Suzie Pugh, BACP

Suzie Pugh works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body-image problems, low self-esteem, addiction-related difficulties and issues tied to trauma. She also supports coping with life changes, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, career uncertainty, bipolar and depression symptoms, and ADHD-related challenges. Suzie lists an additional focus on ageing and geriatric issues and caregiver stress.

Suzie is a BACP counsellor with eight years' experience and many client contact hours. She aims for simple, practical work in sessions and listens carefully to what matters to each person. Conversations are paced to the individual's needs and priorities.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. In plain terms Suzie helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, notice emotional reactions, and build small skills to cope day to day.

She also runs a therapeutic support group for people managing their mental health at a mental health charity. That work informs her individual work and keeps her practice grounded in everyday concerns.

Suzie encourages a collaborative planning process. Together she and the person she is working with agree goals, try methods that suit them, and adjust the plan as things change. Sessions are intended to bring clearer understanding and practical tools to use beyond therapy.

To begin, people register via the site and complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

How Suzie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on the patterns that develop in close relationships. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and supports building different, healthier ways of relating. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist and the person will decide together what methods to try, based on needs, goals and what feels comfortable. That collaborative decision is reviewed as work progresses and adjusted when needed.

Please confirm current session formats before booking, because the public profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow sessions to happen from different locations. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises between sessions and to practise day-to-day strategies in real life. Registered and accredited professionals aim to match the practicalities of sessions to a person’s routine and preferences so therapy fits into everyday life rather than creating extra strain.