Dr. Susan Lieberman, KS Psychologist
Practical, experienced psychologist for parenting support
Book with Susan- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- KS Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Anger management
- Focus
- Bipolar disorder
About Susan
Dr. Susan Lieberman uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage stress and parenting challenges. She is a psychologist licensed in Kansas and brings 24 years of clinical experience to her work.
Her style is direct and warm and focused on useful skills parents can try between sessions. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and problems with anger or addictions. Parenting is a named focus, and she supports parents dealing with sleep disruption, intimacy concerns, grief, and caregiver strain.
Background and approach
She also addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and blended family dynamics. Her methods draw from approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and attachment-based work. Sessions typically include practical exercises, behavior plans, and conversations that aim to make daily life easier.
Clients are invited to set clear goals and to test small changes between meetings. Dr. Lieberman has long experience working with people managing chronic illness, pain, or complicated medical situations alongside mental health concerns.
She also addresses workplace stress, career transitions, and compassion fatigue for caregivers and professionals. People meet her for straightforward guidance about communication problems, codependency, and building more stable routines. She emphasizes learning tools for emotion regulation and building stronger relationships with oneself and others.
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
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- 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.
Online approaches that fit parenting and life stress
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings and to choose actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and getting unstuck when parenting or life changes feel overwhelming. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns affect current relationships and parenting. It helps people notice interaction patterns and practice new ways of relating that can calm conflict and build trust.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill-based work like cognitive behavioral strategies, values-based ACT work, or attachment-focused conversation in sessions.
Online formats allow flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video calls support full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can serve as shorter check-ins, homework support, or a way to process between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity while juggling parenting demands and work.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, addictions, and parenting challenges among many other concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and direct, focusing on practical skills and clear goals so people can try new strategies between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience working with issues such as chronic illness, caregiver stress, workplace strain, and emotional regulation difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is listed as KS Psychologist LP 1071 and practices in Kansas.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on therapist availability.
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