Shushanik Gasparyan, BACP
Compassionate counsellor using narrative perspectives
Details
| Name | Shushanik Gasparyan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Armenian |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Shushanik
Shushanik Gasparyan is a counsellor who uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centred and psychodynamic ideas to help people make sense of their lives. She draws on eight years of practice to guide conversations about stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. Sessions aim to be straightforward and supportive so people can begin to feel steadier in daily life.
Shushanik offers a calm space to talk through painful experiences and long-held patterns. She listens for the stories people tell about themselves and gently questions parts that cause suffering.
Background and approach
This helps people see alternatives and try different ways of responding to old problems. Her background includes work with agencies and projects focused on child protection and welfare, including collaboration with Save the Children and UNICEF. That experience informs her understanding of trauma, abuse and the lasting effects of early hardship.
She has also provided therapy in community settings and with individuals facing relationship strain, grief, and addictive behaviours. Sessions draw on Narrative Therapy to reframe problems, client-centred listening to follow the person’s pace, and psychodynamic thinking to notice repeating patterns. Shushanik adapts these approaches depending on what each person needs.
Conversations are practical and aimed at helping people find clearer choices. She works in English and Armenian and is based in the United Kingdom. People can use a mix of video, phone, live chat or messaging to fit their life.
New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then arranging sessions to suit them.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Shushanik works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shushanik among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shushanik among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shushanik directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Shushanik directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Narrative and relational approaches for online therapy
Shushanik draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from problems and retell life events with new meaning. This approach suits issues like trauma, shame, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties where changing the story can ease suffering.She also uses client-centred work which focuses on listening closely and following the person’s pace. This helps when someone needs acceptance, steady support and space to make their own choices. A touch of psychodynamic thinking looks at recurring patterns from the past that affect current relationships and feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work together with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful. Goals, preferences and practical needs guide those decisions, and plans can change as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and work in real time, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is limited, while live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing helps reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or travel and to continue support when circumstances change.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma as well as relationship strain, grief, addictions and sleep or eating issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends Narrative Therapy with client-centred listening and psychodynamic ideas to help people reframe problems and notice patterns that keep them stuck.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience, including work in agency settings and projects with Save the Children and UNICEF on child abuse initiatives.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different practical needs.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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