Susan "Sue" Jensen, PACFA
Experienced counsellor guiding clearer personal stories
Details
| Name | Susan "Sue" Jensen |
|---|---|
| Credentials | PACFA |
| Based in | Australia |
| Registered with | PACFA |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Susan
Susan "Sue" Jensen is a PACFA counsellor with eight years' experience helping people untangle long‑standing emotional patterns. She works in a practical, down‑to‑earth way and focuses on what people want to change now. Sue writes plainly and listens closely to each person’s story before planning the next steps.
She often sees people who feel stuck in repeating cycles of thought and behaviour. Sue uses Narrative Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment‑based ideas to look at how stories and relationships shape everyday life.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make small, manageable shifts rather than big, sudden overhauls. Sue uses Client‑centred and Cognitive Behavioural approaches to bring clarity to painful feelings like anxiety, low self‑esteem or shame. She helps people work through relationship stress, parenting strain, grief after separation, and trauma that keeps resurfacing.
Practical tools and gentle reflection sit together in her sessions. Her style is calm and direct. Sue helps clients name the patterns that cause distress and then experiments with different ways of responding.
She encourages ordinary acts that build better connection and steadier mood over time. People who choose Sue usually want a collaborative counsellor who offers both listening and clear techniques. Her approach fits those who prefer a conversational style with focused steps to try between sessions.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Family conflicts among the things Susan works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Susan among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Susan 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 Susan directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Many of Sue's online sessions draw on Narrative Therapy, which helps people separate themselves from the stories that cause pain and then rewrite those stories in more helpful ways. This method is useful for relationship problems, identity questions and ongoing patterns of thought. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also used to teach practical skills for noticing thoughts and choosing values‑based actions instead of getting driven by anxiety or avoidance. Attachment‑based ideas guide work on how early relationship styles show up now, helping people understand and change patterns in close relationships.Choosing the best approach happens together. Sue will listen first, talk about what matters to you, and suggest which methods might fit. She treats the choice as a collaboration and checks in regularly to adjust the way you work together as goals shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation and non‑verbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and texting suit shorter check‑ins, quick coaching or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, parenting and day‑to‑day life while still keeping the therapeutic process active.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Sue help with?
Sue works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship tensions. She also supports people facing parenting strain, trauma and issues with self‑esteem or intimacy.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She blends narrative listening with targeted techniques so clients can try new responses between sessions.
What experience does she bring?
Sue has eight years of clinical experience working in counselling settings. That experience includes supporting people through long‑standing emotional patterns and relationship change.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions available in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sue offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. Then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Contacting this therapist
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