Suong Goodhart, LMFT

Suong Goodhart is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people facing everyday stress and longer-term struggles. She uses a warm, interactive style to guide clients through anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. Her first priority is making the room feel respectful and accepting so people can talk honestly about what’s hard.

She has practiced in Minnesota for 17 years and brings that experience to practical problem solving. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person’s situation. Suong combines clear techniques with attentive listening so clients can try small changes that make daily life easier.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and solution-focused work to help people shift unhelpful thoughts and build useful habits. She also draws on family systems ideas when relationships are part of the concern. Treatment plans are adapted to fit the goals someone brings to therapy.

Suong aims to help clients move from feeling stuck to finding workable options. She supports parents coping with the strain of raising children and people dealing with major life changes. Progress is measured in concrete steps and simple skills you can use between sessions.

Respect and dignity guide her interactions. People who value a direct, compassionate therapist who offers practical tools tend to work well with her. Suong encourages open conversation about goals and adjusts pace based on each person’s needs.

Approach-focused care for online therapy

Suong uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and mood symptoms through concrete exercises and practice. Client-centered therapy is also a core part of her work and means she listens closely and follows each person’s lead so sessions feel respectful and personally relevant. Solution-focused therapy helps set clear, short-term goals and highlights small steps that create quick, usable change in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that fit. That collaborative process lets therapy adapt as needs change and keeps the focus on practical progress.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use whiteboards or handouts. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in or work better with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging allow short, frequent exchanges and homework check-ins that fit into busy days.