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Susan Beard

Compassionate support for life and relationships

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Mississippi
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Susan

Susan Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. She draws on 15 years of clinical work to support practical change. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, aimed at helping people feel steadier day to day.

Susan uses a mix of proven methods to meet people where they are. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking and skills training from dialectical approaches for managing strong emotions.

Background and approach

She also offers EMDR for those working through traumatic memories. In sessions she keeps the focus on clear steps and useful tools. Conversations move from understanding what’s happening now to small, testable changes people can try between meetings.

She pays attention to relationships and patterns that affect mood, stress, and everyday functioning. Susan has worked with a wide range of concerns across her career, including mood disorders, trauma, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and career or financial stress. Her practice includes approaches for grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and process addictions among others listed in her profile.

People meet her for therapy delivered in formats that fit their lives, including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. To begin, a simple matching questionnaire helps connect someone with a therapist and schedule sessions according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches suited for online care

Susan uses therapy methods that adapt well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it often includes simple exercises people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early connections affect current interactions, helping people shift how they relate to loved ones and repair trust.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That conversation is collaborative and may change as priorities shift during care.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options help people fit sessions into busy routines, avoid travel time, and keep up momentum between visits. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, guide exposure work, process difficult memories, and support problem-solving in everyday life.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?
Susan supports a broad range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, grief, ADHD, and mood disorders.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on understanding current problems and developing concrete skills to manage emotions and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience as a counselor in Mississippi.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) with MS LPC 2115 and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Mississippi
Languages
English

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