- Practical present-focused work
- 17 years experience
- BACP registered
About Susannah
Susannah "Susy" Rudkin is a counsellor and coach who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, low self-esteem and addiction-related problems. She draws on 17 years of experience to help clients find calmer thinking patterns and clearer choices. Susy works with people facing trauma, grief, sleep or eating difficulties, parenting strain, career uncertainty and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar. Jealousy is one of the relationship-related concerns she lists.
Susy focuses on practical, present-centred work rather than endless analysis. She uses straightforward tools to reduce emotional reactivity and interrupt unhelpful habits. Sessions aim to identify the beliefs and triggers that keep someone stuck, and to build small changes that add up to more confidence and control.
Her background includes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She also combines counselling with coaching skills from Energy Leadership and neurolinguistic approaches to offer a blended way of working. Susy explains techniques in everyday language and supports people to try them between sessions.
People who choose her often want exercises they can apply at home, calm strategies for busy minds, and a focus on rebuilding trust in themselves. She describes her style as calm, practical and present-focused, with an emphasis on internal shifts rather than quick fixes.
To begin, clients use the site's Start Therapy route and complete a short matching questionnaire. This helps match needs and schedule the first session according to therapist availability.
Susy focuses on practical, present-centred work rather than endless analysis. She uses straightforward tools to reduce emotional reactivity and interrupt unhelpful habits. Sessions aim to identify the beliefs and triggers that keep someone stuck, and to build small changes that add up to more confidence and control.
Her background includes registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She also combines counselling with coaching skills from Energy Leadership and neurolinguistic approaches to offer a blended way of working. Susy explains techniques in everyday language and supports people to try them between sessions.
People who choose her often want exercises they can apply at home, calm strategies for busy minds, and a focus on rebuilding trust in themselves. She describes her style as calm, practical and present-focused, with an emphasis on internal shifts rather than quick fixes.
To begin, clients use the site's Start Therapy route and complete a short matching questionnaire. This helps match needs and schedule the first session according to therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting ruled by them and to act in line with their values; it is useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with intimacy issues, abandonment fears and trust rebuilding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and improve mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together they will try methods that feel useful. That collaborative process helps ensure techniques fit the person rather than imposing a single model.
Confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific online delivery options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during the day, or enabling work around a schedule. They also let people practise tools in the settings where problems occur and bring real-life examples into the session for immediate feedback.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
See below
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does Susy support?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy difficulties, anger, low self-esteem and addictions, among other concerns such as grief, trauma, sleep and eating problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is calm and practical, focused on the present. Sessions emphasise tools to change thinking patterns, reduce emotional reactivity and rebuild self-trust.
How long has she been practising?
She has 17 years of experience working in counselling and coaching roles, combining those skills in her current practice.
Which professional credential does she hold?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Can sessions be provided in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Susy?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.