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- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and trauma
- Grief and life changes
About Susan
Susan Smoot is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 25 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. She speaks English and works with adults who want practical help for these concerns.
Susan frames clients as the experts on their own stories. She looks for strengths people already have and uses those strengths to address current problems. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. She aims to help people reduce symptoms and manage day-to-day challenges.
Her work often involves talking through patterns that keep problems in place. That can include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and difficulty forgiving oneself or others. She also supports people facing questions about life purpose, self-love, panic attacks, and social anxiety.
Her approach is based on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She helps clients apply practical strategies from those methods to real situations at home, work, or school. Susan encourages small, doable changes rather than big overhauls.
Starting therapy with her means completing a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and session cost varies by location. International clients are not accepted.
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How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Many evidence-based techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building new behaviors. Cognitive approaches teach people to notice and revise anxious or self-critical thinking patterns, which can reduce panic attacks and social anxiety. Behavioral strategies include gradual exposure to feared situations and skills practice for coping with stress and urges tied to addictions.Trauma-focused elements help people process difficult memories in manageable steps and develop coping skills for strong emotions. These methods are practical: they break problems into small tasks, teach specific skills, and track progress together. Susan will work with each person to choose the combination of techniques that fits their needs and goals. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy proceeds.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals use these formats to help people apply skills in real life and follow up between meetings when useful.
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Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, goal-oriented sessions that build on a person's existing strengths and focus on practical strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working in mental health as a counselor.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Session cost varies by location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.