- Years in practice
- 21
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Suzanne
Suzanne Alley is a licensed professional counselor with more than 21 years of experience helping people through stress, anxiety, addiction, and grief. She practices from a client-centered stance and focuses on practical ways to manage emotions and daily challenges. Suzanne brings a calm, steady presence and a straightforward style that many clients find easy to follow.
She commonly helps people sort through relationship and intimacy concerns, questions around gender and sexuality, and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Suzanne also supports those coping with trauma, mood disorders, ADHD, and life changes such as caregiving or aging-related stress. Her work often includes both short-term goals and longer-term healing strategies. Suzanne combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and form new habits.
She also uses solution-focused ideas to set achievable steps and motivational interviewing when people want to change habits like substance use. When trauma is present she applies trauma-focused methods to stabilize symptoms and reduce distress. Sessions emphasize clear goals, practical tools, and regular skill-building.
Suzanne aims to help people notice small gains, practice new responses, and handle setbacks without giving up. She encourages self-compassion while holding clients accountable to their goals. Based in Texas, Suzanne conducts sessions in English and offers a variety of online formats to fit different schedules.
People who prefer an approach that is both warm and action-oriented may find her style a good match.
What Suzanne works with
Everything Suzanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Suzanne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Suzanne lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes matter most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to strengthen a person's own motivation for change, useful for addictions or when someone feels stuck.Finding the best approach is a shared process. Suzanne will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adapt methods accordingly. That means sessions can blend listening, skill practice, goal-setting, and motivational work to match what the person needs in the moment.
Online formats offer real flexibility. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation when scheduling allows. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, homework, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy family or work routines.
Questions people ask about Suzanne
What kinds of concerns does Suzanne address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting, grief, and related issues such as ADHD and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Suzanne uses a client-centered approach combined with practical methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused techniques to set goals and build new skills.
What experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of clinical experience helping people navigate life changes, mood disorders, substance concerns, and identity-related issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
Suzanne is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in Texas.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on availability.
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