- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Susan
Susan Soares is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for parents and adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, or parenting challenges. Susan offers a calm, warm style that puts people at ease and helps them talk through what matters most.
Susan uses straightforward conversation to identify what’s getting in the way day to day. She blends client-centered work with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to create steps people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when emotion regulation or motivation are key concerns. Susan has experience in school-based settings and in community work, so she understands family routines, caregiver stress, and blended family dynamics. She supports people coping with trauma, attachment wounds, loss, and life transitions with practical strategies and steady encouragement.
Sessions tend to be relaxed and relational. Susan balances sensitivity with clear direction so people leave with small, doable actions. She encourages attention to mind, body, and spirit so changes stick beyond weekly meetings.
Susan practices from Indiana and conducts sessions in English. Her background includes work with anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and a broad range of family and relationship concerns. If someone is ready to make a change, she helps them take the next step.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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.
Approaches that guide online parenting and life work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting connection so the person feels understood. It helps when someone needs a nonjudgmental space to sort through parenting stress, attachment concerns, or relationship strain. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage moods, and handle day-to-day parenting challenges. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, adds focused skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication during heated moments.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change as progress is made or new priorities appear, and adjustments are made in conversation with the client.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, brief coaching, or ongoing accountability between longer meetings.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and parenting concerns among other issues. Her practice also includes support for grief, relationship and family problems.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is warm and relational, aimed at making people feel heard. She combines conversation with practical tools and small homework steps.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 17 years of experience as a clinician, including work in school-based settings and community care.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Indiana and practices from that state.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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