Susan Rhodes, LICSW, LCSW

Susan Rhodes is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years in mental health. She holds a LICSW and an LCSW and provides therapy from her base in Texas. Her work blends practical strategies with a straightforward, compassionate style. She aims to build treatment plans that match each person's pace and goals.

Rhodes draws on a wide range of professional settings and life experience to shape sessions. She is direct but warm, helping people take clear steps toward recovery. Common topics she addresses include stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and relationship concerns.

Sessions often focus on identifying concrete actions and changes. She helps clients create personal inventories, set achievable steps, and connect with community resources when needed. People who are ready to face change and explore their role in relationships may find this approach useful.

Susan uses methods that encourage problem solving and self-understanding. She mixes goal-focused tools with room to tell your story and reflect on patterns that repeat. The plan adjusts as progress occurs and new needs appear.

Outside of work she trains for a marathon, cooks, takes day trips, and enjoys community projects. That active, engaged life feeds her practical, energetic approach to therapy.

How Susan Uses Talk-Based Approaches Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you. It helps people feel heard and build confidence to make choices that fit their lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

The right approach often emerges together. Susan aims to collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best for their needs and goals. She will check in about what helps and adapt the plan as progress or challenges appear.

Online sessions offer flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls let you work face-to-face without travel, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work, and live chat or text messaging make short check-ins and step tracking simple. These options make it easier to maintain consistency and keep momentum between sessions.