About Susan
Susan Pittman helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW with 14 years of professional experience and speaks English. Susan practices from Indiana and offers several online session formats.
Susan keeps sessions straightforward and down to earth. She invites people to talk about what is most worrying them and helps sort through feelings and choices.
How Susan works
Conversations aim to make daily life feel more manageable and to rebuild confidence one step at a time. Her style is calm and encouraging. Susan creates space for honest talk without judgment.
She focuses on practical steps that can reduce stress and improve communication and coping skills. Over the years she has worked with a wide range of concerns beyond the main specialties, including caregiver stress, commitment and communication problems, addiction, divorce and separation, and aging issues. That background informs how she tailors support to each person’s situation.
Susan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that match a person’s needs. She helps people set clear goals and measures progress in ways that matter to them. The overall aim is steady, realistic change rather than quick fixes.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session. Sessions can be arranged around work and family life using video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
What Susan works with
The areas below are the ones Susan selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical, proven ways to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. For example, techniques that help people learn new coping skills teach concrete tools for managing anxiety, stress, and mood. These tools often involve brief exercises people can use between sessions to feel steadier during the day.Another common approach uses structured conversations to improve communication and decision making. This helps people clarify goals, set realistic steps, and practice different ways of speaking and responding in relationships or stressful situations.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify what fits best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That means adjusting methods over time and checking progress together so the plan stays useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let people have full face-to-face conversations when that matters most. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can work for quick check-ins, brief support between sessions, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.
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