- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
About Susan
Susan Guerra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and parenting challenges. She brings a compassionate, nonjudgmental style and focuses on practical steps parents can use right away. Her approach centers on finding what works for each person instead of one-size-fits-all answers.
She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. Susan mixes talk, skill practice, and hands-on strategies so people can try new approaches between meetings.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how life circumstances - like caregiving, chronic illness, or big changes - affect daily routines and mood. Susan has worked in many settings including home health, hospice, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential substance programs, and shelters. That background gives her familiarity with a wide range of stressors and barriers people face when seeking help.
The variety of settings taught her to adapt methods to different lives and schedules. Therapeutic methods she uses include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered practices. Those approaches are used to address emotional regulation, communication, coping skills, and values-driven action.
Sessions often focus on small, achievable changes that add up over time. Susan also supports parents dealing with family stress, blended family issues, attachment concerns, and co-parenting strain. She offers coaching-style guidance when helpful, and works with people to build clearer communication, healthier boundaries, and more reliable routines.
People who prefer direct, practical help will find clear suggestions and homework when relevant. The goal is steady progress toward a more manageable day-to-day life and a clearer sense of what matters most.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Susan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and take small actions that fit those values while accepting difficult feelings. It is useful for parenting stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and effective communication, which can be helpful for anger, intense emotions, and coping with crisis moments.Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will ask about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn't worked before, then suggest methods to try. This collaborative process lets the person adjust methods over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and practice new communication skills. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill reminders, or when writing helps organize thoughts. Together, these options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around parenting schedules, caregiving demands, and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does she help with?
Susan supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and parenting challenges. She also works with issues like sleep and eating problems, anger, career stress, and trauma-related symptoms.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on practical steps. Sessions combine conversation, skill practice, and actionable homework tailored to daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She has 28 years of experience across home health, hospice, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential substance programs, and shelters. That range informs a flexible, real-world approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Louisiana and practices from that region.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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