- CBT minded
- Mindfulness practice
- Emotion skills
About Susan
Susan Keene is an LCSW with 18 years of clinical experience who primarily uses cognitive behavioral therapy. She focuses on how daily thoughts and self-talk shape mood and behavior, and she invites clients to notice and test those patterns. Her style is down-to-earth and direct, with an emphasis on practical changes that reduce suffering over time.
In sessions she helps people examine unhelpful thinking and learn different ways to respond. She pays attention to how past trauma can still trigger strong reactions today and offers simple exercises to calm an activated nervous system. Mindfulness techniques are used alongside skills work to build steadier emotional responses.
Her background includes long experience with depression, anxiety, addiction, grief, and family conflict. That life experience informs how she listens and suggests next steps. She also works on issues such as codependency, communication problems, and isolation or loneliness.
Susan integrates elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are needed. She values curiosity and steady effort, and she encourages people not to settle for a life limited by shame or self-blame. Her approach blends clinical training with practical, real-world suggestions.
Clients who start therapy are asked to complete an initial matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Susan recommends committing to the work and trying small experiments between meetings to see what changes. She aims to help people notice their worth and build clearer habits that support better days.
In sessions she helps people examine unhelpful thinking and learn different ways to respond. She pays attention to how past trauma can still trigger strong reactions today and offers simple exercises to calm an activated nervous system. Mindfulness techniques are used alongside skills work to build steadier emotional responses.
Her background includes long experience with depression, anxiety, addiction, grief, and family conflict. That life experience informs how she listens and suggests next steps. She also works on issues such as codependency, communication problems, and isolation or loneliness.
Susan integrates elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness are needed. She values curiosity and steady effort, and she encourages people not to settle for a life limited by shame or self-blame. Her approach blends clinical training with practical, real-world suggestions.
Clients who start therapy are asked to complete an initial matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Susan recommends committing to the work and trying small experiments between meetings to see what changes. She aims to help people notice their worth and build clearer habits that support better days.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.