About Susan

Susan Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi. She focuses on practical help for people dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma, relationship strain, and stress. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, with an emphasis on real-world coping skills and steady progress.

She uses a mix of well-known therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions may include work on thoughts and behaviors, emotion regulation skills, and rebuilding trust after painful experiences.

Background and approach

She also brings experience addressing issues like grief, parenting challenges, sexual concerns, and career stress. Susan draws on 15 years of clinical work across varied settings. That background shows up as a calm, experienced presence in session and an ability to adapt methods to what a person actually needs.

She explains tools clearly and practices them together with clients so they feel useful outside the session. In addition to core concerns, she supports people managing mood and bipolar conditions, process addictions, dissociation, and neurodiversity questions such as autism and Asperger Syndrome. Susan also works with issues related to gender dysphoria, LGBT concerns, and veteran-related stress.

Her approach is collaborative. She helps people set small goals, track progress, and adjust plans when life changes. The focus is on building practical habits that reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Attachment-based work helps people understand patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. Online sessions can focus on improving trust, communication, and emotional responsiveness through guided conversations and exercises.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thinking, trying new behaviors between meetings, and reviewing what worked to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, or ADHD-related struggles.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional hold. When suited to a person's needs, elements of EMDR can be introduced in online sessions with clear pacing and shared planning about how to do the work safely.

Finding the right method is part of the therapeutic journey. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals, comfort level, and needs. This is a shared process that can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work and exercises, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat helps with quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections or reminders between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to continue care when circumstances shift.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Susan address?
She supports people facing anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, stress, and many mood and behavioral concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Susan blends attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, and trauma-focused methods to match each person's needs and goals.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of clinical experience and works from a practical, skills-oriented stance to help people manage symptoms and make changes.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Susan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she offer online?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote care.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Mississippi
Languages
English

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