Shushanik Gasparyan , BACP

Shushanik Gasparyan is a compassionate counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people as they navigate life’s challenges. She creates a calm, non-judgmental space where individuals can approach feelings and experiences they may have avoided, and work toward restoring balance and emotional wellbeing. Her aim is to help clients discover new ways of thinking and feeling so they can grow and make meaningful change.

She has eight years of clinical experience, including seven years working in agency settings as a psychologist, providing therapy for both adults and children. Her professional background also includes collaboration with Save The Children and UNICEF on projects addressing child abuse. She holds BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy credential, indicating membership in a recognised professional body in the UK.

Shushanik works in an integrative way, drawing on client-centered principles alongside narrative and psychodynamic ideas to tailor the therapeutic process to each person’s needs. She has supported people with depression, anxiety, anger, self-esteem concerns, trauma, relationship difficulties, and life changes, and is experienced in both short-term and longer-term work. She offers therapy in English and Armenian and accepts international clients.

Shushanik is committed to her clients’ healthy growth and wellbeing and welcomes the opportunity to support individuals at different stages of their journey.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy with Flexible Access

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s own experience at the heart of the work, offering empathy and acceptance so clients can explore feelings and move toward greater self-understanding - it is often helpful for issues like low self-esteem, anxiety, and navigating life changes.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by examining the stories they tell about their lives and relationships, which can open up new perspectives and options for change and coping with trauma or relationship difficulties.

Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current behaviour and emotions, supporting deeper insight into recurring difficulties such as relationship patterns, unresolved grief, or identity concerns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Shushanik collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and licensed professionals and therapists can adapt techniques as trust and understanding develop.

Online therapy by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people juggling work, family, or geographic constraints. These formats make regular, consistent sessions more accessible and allow therapy to continue when in-person meetings are difficult, while preserving the therapeutic focus and the opportunity for meaningful progress.