About Susan
Dr. Susan Frauenholtz uses a client-centered approach to help people manage anxiety and stress. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and practical strategies to ease worry and build coping skills.
Susan welcomes direct conversation about difficult topics and focuses on small changes that make daily life easier. She has twenty years of clinical experience and holds LISW and LCSW credentials. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing addictions, caregiver strain, cancer-related issues, and seasonal mood changes. In sessions she emphasizes collaboration. She listens to what matters most and tailors interventions to each person's situation.
Techniques may include identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors, and setting manageable goals that fit real life. Susan uses elements of narrative and solution-focused work to help people reframe painful experiences and move toward specific outcomes. Motivational interviewing can be part of the process when someone is weighing change or struggling with motivation.
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Susan provides services from Utah and works with English-speaking and international clients.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to what the person says. It helps people feel heard and guides the conversation toward the goals they name, which can reduce anxiety and build confidence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches simple skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can improve sleep, mood, and worry.
Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify what matters to them and find their own reasons to change. It can be useful for addictions, lifestyle shifts, or when someone feels stuck about next steps.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify what methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made and priorities change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can provide quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep work moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Iowa, Virginia, Utah
- Languages
- English
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