Susan Beard, LPC

Susan Beard is an MS LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor in Mississippi - with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with anger, addictions, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. Sessions are presented in a straightforward, practical way aimed at reducing the day-to-day disruption these problems cause.

Susan uses several well-known therapeutic approaches to guide conversations and skills work. She draws on client-centered methods to listen and clarify what matters to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and develop different reactions to stressful situations.

Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, process and substance addictions, LGBT concerns, autism spectrum issues, and mood disorders. That experience informs how she weighs safety and pacing when addressing intense emotions such as anger or traumatic memories. She notes experience with dissociation and self-harm concerns as part of that clinical history.

Susan has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and she uses methods from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the Gottman Method when appropriate. She approaches sessions with direct skill teaching, practice, and feedback so people leave with tools they can try between appointments.

People who seek help for anger often want sharper coping skills, clearer boundaries, or fewer harsh interactions at work or home. Susan works with each person to set practical goals, track progress, and adjust the plan as needed.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions