Suzanne D'offay de Rieux , BACP

Suzanne D'offay de Rieux is a seasoned counsellor, psychotherapist and life coach who believes people can move beyond survival toward a more authentic, fulfilling life. She affirms the courage it takes to seek support and meets each person with acceptance, respect, and compassionate curiosity. Suzanne works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, addiction, low self-esteem, work-related stress, trauma and complex bereavement, eating and sleeping issues, parenting and intimacy-related difficulties, and neurodiverse presentations such as ADHD and bipolar-related coping challenges.

Her practice blends an intuitive, integrative stance with formal training in Humanistic, Person-Centred, and Cognitive Behavioural frameworks. She places the therapeutic relationship at the centre of the work and aims to empower people to find clarity, stability and direction rather than to label or pathologise. Suzanne also trained as a PSYCH-K® Facilitator, a process described in her training sources as a method for addressing subconscious beliefs, and she is a Strategic Intervention life coach. She holds membership of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and is EAC Registered and Accredited, indicating formal registration and accreditation in her professional field.

Suzanne has extensive experience across community and specialist settings, including roles with Cruse Bereavement Care, HMP Peterborough and Rape Crisis, and over a decade in private practice across Cambridgeshire, Geneva and Como. She has offered online therapy internationally since 2019 and adapts her work to the cultural and lived experience of each person she supports. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Integrative methods and accessible online support

Suzanne commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Person-Centred approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress, and it can be helpful for anxiety, low mood, addictive behaviours and stress-related problems. The Person-Centred approach places the person at the heart of therapy, offering a respectful, non-directive environment that supports self-exploration and emotional processing.

She also integrates trauma-informed practice that emphasises nervous-system safety and paced work for people processing bereavement, abuse or complex trauma. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - Suzanne works with each person to identify what feels most helpful given their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts methods as the work unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility for different schedules, locations and communication styles. These formats make it possible to continue therapy while travelling or living abroad and to access licensed professionals without needing an in-person appointment. Suzanne has been offering online therapy internationally since 2019 and tailors her approach to fit each person's circumstances and therapeutic aims.