Susan Chown , BACP

Susan Chown is a UK-based therapist with more than 10 years of professional experience, working alongside people who want to move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life. She is experienced in supporting clients with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and intimacy-related concerns, helping them to navigate painful moments and rebuild a sense of wellbeing.

Susan works from a client-centered perspective, focusing on each person’s strengths and resources as the foundation for change. She believes taking the first step toward therapy requires courage, and she aims to offer steady, compassionate support while clients explore what matters most to them. Her approach seeks to amplify the client’s own abilities to cope and to make constructive changes.

Susan holds the BACP credential, which denotes professional recognition from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and reflects her commitment to professional standards in the UK. She offers a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where people can address sensitive issues and work toward practical, meaningful goals. Throughout the therapeutic process she emphasizes collaboration, empathy, and the practical use of a client’s existing strengths to face challenges and foster positive growth.

Client-Centered Support Delivered Online

Client-Centered Therapy places the client’s own experience at the heart of the work, with the therapist offering empathy, acceptance, and active listening. This approach helps people explore relationship patterns, intimacy concerns, grief, and the emotional impact of trauma by allowing them to set the pace and focus of each session.

In practice, the therapist follows the client’s lead while gently supporting reflection and self-discovery, helping individuals identify and use their strengths to manage challenges. For issues like relationship strain, trauma responses, or coping with loss, this collaborative stance can make it easier to build insight and practical strategies that feel personally meaningful.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Susan Chown works with clients to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration guides session structure and techniques so the work is tailored to each person.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to access regular support around work, family, or travel commitments. These formats allow licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care and adapt sessions to what works best for the client.