Susan Jackson, HCPC, BACP

Susan Jackson is a HCPC registered dramatherapist and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has ten years of clinical experience working in the United Kingdom with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, anger and related concerns. She uses a mix of creative and talking approaches and draws on practical tools to help people manage day-to-day struggles.

Her background includes dramatherapy within arts psychotherapy alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and clinical hypnotherapy. Susan offers a space to talk through what is causing distress and to try different ways of responding. She explains things plainly and focuses on small, practical steps that can ease pressure at home or work.

Susan often invites creative methods such as music, poetry, movement or art to help people reflect differently on their experience. These are optional activities offered alongside conversational work, not demands. Some people find creativity helps access feelings that are hard to name.

She also uses CBT techniques to identify thought patterns and build alternative responses. Clinical hypnotherapy is offered as an additional tool for relaxation and focused change when it fits a person’s preferences.

Sessions aim to strengthen what already works for the individual while addressing things that get in the way of calmer responses. Susan emphasises collaboration and clear steps so people can practice new habits between meetings.

How her approaches translate to online work