Susan (Susy) Putnam , BACP

Susan (Susy) Putnam is a counsellor with seven years of experience supporting people from a wide range of backgrounds. She creates a gentle, reflective space where clients can explore unexpected or ongoing life challenges with kindness and self-compassion. Her work emphasizes warmth and empathy, and she welcomes LGBTQI clients, their family members, and people who identify as neurodivergent.

Working from an integrative perspective, she draws on multiple therapeutic theories to tailor support to each person’s needs. Guided visualisation is one tool she often uses in collaboration with clients to help find new ways forward, while keeping the client at the centre of every stage of the process. She also brings substantial experience supporting ADHD and high functioning autism, and she approaches each person’s situation without judgement.

Susan has a background in education, has worked in various countries, and previously taught in prisons. She combines creativity with practical therapeutic skills to address issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, career transitions, and questions of life purpose. She holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Taking the first step toward therapy can take courage, and Susan acknowledges that effort. She looks forward to working collaboratively with clients to explore what matters most and to identify meaningful ways to cope and grow.

Integrative therapeutic approaches and online support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape patterns of connection and trust. Through this approach the therapist helps clients explore relational histories and current attachment needs, which can be useful for issues such as intimacy difficulties, abandonment concerns, and family relationship challenges.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a non-directive, compassionate stance in which the therapist follows the client’s lead. It helps people build self-understanding, self-esteem, and resilience by providing empathic listening and support for personal growth.

Mindfulness Therapy invites gentle attention to present-moment experience, offering simple practices that can reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation. It is often used alongside other approaches to support stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Susan collaborates with each person to find the best fit based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She works together with clients to adapt methods over time so the work remains relevant and helpful.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers practical flexibility. Sessions by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow clients to access support from different locations and at different times, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care.