- 20 years experience
- Goal focused
- Teletherapy offered
About Susan
Susan Rhodes is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years in the mental health field. She brings a direct and compassionate style to sessions and aims to create treatment plans that match each person's pace and preferences. Susan lists her credentials as LICSW, which stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, and LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Her work emphasizes practical steps for healing. She helps people take personal inventories, make action plans to support recovery, and connect with outside resources when needed. She often draws on both professional and personal experience to encourage change.
Susan tends to work with people who are ready to make changes even when that feels difficult. She supports those navigating grief, depression, relationship strain, addiction, sleep difficulties, and other life transitions. Her approach is creative and open-minded while remaining straightforward in conversation.
In sessions she is likely to be goal-focused and collaborative. Clients can expect conversations about patterns, roles in relationships, and small actions to try between meetings. She aims to help people move through pain with integrity and to build skills for daily life.
Susan also offers teletherapy and highlights flexibility in scheduling. Outside of work she trains for marathons, enjoys cooking and day trips, and spends time on creative projects, podcasts, and family life.
Approaches to change and how they fit online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's needs and perspective. It involves the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person, which can help with relationship issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and tests small changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, insomnia, or low mood. Sessions often include practical exercises to try between meetings.
Motivational Interviewing helps people who feel stuck or ambivalent about change. It uses nonjudgmental conversation to clarify goals and build motivation for steps like recovery from substance use or lifestyle shifts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences rather than prescribing a single path. That collaboration can include adjusting techniques as progress is made.
Teletherapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel time, and schedule shorter check-ins when needed. The profile notes teletherapy and flexible scheduling, but confirm the specific session options when you book so they match your routine and communication preferences.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Texas, Vermont
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Susan commonly help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, parenting and many life transitions. She also lists a range of additional focuses such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, and body image.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct, creative, and compassionate. She aims to develop a treatment plan that fits a person's pace and uses practical steps for recovery.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has more than 20 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked in diverse settings with many populations.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices from Texas. The LICSW and LCSW titles are as provided.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile mentions teletherapy and notes flexibility in scheduling. Confirm the current session formats when you book to make sure they meet your needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.