Suzie Pugh, BACP

Suzie Pugh is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and body image issues, low self-esteem, addictions, and the emotional impact of long-term health problems. She also supports people facing trauma, sleep difficulties, parenting strains, anger, career transitions, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

She works in a warm, person-focused way that lets clients set the pace. Sessions centre on what the person wants to talk about and what feels useful right now. Suzie uses different methods to match each person's needs rather than following one fixed approach.

Her methods include attachment-based work, client-centred conversations, cognitive behavioural techniques, and mindfulness practices. That mix aims to help people understand relationship patterns, manage difficult thoughts and feelings, and build practical skills for day-to-day life.

Suzie has eight years' professional experience and significant client contact hours. She also runs a fortnightly therapeutic support group for people managing emotional wellbeing with a mental health charity.

In sessions she aims to listen with empathy and kindness while helping people develop clear, usable tools. People are invited to shape their treatment plan so it fits their goals and changing needs. The focus is on making steady progress and finding strategies that work beyond the therapy room.

How Suzie’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and behaviours. Online sessions can be used to notice these patterns, practise new ways of relating, and explore emotional responses in real time.

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following the client's agenda. In a remote session this means the counsellor offers reflective listening and supports people to lead the conversation about what matters most to them.

Cognitive behavioural therapy helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Online work can include structured exercises, guided behavioural experiments and short skill-building tasks to use between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that suit those aims. That collaborative process helps decide which techniques to use as therapy progresses.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions more easily around daily life and reducing travel time. It can make it simpler to schedule a shorter check-in between commitments or to join from a quieter space. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so arrangements match personal needs and circumstances.