Suzanne D'offay de Rieux, BACP

Suzanne D'offay de Rieux is a counsellor, psychotherapist and life coach who brings 18 years of professional experience to her work supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She believes in the human capacity to thrive and supports clients in finding clarity, stability and direction while honouring each person’s right to live authentically. Suzanne works with issues including anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, addiction, low self-esteem, work-related stress, trauma and bereavement, and has particular experience with complex loss and sexual assault survivors.

Her clinical style is integrative and intuitive, drawing on Humanistic and Person-Centred principles alongside Cognitive Behavioural frameworks so that the person remains central to the therapeutic process. She does not give advice, label or pathologise; instead she meets people where they are with acceptance, respect and compassion. In addition to counselling and psychotherapy training, Suzanne is a certified PSYCH-K® Facilitator and a Strategic Intervention life coach, approaches she uses alongside talk-based therapy when appropriate.

Suzanne is BACP registered, and she is also EAC registered and accredited as a counsellor and psychotherapist. These registrations reflect formal professional recognition and training standards. Her background includes substantial specialist work in bereavement services and sexual assault support - three years in community services and five years within HMP Peterborough with Cruse Bereavement Care, and four years working with Rape Crisis. A personal bereavement led her to explore mind-body approaches and neuroscience, informing her interest in subconscious belief-change work.

She has over 11 years of private practice experience in Cambridgeshire, Geneva and Como, and has offered online therapy internationally since 2019. Suzanne’s practice is multicultural and inclusive, and she works with individuals and couples across diverse cultural contexts.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Suzanne commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger and many everyday difficulties. She also uses Person-Centred and Humanistic approaches that prioritise empathy, acceptance and a collaborative therapeutic relationship - these approaches support self-exploration, emotional processing and building self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Suzanne works collaboratively with clients to determine which techniques and styles fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts her work over time to reflect what is most helpful for each person.

Online therapy with Suzanne is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility and easier access across different time zones and schedules. These options make it possible to continue consistent therapeutic work during life transitions, when travel is difficult, or when clients prefer the convenience of remote sessions with registered professionals.