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Susan Chown

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Susan Chown

United Kingdom

Supportive client-centred counsellor

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  • Client-centred focus
  • Men's wellbeing listed
  • Ten years experience

About Susan

Susan Chown is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with over 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and intimacy-related concerns. She emphasises clients' existing strengths and supports them as they take steps toward greater well-being.

Her work uses a client-centred approach that puts the person's perspective at the heart of sessions. That means listening carefully and following what the client brings, rather than imposing a fixed plan. Conversations are aimed at understanding what matters to the person and building on practical strengths.

Susan has supported people through a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD and work-related stress. She also works with issues such as body image, attachment concerns, communication problems and coping with major life changes. This breadth of focus means she draws on straightforward, person-focused ways of working that adapt to the situation.

Sessions are conducted in English and Susan accepts international clients. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which is listed as her professional credential. The way she works aims to be collaborative, calm and paced to each person’s needs.

To begin, people are usually asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule appointments according to the therapist’s availability. The therapist uses a subscription model for sessions that can be cancelled at any time.

Client-centred care and online therapy

Client-centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's lead. The therapist offers empathic listening and reflects back what she hears, helping people clarify their own values and next steps. This approach can be useful for relationship concerns, grief, anxiety and issues where a person wants space to make sense of their experience.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will talk with each person about what they want to get from therapy and try different ways of working until something fits. That conversation is collaborative and guided by the client's needs and goals rather than a fixed formula.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy around work and daily life, reducing travel time and making it easier to have shorter check-ins when needed. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can usually offer a range of ways to meet; the therapist will discuss which format suits the person's schedule and comfort level.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Susan address?

Susan works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and intimacy issues, and a broad range of mental health concerns such as anxiety, depression and addictions.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centred approach, which means she listens closely and follows the client's priorities while helping them find their own solutions.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has more than 10 years of professional experience supporting people through relationship strain, loss, trauma and long-term stressors.

What credentials and location are listed?

Her listed credential is BACP and she is based in the United Kingdom.

In which languages can sessions be held?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are accepted.

How does payment and cost work?

Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time; specific fees vary with location and therapist availability.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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