Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Susanna works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Alabama
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susanna
Susanna Cheatham is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with three decades of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what is most pressing for each person. Susanna aims to help people find practical steps that ease daily strain and restore a sense of control.
She treats issues related to trauma and abuse, intimacy, parenting challenges, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She also helps people work through attachment and abandonment wounds, chronic illness or pain, and feelings of isolation. Suicide or diagnostic claims are not part of this summary; the focus is on support, coping, and problem solving. Susanna uses therapy methods that match the person in front of her.
She draws on client-centered care that emphasizes understanding a person’s experience. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior skills to manage strong emotions. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
Sessions are aimed at clear goals and real-world changes. Susanna respects client choices and helps people set steps they can try between meetings. She practices in Alabama and conducts sessions in English.
Over her career she has kept a focus on practical strategies for improving day-to-day life and strengthening relationships and self-worth.
What Susanna works with
Everything Susanna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susanna's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Susanna lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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.
Approaches that suit online work and emotional regulation
Client-centered therapy emphasizes being heard and understood. It helps people feel respected and shapes sessions around their priorities, which can make online conversations feel focused and personal. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thought patterns and teaches concrete skills to change them, useful for anxiety, anger, and mood concerns in remote sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense feelings and impulsivity, and those skills translate well to short video or text check-ins.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying a few techniques and adjusting based on what helps most.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone sessions fit shorter breaks or lower bandwidth. Live chat and messaging support quick check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or ongoing tracking of progress. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
Questions people ask about Susanna
What concerns does Susanna help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a collaborative, straightforward approach that centers the client. Sessions focus on understanding the person and setting practical steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and life situations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed as AL LPC, and practices in Alabama.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.