Suzanne Bethell

Suzanne Bethell is a psychotherapist who helps people dealing with relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. She also supports people managing stress, addictions, parenting challenges, intimacy issues and career pressures. Suzanne works with clients who identify as LGBT and addresses a wide range of family and communication problems.

Suzanne draws on different counselling approaches so each session can be shaped around what a person needs. She uses client-centred ways of working to listen and reflect what matters to the client. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practical steps to change them.

Her practice includes solution-focused ideas to set small, realistic goals and trauma-focused methods when past events are getting in the way of day-to-day life. Sessions aim to be straightforward, respectful and paced to the individual. Suzanne emphasises collaboration and clear, plain talk about what will be tried in therapy.

Suzanne holds an NCPS credential and has nine years of experience working in the UK across different settings and with private clients. That background informs a flexible approach to common problems such as caregiver stress, bereavement, codependency and separation.

People who choose Suzanne can expect calm, practical conversations that focus on what is important now. She explains options, helps set achievable steps and checks in about progress so therapy stays relevant to each persons goals.

How these approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the individual. Online sessions using this approach give space for the person to set the pace and priorities, which can help with relationship issues, self-esteem and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers small practical exercises. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and stress because it breaks problems into manageable steps and behaviours to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods and adapt them if something is not helpful. Clients and the therapist work together to choose what feels most useful for the issue at hand.

The therapist's biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please check the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Discussing practical arrangements early on helps make sessions work around everyday schedules.