Suzie Pugh, BACP

Suzie Pugh helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains and intimacy-related difficulties. She also supports those dealing with eating concerns, low self-esteem, addictions, trauma and sleeping problems. Suzie works with mood conditions such as depression and bipolar, and with people coping with life changes and ADHD. She is based in the United Kingdom and communicates in English.

Suzie has eight years of clinical experience and has spent many hours in direct client contact. She holds BACP accreditation, and she is studying a postgraduate level 7 qualification in attachment-focused psychotherapy, due for completion in June 2026. She also runs a fortnightly therapeutic support group for a mental health charity.

Her style is warm and person-focused. Sessions start by listening to what matters most to the client and move at a pace they find manageable. Suzie draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness exercises to suit each person.

In practice this means sessions aim to increase understanding of how past relationships affect present feelings. They also focus on practical skills for managing anxious thoughts, compulsive responses and low mood. Suzie offers space to talk through relationship and intimacy worries and helps people notice patterns that keep causing pain.

Sessions are tailored around the individual. Plans are reviewed as progress is made and new concerns arise. To begin, clients follow the site Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns from past relationships and how they shape current feelings and closeness. Online sessions can be used to notice those patterns and practise new ways of relating in real time.

Client-centred therapy centres on being heard and understood. That approach gives space for people to tell their story and set the pace, which can be helpful when adjusting to online sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Suzie will work collaboratively to identify the best fit based on a person’s goals, needs and preferences, and may combine methods as appropriate. She discusses options openly so clients can decide what feels right for them.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around daily life, remove travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also suit people who prefer not to use video, as alternatives may require less bandwidth or allow a quicker session when needed.