Shushanik Gasparyan, BACP
Gentle, practical counselling for everyday parenting challenges
Book with Shushanik- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Armenian
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Shushanik
Shushanik Gasparyan is a counsellor who uses a person-focused approach to help parents and individuals facing everyday struggles. She combines empathy with practical conversation to make difficult topics easier to talk about. Her warm style aims to help people feel heard and to find clearer ways forward.
With eight years of clinical experience, she has worked in agency settings and on international projects addressing child protection. That background means she is familiar with common pressures like stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with eating or sleeping problems, addiction concerns, anger, and low self-esteem. Her practice draws on Client-Centred, Narrative and Psychodynamic ideas. Sessions focus on listening closely to the story a person brings, noticing recurring patterns, and gently uncovering the feelings beneath behaviours.
Conversations are guided by the person’s pace and priorities rather than a fixed agenda. Shushanik speaks English and Armenian and works with people across the United Kingdom and internationally. She holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and brings experience working with organisations such as Save the Children and UNICEF on child-protection projects.
Therapy can be short or longer term depending on need. Practical tools and clearer self-understanding are typical goals, and next steps are agreed together. To begin, a parent or individual completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions to suit their timing.
What Shushanik works with
Everything Shushanik lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shushanik helps people with.
- 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 Shushanik lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approach-driven online counselling for parents and individuals
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on meeting the person where they are. It involves active listening, empathy and reflecting back what the client says to help them find their own answers. This approach suits people who want a supportive space to talk through parenting concerns, stress or low self-esteem.Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives and relationships. It helps separate a person from a problem and allows new, more helpful stories to emerge. This can be useful for issues like anxiety, identity questions, family-related stress and difficulties with life purpose.
Psychodynamic ideas involve noticing patterns from past experience that keep repeating now. Talking through these patterns can reveal how early relationships shape current reactions, which can help with managing anger, intimacy-related issues and long-standing emotional struggles.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify priorities, try out ways of working and adjust the method as needed. Goals, pace and practical preferences guide how sessions are planned.
Online therapy offers flexible options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps with visual connection, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited or sessions need to be shorter, and text-based methods suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around parenting routines, work hours and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Shushanik
What concerns does this counsellor address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, addictions, anger and relationship difficulties, among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-focused approach combined with narrative and psychodynamic ideas, focusing on listening, exploring personal stories and noticing recurring patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in agency settings and on projects with organisations such as Save the Children and UNICEF.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian, and she is available to work with international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or via text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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