About Susan
Susan Kates is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of experience based in Wyoming. She helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or parenting concerns. Her approach is direct and practical, aimed at making small changes that add up over time.
Susan creates a calm space where clients can talk about difficult experiences without judgment. She uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused methods to identify patterns and try new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Trauma-focused work is offered when past events are causing ongoing distress. Sessions emphasize clear steps and real-world practice. Clients often work on changing unhelpful thoughts, breaking cycles of avoidance, and building skills for managing strong emotions.
Susan supports people dealing with panic, obsessive thoughts, mood swings, and problems with alcohol or drugs. She has worked in hospitals, outpatient settings, and with people who have experienced homelessness or childhood trauma. That background informs a practical style that blends short-term problem solving with deeper trauma work when needed.
Susan speaks English and offers online formats for people who live outside her state. She encourages anyone feeling overwhelmed or stuck to consider a conversation and to take a first step toward change.
Approaches and online care that fit your needs
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so clients can find their own solutions and feel heard. This approach is useful when someone needs support sorting feelings, making decisions, or gaining confidence.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and compulsive patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those needs. That process is collaborative and can change over time as goals shift.
Online therapy offers practical benefits like flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls let people work face-to-face when travel is difficult. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels uncomfortable. Live chat and text-based messaging enable shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Wyoming
- Languages
- English
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