- Client-centered care
- CBT and DBT tools
- Mindfulness focus
About Susanna
Susanna Cheatham is an LPC with 30 years of clinical experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, sleep problems, loss, trauma, relationship struggles, and addiction. She focuses on practical steps that can improve day-to-day life and supports people through tough changes and caregiver strain. Her approach centers on listening, respect, and working together to find what helps most.
She describes counseling as a team effort with the client as the key member. Sessions aim to balance understanding feelings with trying new ways of coping. She draws on methods that include client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, existential ideas, and mindfulness practices.
Her experience includes many concerns connected to attachment and abandonment, chronic pain and illness, communication problems, separation and divorce, and grief. She also addresses issues such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, impulse control, isolation, and struggles with self-worth and life purpose.
Susanna uses clear language in sessions and helps people set small, realistic goals. She supports clients exploring forgiveness, guilt, and rebuilding trust in themselves. Practical tools and strategies are mixed with space to make sense of painful experiences.
She lives in Alabama and brings a calm, grounded presence to her work. Outside of practice she spends time with family, her husband, five pets, children and grandchildren, and enjoys travel and hobbies that recharge her energy.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's choices. It creates space to talk through what matters most and to set goals together. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage sleep problems, and shift unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to try methods that fit their goals and preferences, and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Confirm which session formats are offered before scheduling, since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a daily routine, cutting travel time and allowing for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use techniques like guided mindfulness exercises and behavioral skill practice from wherever they are, and make it simpler to keep regular momentum between appointments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can Susanna help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, sleep difficulties, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, depression, caregiver strain, and related concerns such as panic, chronic pain, and low self-esteem.
What is her general therapy style?
She practices in a collaborative, client-centered way that balances listening with active problem solving and skill-building.
How long has she been working as a therapist?
She has 30 years of experience providing counseling and clinical support to a wide range of people.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPC licensed in Alabama and sees clients from that state.
Which language are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.