Susan McGrattan, NCPS

Susan McGrattan is a licensed therapist in the United Kingdom who offers personalized, integrated counselling to adults, children, teenagers, and students. She provides tailored support for people facing stress and anxiety, bereavement and loss, relationship difficulties, self-harm, low self-esteem, trauma, and other emotional challenges.

McGrattan views anxiety as a signal that deeper concerns may need attention, and she works with clients to explore those underlying issues and develop practical coping skills. Her approach emphasizes building resilience and helping people regain a greater sense of balance and well-being in their daily lives.

Believing that each person is the expert on their own life story, McGrattan treats therapy as a collaborative process. She creates a non-judgmental, understanding space where clients can safely reflect, make sense of their experiences, and take steps toward meaningful change. Acknowledging that starting therapy can feel daunting, she aims to support that first brave step with thoughtful, individualized care that respects each client’s pace and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify what matters most to them and learn practical ways to act in line with those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and when people want to build purposeful, value-driven lives.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy, trust, and emotional regulation. This approach can be helpful for relationship challenges, abandonment issues, and healing from past relational traumas.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) examines unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete strategies to shift them. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping with everyday life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Susan McGrattan collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time so therapy stays responsive and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into busy schedules and to work with licensed professionals from different locations. These options allow clients to choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable and accessible for their situation.