- Years in practice
- 28
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Susan
Dr. Susan Eaton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 28 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, everyday problems that weigh on parents and individuals, from anxiety and depression to addiction and grief.
Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to help people find workable steps forward. She frames sessions around current challenges and goals. Conversations are collaborative and straightforward.
She listens for strengths and builds on what is already working in a person’s life.
Background and approach
Dr. Eaton uses a mix of approaches that match a client's needs. That can include acceptance-based strategies to clarify values, client-centered listening to make space for feelings, and cognitive tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
She also draws on techniques for emotion regulation and relationship repair when needed. Her background includes decades of supporting people through trauma, brain injury, mood disorders, substance use concerns, and changes that follow major life events. She pays attention to cultural and spiritual concerns and adapts her style to each person’s situation.
Sessions aim to be practical and achievable. Dr. Eaton encourages small, steady changes so people can manage stress, improve sleep and eating patterns, reduce harmful coping, and rebuild connection and self-esteem.
She works with parents on parenting concerns and related stressors, helping them find clearer routines and calmer responses.
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.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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) focuses on clarifying what matters most and taking steps toward those values. Online ACT sessions can help people struggling with anxiety, depression, or parenting stress decide what they want their life to look like and try small actions toward it.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes being heard and understood without judgment. In remote sessions this looks like a therapist who reflects feelings, asks open questions, and helps people feel less alone while they sort through parenting concerns, grief, or relationship stress.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers concrete techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. CBT works well for sleep and eating problems, mood struggles, ADHD-related challenges, and managing cravings or anger, and those exercises adapt easily to video, phone, or message-based work.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation helps decide whether to emphasize values, emotion work, or skills training.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer, interactive sessions and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are good for short check-ins, homework support, or more frequent contact between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy family and work lives.
Questions people ask about Susan
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, bipolar issues, and parenting-related stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She listens closely, uses practical tools, and focuses conversations on current problems and goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 28 years of experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor working with people facing trauma, co-occurring issues, mood disorders, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licensure in Texas and practices from that region.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule 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 to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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