Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Van Wazer is a licensed professional counselor with three decades of experience. She offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, depression, or big life shifts. Her style is down-to-earth and focused on practical change.
Susan combines a client-centered stance with cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot patterns that keep them stuck. She listens first, then helps plan small steps that lead to clearer choices and steadier mood.
Background and approach
Mindfulness tools and exploration of personal meaning are also part of her approach when they fit the situation. Her background includes developing programs, supervising other counselors, and managing program operations. That experience shaped a problem-solving orientation and an eye for realistic goals.
She has worked in both large cities and smaller communities across the country. Susan has supported people dealing with trauma from childhood and its long-term effects. She also helps people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, parenting stress, grief, career crossroads, and questions about identity.
Her practice pays attention to patterns such as codependency and family problems. Sessions usually focus on noticing unhelpful behavior patterns, building coping skills, and testing new ways of responding. She combines practical exercises with reflective work about life purpose and meaning.
Susan communicates plainly and aims to make therapy feel like a workable part of everyday life.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Codependency
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches in online care
Susan often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to support online clients. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and offering compassionate, nonjudgmental listening. It helps people feel seen and begin to make clearer choices about next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches small, practical tests to change them.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and everyday challenges and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted if something isn’t helping or if priorities change.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller interaction, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat or text messaging allows short check-ins, quick problem-solving, and written reflections that some people find easier to keep up between sessions.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and family problems, addictions, trauma and related issues such as grief, career concerns, self-esteem, and life transitions.
How would therapy feel in session?
Sessions are conversational and practical. Expect listening, reflection, and concrete steps such as behavior experiments and coping skills to try between meetings.
What is Susan's professional background?
She brings 30 years of experience that include program development, supervising counselors, and administrative leadership in a range of settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
Susan holds an LPC credential and is based in Missouri.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Susan?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.