Sue Culm
Practical, compassionate therapy for everyday struggles
About Sue
Sue Culm is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. She meets each person without judgement and focuses on practical steps that help them feel steadier. Sue works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, self-esteem difficulties and disordered eating, among other concerns.
Her experience includes time in the third sector supporting people with long-standing anxiety, trauma related to sexual violence, childhood trauma and chronic depression.
Background and approach
That background shaped a straightforward, compassionate style that aims to make change achievable rather than overwhelming. Sue draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused ideas. She explains thoughts and habits plainly and shows how to practise new ways of thinking and coping.
Sessions focus on small, repeated changes that add up over time. Typical work covers stress, relationship and family difficulties, intimacy-related issues, addiction and control issues, as well as body image and eating-related problems. She also supports people facing life transitions, grief, isolation and feelings of guilt and shame.
In sessions Sue helps people challenge unhelpful thoughts, develop coping strategies and build a more resilient routine. The aim is to equip clients with skills they can use independently. Her manner is patient, practical and result-focused, keeping interventions tailored to each person’s needs.
To begin, Sue asks people to share their priorities so that therapy can be shaped around their goals. She keeps language simple and works collaboratively to create a clear plan for moving forward.
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Sessions & fees
How Sue uses CBT and Mindfulness online
CBT is about noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them in practical ways. Online CBT sessions with Sue focus on simple experiments, short exercises and agreed homework to change thinking patterns that feed anxiety and low mood.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. In remote sessions Sue guides breathing and grounding exercises and then helps people work out how to fit short practices into a busy day.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sue discusses each person's goals and preferences and together they decide whether CBT, mindfulness or motivational techniques are the best fit. This collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to what feels most useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow more visual connection for guided exercises and conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, shorter coaching-style work and flexible contact between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit around work, family and daily life while keeping the focus on practical change.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
