Susan Spooner
Practical support for stress and life change
About Susan
Susan Spooner offers calm, practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety and the fallout of trauma. She makes space for straightforward conversations about grief, self-esteem and life changes. Her approach treats the client as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Susan holds BACP, which indicates she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has three years of experience working with people on a range of concerns.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps that people can use between meetings. In the room she listens for patterns tied to attachment, communication or recurring feelings such as shame and guilt. That helps shape practical ways to cope with panic attacks, social anxiety and isolation.
Work might include learning grounding techniques, rehearsing different ways of communicating, or naming unhelpful thinking styles. Susan also supports people facing divorce, separation and other relationship disruptions by helping them sort priorities and find calmer ways to respond. She can help people who are rebuilding self-love and confidence after hurtful experiences.
The tone of her sessions is empowering and down-to-earth. Parents reading this on a phone can expect short, clear conversations and suggestions that are easy to try between sessions.
What Susan works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people manage symptoms and build skills. One common approach focuses on understanding and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns to reduce anxiety and panic. This can involve learning simple tools to manage worry and rehearsing alternative responses to stressful situations. Another approach centres on processing trauma and strong emotions through paced, stabilising techniques that help people feel less overwhelmed and more able to cope with memories and triggers.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which techniques suit the person’s goals and pace. This collaborative process helps match methods to what feels most useful and doable in day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people talk face to face when schedules allow, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and messaging or chat can fit short check-ins between commitments. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, family and other responsibilities while keeping therapy flexible and accessible.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
