Susan McGrattan, NCPS

Susan McGrattan is a UK-based, licensed therapist with eight years of experience supporting adults, children, teenagers, and students. She provides personalized, integrated counselling tailored to each person's circumstances, bringing a compassionate and pragmatic approach to issues such as stress and anxiety, bereavement and loss, relationship challenges, self-harm, low self-esteem, and trauma.

Susan believes anxiety and other presenting concerns often point to deeper patterns that benefit from careful exploration. She works collaboratively with clients to uncover underlying factors and to develop practical emotional coping tools that promote greater resilience and a more fulfilling everyday life. Her approach combines active listening with evidence-informed techniques to meet each client where they are.

She holds the NCPS credential, a professional qualification indicating recognized training in psychological support. Therapy with Susan is framed as a partnership in which the client is regarded as the expert on their own life story. She aims to create a supportive, non-judgmental space where clients can reflect, process difficult experiences, and work toward meaningful change.

Taking the first step can feel intimidating, and Susan acknowledges that courage. She offers steady guidance and practical strategies to help clients move forward at a pace that suits their needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Susan often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and supports building a values-driven life. It is useful for stress, anxiety, low mood, and navigating life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns - it helps clients understand connection, trust, and relational responses, and can be especially relevant for relationship issues, abandonment concerns, and attachment difficulties.

Client-Centered Therapy places the client at the heart of the process - the therapist offers empathic listening and unconditional positive regard while clients lead the pace and focus of work. This approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem, and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Susan works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Susan is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and circumstances. These options make it easier to access regular support from registered professionals and therapists without sacrificing continuity of care, and they allow sessions to fit into busy lives or long-distance arrangements.