Sue Culm, BACP

Sue Culm is a Glasgow-based counsellor with four years' experience. She holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression and stress. Sue aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space for people to talk about difficult experiences and emotions.

Sue uses straightforward, practical work to help people feel steadier in day-to-day life. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to notice and change repeated thought patterns. Mindfulness techniques are used to help people stay present and calm. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are added when someone wants clearer goals or a short-term plan.

Her background includes work in the third sector supporting people living with chronic anxiety, trauma related to sexual violence, childhood trauma and chronic depression. That experience shaped a direct but compassionate style that values honesty and safety. Sessions aim to be collaborative rather than prescriptive.

Sue offers support for a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, relationship and intimacy difficulties, eating-related issues and coping with life changes. She also works with people dealing with abandonment, attachment, codependency, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness.

The practical focus of her work is on building skills people can use between sessions. Clients learn to spot unhelpful thoughts, try different responses and develop coping strategies. The goal is to leave therapy more confident in handling life's setbacks and challenges.

How Sue’s approaches translate to online therapy

Sue commonly uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses. CBT is practical and aims to change patterns that keep someone stuck, which can help with anxiety, depression and stress.

She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach simple grounding and attention skills. Mindfulness helps reduce reactivity and makes it easier to manage difficult emotions in everyday moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sue will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has helped in the past. Together they choose techniques and adapt them for online sessions so the plan fits the individual's needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or suit people with limited bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging lets people reflect in writing and fit support around work or family commitments. These options make therapy easier to access and fit into a busy life.