Susan Jackson, HCPC, BACP

Susan Jackson is a Health Care and Professional Council (HCPC) registered Dramatherapist with ten years of professional experience working with people affected by stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties and trauma. She also supports those facing grief, depression, addictions and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem. Susan works from a trauma‑informed perspective and aims to help people reconnect with strengths they may have forgotten.

Her practice blends talking therapy with creative and body‑based approaches. As a dramatherapist she may invite creative ways of exploring experience, including art, music, poetry or movement, while never expecting anyone to use those methods. She also uses Client‑Centred approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and hypnotherapy where these fit a person’s needs.

Susan describes therapy as a collaborative process. She focuses on building a compassionate, non‑judgemental relationship and on practical steps that help people feel steadier. Sessions can include talking, creative exercises, and grounding techniques that link feelings and the body.

She has particular experience with attachment and abandonment issues, avoidant and dependent personality concerns, communication problems and codependency. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness and caregiver stress, and those navigating cancer or major life change.

Susan works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To start, readers are asked to use the site's Start Therapy workflow to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to availability.

Practical therapy approaches for online work

Susan blends Client‑Centred listening with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and dramatherapy elements to support changes people want to make. Client‑Centred work means the session follows the person’s lead, with the counsellor offering reflective listening and gentle guidance. CBT focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and trying specific steps to change them. Dramatherapy brings creative ways to access feelings and memories, using music, movement or storytelling as an option rather than a requirement.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the person to choose methods that match their goals, needs and comfort. That choice is reviewed over time so techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.

If you are thinking about online therapy, please confirm which session options are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow short check‑ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Some people prefer a less verbal way of working and find creative elements translate well to remote sessions, while others begin with straightforward CBT tools and practical coping plans.