Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Susan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Utah
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Susan
Susan Keene, LCSW, uses cognitive behavioral therapy as her main approach. She focuses on how thoughts shape feelings and behavior, and she helps people notice and change self-critical thinking that feeds anxiety, depression, and anger. Susan draws on 18 years of clinical experience alongside personal life experience with common struggles.
She pays attention to how the body and the brain react when someone is triggered, and she offers simple exercises to calm those reactions.
Background and approach
Sessions involve looking closely at what is happening right now. Susan may identify patterns carried over from past trauma and try small experiments to reduce reactivity. The work is practical and grounded in everyday language rather than jargon.
She combines cognitive work with skills from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness practices when they fit a person’s needs. These tools are used to improve emotional regulation, reduce impulsive responses, and build steadier attention to the present moment. Susan encourages curiosity and gradual change rather than quick fixes.
She asks people to sign a disclosure form and to try short exercises and resources between meetings. Her style is direct but compassionate, aiming to help people move out of persistent misery and toward clearer choices. She works from Utah and conducts sessions in English.
Her practice includes support for anger, addiction, grief, family concerns, relationship issues, attention differences, and coping with life changes.
What Susan works with
Everything Susan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Susan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Susan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness work online
CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Online CBT sessions help people notice unhelpful self-talk, test different ways of thinking, and practice new behaviors between meetings to reduce anxiety, depression, and anger.Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. In an online format clients learn grounding techniques, emotion regulation exercises, and communication skills to manage strong reactions and impulsive behavior.
Mindfulness therapy trains attention to the present moment through short practices. These exercises can reduce rumination and increase calm, and they are easy to do during video sessions or as short audio practices between contacts.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work together with the client to pick and adapt methods based on goals, symptoms, and personal preferences. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made.
Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into daily life. Video allows face-to-face work and skill coaching, phone calls suit lower bandwidth situations, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and messaging helps with brief reflections or homework between sessions.
Questions people ask about Susan
What concerns does she commonly help with?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting strains, trauma, and problems with self-esteem and intimacy.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses cognitive behavioral strategies with a practical, down-to-earth approach. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful self-talk, trying new behaviors, and practicing calming skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 18 years of clinical experience to her practice, plus personal insight from navigating common life problems alongside formal training.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW credential (licensed clinical social worker) and is located in Utah.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.