Susan McGrattan, NCPS
Susan McGrattan is a counsellor who has spent eight years working with adults on common but painful problems.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Susan
Susan McGrattan is a counsellor who has spent eight years working with adults on common but painful problems. She holds NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom. Her work focuses on practical support for depression, anxiety, stress and the knock-on effects these can have on relationships and daily life.
Susan aims for therapy that is straightforward and collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and helps them spot the patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with tools introduced at a pace that feels manageable. Her approach draws on several well known methods to match what each person needs. Susan uses techniques that can address overwhelming emotions, unhelpful thinking, and difficulties with closeness and trust.
She also works with issues such as grief, trauma, self-esteem, addiction and parenting strain. People who prefer a calm, listening style tend to find her helpful. She will listen closely, reflect what she hears, and help clients try different ways of responding to their thoughts and feelings.
The emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Susan offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Practical arrangements such as session length and the best format are discussed together at the start.
To begin, people are invited to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS17-04311 | February 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through your concerns, goals and preferences and suggest methods that suit you. Choices can be reviewed and adjusted as progress is made, so the plan feels collaborative rather than fixed.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a quick option for check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can help people who prefer writing, want shorter check-ins, or need flexibility during the day. These different formats make it simpler to keep continuity and try out techniques between sessions.
Frequently asked
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Susan helps with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, self-esteem and addictions. She also supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related difficulties and career or parenting strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and conversational. She listens, reflects, and introduces practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and emotional patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with people on emotional and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and region are listed?
Susan holds NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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