About Susan
Susan Peterman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. Her approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people manage everyday challenges and feel more in control.
Susan spends time listening so she understands what matters most to each person. She works with clients to set clear, realistic goals and to try skills that fit their daily lives.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative - she offers ideas and tools, and people choose what feels most useful for them. Her work draws on approaches that teach practical skills for thinking and reacting differently. She also uses strategies that encourage present-moment awareness and examine personal stories to find new perspectives.
This mix helps with anxiety, recurring sadness, relationship strain, and life transitions. With 13 years of experience, Susan has supported many people through changes such as separation, communication problems, attachment concerns, and struggles around identity and intimacy. She also has experience addressing trauma-related issues like domestic violence and family of origin difficulties.
Susan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions are part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. People who want to begin can complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule sessions based on availability.
She provides services in English and accepts international clients.
How Susan’s Approaches Work Online
Susan integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy into online sessions to help with anxiety and everyday stress. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing more balanced ways of thinking, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them, which can lower reactivity and increase calm.She treats therapeutic approach selection as a team effort. In the first few sessions she will talk with the client about goals, try a few techniques, and adjust based on what fits that person’s needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps find methods that are practical for day-to-day life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions work well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when someone prefers written communication. These options let people fit therapy into work, travel, or busy home schedules while working with a licensed professional.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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