Janice Suskey, LPC, LMHC

Janice Suskey is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Arkansas with 20 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth. She makes room for real concerns and straightforward goals. Janice adapts conversations and plans to fit each person's situation. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered work, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful. She also draws on emotionally focused ideas and hypnotherapy to broaden options for coping and change. Sessions emphasize clear steps and small, doable shifts. People often come for help with grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems. She also supports those facing addiction, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood concerns, and the emotional fallout from divorce and separation. Work can include building self-esteem, addressing codependency, and navigating guilt or forgiveness. Her style balances active skills coaching with space to talk things through. Janice helps people practice new responses, test different perspectives, and set realistic goals. She encourages taking gradual steps toward better routines, calmer thinking, and healthier interactions. Starting therapy is presented as a collaborative process. Janice tailors pace and techniques to each person. She aims to make the work clear, manageable, and focused on what matters most now.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Janice commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and shaping goals around the person's values and priorities.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation and coping strategies are needed. DBT skills teach practical techniques for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences and then decide which methods to try. That collaborative process can include mixing approaches or adjusting pace as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstration. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between sessions.