About Susan
Susan Pittman is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Her manner is calm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable.
She creates an open space where clients can talk about painful thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions focus on practical next steps and skills that can be used between meetings.
Background and approach
The work is paced to match each person’s needs and comfort level. Over more than a decade she has supported people through a wide range of issues, including abandonment wounds, caregiver stress, addiction concerns, divorce and separation, and feelings of emptiness. She also addresses communication and commitment struggles, control issues, and problems linked to aging or fatherhood.
Susan takes a collaborative approach. She listens for what matters most, then helps set realistic goals and builds strategies to reach them. Therapy conversations aim to boost coping skills, increase confidence, and reduce overwhelming anxiety.
Clients meet with a licensed clinician who values clear feedback and steady support. She encourages small, sustainable changes and helps people track progress over time.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online therapy
Evidence-based techniques emphasize clear, practical tools you can use between sessions. One common approach focuses on helping people recognize anxious thoughts and test them against real situations. That work can reduce worry by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new responses.Another useful approach teaches coping skills for intense emotions and stress. Sessions often include breathing or grounding strategies, planning small behavioral changes, and rehearsing communication skills for difficult conversations. These tools are helpful for anxiety, trauma reactions, and relationship strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. Over time, methods are adjusted based on what helps most and what feels comfortable.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and life demands. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when interaction matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or quick follow-up between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
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