Susan Gibson, NCPS

Susan Gibson is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, work-related strain and compassion fatigue. She holds the NCPS credential and brings ten years of professional experience to her practice. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping people feel heard and understood from the first session.

Susan aims to create an open, non‑judgemental space where clients can talk about what matters to them. She listens closely and follows each person’s lead while offering practical ideas when helpful. Many people come to her for help with motivation, confidence, career worries and recovery after difficult experiences.

Her work also covers a range of related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, control problems, domestic violence, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She pays attention to patterns that repeat in relationships and day-to-day life, and helps people consider different ways of responding.

Susan draws on a mix of approaches including cognitive behavioural ideas, motivational interviewing, narrative work and psychodynamic thinking to match the needs of each person. She explains options in simple terms and collaborates on goals for therapy.

Sessions are arranged through the platform process and international clients are supported. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to availability.

How Susan’s approaches translate to online work

Person‑centred therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience and following their priorities. In practice this means the counsellor listens with empathy, reflects back what they hear and helps people name their goals and next steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and looks for small changes that shift how someone copes with anxiety, low mood or stress. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own motivation to change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening commitment.

Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to use based on their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

The original biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check‑ins when needed. They also let people work with a therapist in the United Kingdom even if they are abroad, and can support steady progress in the same ways as in‑person talking therapy when the fit between therapist and client is right.