Susan Vincent MSc, BACP

Susan Vincent MSc is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 23 years of professional experience. She helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Her practice also covers career questions, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, with additional focus on blended family issues and other life transitions.

Susan keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps people name the problem and try small changes. Her approach draws on client-centred work and solution-focused techniques to help people notice what works for them.

Her background includes long experience with loss, trauma and life-stage challenges. She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat and existential ideas to talk about values and meaning. For people facing bereavement, serious illness or end-of-life concerns, she brings experience of hospice and bereavement-related work.

Susan describes therapy as a collaborative process. She supports someone to set clear, realistic goals and reviews progress together. Sessions can cover practical communication skills, ways to manage overwhelming feelings, and steps to rebuild confidence after loss or relationship strain.

Clients coming from blended households will find a focus on everyday problems such as merging routines, loyalty tensions and co-parenting strains. To start, she asks people to describe the current difficulties and what a better week would look like. The next steps are a short questionnaire and booking a first session to see if the approach fits.