Susan Jackson

Susan Jackson is a Dramatherapist who works in the United Kingdom and has ten years of professional experience. She holds HCPC registration and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Susan focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns and a wide range of life difficulties including grief and body image worries.

Her style is grounded in a warm, non-judgemental relationship. She invites people to share their story and recognises that each person knows their life best. Sessions can include talking alongside creative ways of expressing things, such as art, music, poetry or movement, when that feels useful.

Susan blends talking approaches with practical techniques. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow what matters most to the client and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at patterns of thinking and behaviour. Hypnotherapy and somatic ideas may also be used to help with stress, sleep and physical symptoms linked to emotions.

She works with a broad range of concerns including addiction, sleep problems, ADHD, low self-esteem, anger and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

Susan aims to help people notice strengths and rebuild a sense of control over daily life. She offers a compassionate space to try different ways of understanding and responding to difficult feelings. If scheduling is an issue she asks prospective clients to mention alternative times when contacting her.

How Susan’s approaches translate to online work

Susan uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on what the client feels is most important, putting the person’s own goals at the centre of sessions. This helps with relationship issues, low self-esteem and finding practical ways to cope with stress.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will discuss options and try different methods based on your needs and preferences, adapting what happens in sessions as you go. The process is collaborative and paced to what feels manageable.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quicker short check-ins when needed. Some approaches adapt well to remote work, and Susan will talk through what will suit your goals and everyday routine.