Susan Van Wazer, LPC

Susan Van Wazer is a licensed professional counselor with 30 years of experience who helps people untangle patterns that keep them stuck. She meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use in daily life. Susan speaks plain language and aims to make the first steps feel manageable.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, to help people try new ways of coping. She also draws on client-centered work to listen closely and reflect what matters to each person. Mindfulness and existential perspectives are part of her toolbox when questions about meaning, purpose, or life stage come up.

Susan has long experience across program development, supervision, and administrative roles, which shapes a broad view of how problems develop and how change happens. That background informs how she helps people identify recurring patterns, family influences, and practical barriers to progress.

She has worked with people managing anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and post-traumatic stress, addictions, grief, parenting strain, career shifts, and issues tied to identity and sexual orientation. Susan also addresses midlife questions, codependency, and compassion fatigue.

Susan practices from Missouri and offers sessions in English. She accepts international clients and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Susan often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people see and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and works well for anxiety, depression, and coping skills training. She also draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, reflecting, and creating a respectful space where people can clarify what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will help clients decide what to try based on their goals, needs, and preferences. She may combine strategies over time and adjust techniques as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth alternative, live chat is useful for short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.