Susan Clayton, BACP

Susan Clayton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing midlife changes, grief, stress and anxiety. She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addiction, parenting strains and work or career pressures. She aims to meet people with respect and sensitivity and to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

With five years of practice, Susan draws on several well-known therapy approaches to shape her work. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and build different ways of responding. Attachment-based ideas inform how she looks at relationship and abandonment issues, while elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy support emotional regulation and coping skills.

Susan describes her style as warm and practical. Sessions tend to focus on what people want to change and small steps they can try between meetings. She listens for how past experiences affect current choices and gently challenges unhelpful thinking when it gets in the way of progress.

People often come for help after loss, separation, or a period of feeling stuck. Susan can also talk about concerns such as trauma and abuse, codependency, BDSM and kink culture, eating issues, and problems linked to drug and alcohol use. She adapts the pace to suit each person’s comfort and readiness.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to availability.

How Susan’s approaches translate to online work

Susan uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside Client-Centred ideas to shape her offering. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and to commit to values-led action rather than getting stuck in avoidance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect trust, closeness and reaction to loss or abandonment. Client-Centred work prioritises a respectful, non-judgemental relationship and helps people feel heard and understood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Susan works collaboratively to decide which methods suit someone best, checking in on what is helpful and adjusting the focus as needs and goals change. This way of working helps people try out strategies and reflect on what fits their life.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to maintain continuity when circumstances change, while the therapist and client agree together on a pace and structure that suits everyday life.