Susannah "Susy" Rudkin

• Stress and anxiety
• Acceptance and commitment
• Attachment work

About Susannah

Susannah "Susy" Rudkin works with stress, anxiety, relationships, anger and self-esteem using a mix of coaching and counselling approaches. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 17 years' experience in this field.

Susy focuses on helping people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and emotional reactions. Sessions aim to reduce overthinking, calm reactivity and build clearer decision-making. She uses practical exercises alongside talking to help people try new ways of responding to problems.

Her work combines elements from acceptance and commitment approaches, attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and dialectical behaviour methods, plus a client-centred stance. That means she will attend to thoughts, feelings and relationships while keeping the work grounded and practical.

Clients are offered tools to manage cravings and addictive patterns, cope with grief and loss, address intimate and family concerns, and work through trauma-related effects. She also supports people with mood challenges such as depression and bipolar symptoms, and offers coaching-style work around career, boundaries and decision-making.

Susy explains methods clearly and focuses on small, achievable changes. She encourages responsibility for change and asks clients to try techniques between sessions. The aim is to build lasting shifts in thinking and behaviour rather than quick fixes.

How Susy uses different therapeutic approaches online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and take action that reflects their values rather than being led by distress. It is useful for anxiety, overthinking and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns; this can help with mood, sleep and compulsive habits. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relational patterns from early experiences and how they show up in close relationships, which can be helpful for intimacy and communication issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susy will discuss these methods with the client and choose techniques that suit their goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and aims to try practical strategies early on so clients can see what helps.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets clients practise coping tools between sessions in their everyday routine. Registered or accredited professionals often use these benefits to make therapy more accessible and manageable.

Topics Susannah lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Body image
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Systemic Therapy

Questions about Susannah

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and overthinking are listed among her core concerns and she uses practical tools to reduce mental busyness.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She blends client-centred counselling with cognitive behavioural techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work and dialectical behaviour methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years' experience working in counselling and coaching roles.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.