Susan Blanchard, BACP

Susan Blanchard is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She draws on three years of clinical experience and focuses on clear, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and low mood.

Susan offers a calm, accepting approach in sessions. She aims to listen without judgement and help people make sense of distressing thoughts and reactions. Her background includes therapeutic work within NHS cancer services and hands-on experience supporting neurodiverse individuals.

Her core approach is person-centred counselling, which means sessions are shaped around the person sitting in front of her. She uses this as a foundation and adapts the way she works to meet individual needs and circumstances. That might mean focusing on emotional processing, building self-worth, or practical ways to manage daily stress.

Susan often supports people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, health-related worries, and grief. She also works with a wide range of other concerns such as attachment and abandonment issues, communication difficulties, body image, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.

Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. The aim is to make it easy to fit therapy into a busy life and to find ways forward that feel realistic and achievable.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online support

Person-centred counselling focuses on being listened to and understood. It helps people talk through emotions, build self-worth and find their own solutions. This approach suits issues like low self-esteem, grief, and relationship strain because it centres on the person's experience and pace.

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques also include practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress. These involve simple, teachable tools for managing thoughts, easing worry and reducing overwhelm in day-to-day life. Such techniques are often short-term and goal-focused to help people regain control.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods based on the person's goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are close to in-person sessions and useful when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text messaging can suit people who prefer writing or want regular, brief check-ins. These options make it easier to access therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments.