- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Susan
Susan Van Wazer is an LPC with three decades of clinical experience. She offers a calm, steady presence for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Her style is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping people take useful next steps.
Susan combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and change them. She also draws on existential and Jungian ideas when exploring meaning, identity, and long-standing personal themes.
Background and approach
Mindfulness practices are used to build calm and attention when needed. Her background includes program development and therapist supervision, plus administrative leadership such as grants and event coordination. That mix means she understands both the clinical and practical sides of care.
Susan has worked in a range of communities across the United States, from large cities to small towns. People come to her for many concerns, including addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, bipolar mood issues, parenting stress, codependency, and career crossroads. She also supports those navigating LGBT matters, women's issues, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions focus on clear goals and real-life changes. Conversations typically identify patterns keeping someone stuck, then test small changes and new ways of thinking. Susan aims to help clients build tools they can use between sessions.
She practices in Missouri and offers work in English. International clients may be accommodated when scheduling allows.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Codependency
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Susan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative 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.
Online approaches that fit real life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person and their experience. The therapist listens closely and helps people clarify what matters most to them, which can be useful for parenting stress, relationship strain, and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It uses clear, practical exercises to test different actions and ways of thinking, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods based on goals, needs, and comfort. That choice can change over time as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people meet face to face, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging is useful for short updates or ongoing coaching. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, parenting, or travel and allow consistent contact when schedules are busy.
Questions people ask about Susan
What issues does she help with?
Susan addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, addiction recovery, grief, anger, self esteem, career questions, bipolar struggles, and related areas.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach blends client-centered listening with practical cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. She often examines recurring patterns and works on small, achievable changes.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 30 years of experience in clinical work, program development, and supervising other therapists.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Susan holds an LPC credential and practices from Missouri.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for online work.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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