Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Years in practice
- 17
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Soares is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life changes. She brings 17 years of clinical experience and a warm, relational style to sessions. Susan speaks English and practices from Indiana, offering video, phone, chat, and text options.
Susan focuses on meeting clients where they are. She aims for a calm, down-to-earth atmosphere where people feel heard. Her approach mixes listening with practical skills so clients can try things between sessions.
Background and approach
In sessions she draws on client-centered methods to build trust and on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices to help people manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity.
Susan has worked in school-based settings and with adults across many concerns, including depression, PTSD, parenting challenges, relationship and family issues, grief, and ADHD. Her experience includes helping people cope with trauma, caregiver stress, and blended family transitions. Her manner balances sensitivity with clear guidance.
She helps clients set practical goals, practice new responses, and build routines that support emotional and physical wellbeing. The tone is supportive but direct, with an emphasis on small changes that add up. To begin, she asks people to describe their main problem and what they hope will change.
From there she helps pick methods and exercises that match the client’s needs and pace.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Susan’s Methods Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, listening relationship so clients feel understood. It helps when someone needs space to talk and find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical steps to change them, which can reduce anxiety and reactive anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and stabilizing relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and life. She will check in regularly and adjust the plan based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is helpful. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit short updates into a day, practice skills between sessions, or maintain consistent contact without being on camera. These options help people access steady support while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and family problems, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is relational and warm with a casual, laid-back atmosphere. Sessions combine listening with practical skill-building and clear guidance.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience as a clinician, including time in school-based settings and work with adults across a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Indiana and practices there while offering online session formats.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist’s availability.