasises listening and helping people use their own strengths to make changes.
How long has she practised?
She has over 10 years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
Is she a member of any professional body?
She is listed with BACP as shown in her credentials.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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