Counsellor profile
Susannah "Susy" Rudkin, BACP
United Kingdom
Integrative counsellor - anxiety and relationships
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 74682
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Codependency support
- ACT and CBT approaches
- Emotion regulation skills
About Susannah
Susannah "Susy" Rudkin is an Integrative Counsellor accredited with the BACP and has 17 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, codependency, trauma, addictions and struggles with confidence. Her approach is practical and present-focused, aimed at reducing overthinking and calming emotional reactivity.
Susy describes overthinking as a learned stress response that can be changed. She helps people spot the unconscious beliefs and triggers that keep them stuck. Sessions focus on clear tools and small shifts rather than long analysis. The work is aimed at rebuilding trust in yourself and creating steadier reactions to difficult moments.
Her background blends counselling with coaching methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to notice thoughts and test them against real-life values. Attachment-based ideas help make sense of relationship patterns and codependent behaviour. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are introduced when people need clearer emotion regulation tools.
Practical exercises and short, accessible tasks are part of the process. People often learn breathing and attention skills to manage hot moments, and cognitive strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts. She also draws on coaching techniques to set concrete short-term goals and track progress.
Sessions are aimed at adults who want to stop prioritising others at their own expense, regain steady boundaries, and think more clearly about relationships and choices. Susy uses straightforward language and focused techniques to help people make gradual, reliable changes.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without chasing them and choose actions that match their values. Online sessions using ACT typically focus on simple mindfulness exercises and value-driven goals to reduce stuck thinking. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings and actions with practical experiments and homework. In an online setting CBT often uses brief worksheets, behavioural tasks and review of real-life practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susy will discuss which methods fit best for the person's goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made, mixing skills-based exercises with reflective conversation.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy life and making it easier to keep appointments. Confirm the exact session formats before booking since none are specified in the biography. Many people find online meetings useful for shorter check-ins, clearer focus on homework, and easing attendance when work or family schedules make travel difficult.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, codependency, trauma, addictions and related issues like low self-esteem and grief.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are practical and present-focused, using short exercises, skills practice and coaching-style goal work rather than long analysis.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working with adults on issues including anxiety, relationship patterns and addictive behaviours.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can I use in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are used?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How do fees and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.