About Susanna
Susanna Cheatham helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, addiction, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports issues like parenting strain, sleep problems, low self-esteem, career stress, and compassion fatigue. Susanna brings calm, practical guidance and steady attention to each conversation.
She encourages people to set their own goals and take an active role in therapy. Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings and on understanding patterns that keep problems stuck.
How Susanna works
Susanna blends talk with practical exercises so people leave with concrete steps to try. With 30 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, she has worked with a wide range of life challenges. That experience shapes a patient, respectful style that values the person over labels.
She aims to make complex problems easier to name and manage. Susanna uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavior strategies, dialetical behavior ideas, existential perspectives, and mindfulness practices. These approaches are chosen to match what each person needs, not as a one-size-fits-all solution.
The emphasis is on what helps in daily life. Outside of practice she lives in Alabama with her husband and several pets. Family time, travel, and hobbies are important parts of her life.
This background feeds a relatable, down-to-earth way of meeting people where they are.
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What Susanna works with
The areas below are the ones Susanna 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
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person’s own goals. It helps when someone needs space to be heard, reflect on choices, and build self-trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships, which can help with impulsivity, anger, and panic-related problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities to pick methods that fit. Plans are adjusted over time so sessions stay useful and relevant to the person’s life.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and learning skills together. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, short reflections, or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep continuity when life changes.
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A practical next step
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