- Calm practical guidance
- Values-focused work
- 25 years experience
About Susan
Susan Jentoft is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. She focuses on practical steps that reduce daily stress and make relationships easier to manage. Her work includes common concerns like anxiety, depression, grief, and addiction, as well as issues around parenting, sleep, eating, and career strain.
Clients can expect a calm, straightforward approach that centers their immediate needs. Sessions emphasize clear communication, coping skills, and ways to handle conflict and intimacy concerns. She also supports people facing larger transitions such as midlife change, caregiving for aging relatives, or recovery after trauma.
Susan draws on several evidence-informed approaches to shape each person's plan. She uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and align actions, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts, and Client-Centered methods to keep the client’s perspective central. Mindfulness practices and Emotionally-Focused techniques are woven in when they match a client's goals.
She brings experience working across many life stages and cultural backgrounds, and she helps people who struggle with ADHD, compassion fatigue, or substance issues. Susan also addresses concerns like body image, hoarding, codependency, and coping after disasters.
Based in Mississippi, she works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps in that direction despite hard feelings. It’s useful for anxiety, life transitions, and making choices that reflect personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry or low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace so the person feels heard and understood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and try methods that fit those needs. Together they decide whether to prioritize skills work, values-based action, emotional processing, or a mix of approaches.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow checking in from work breaks or between errands. Other practical benefits include easier access for international clients and more flexible scheduling. The therapist will discuss the best way to structure sessions so they work with daily life and therapeutic goals.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What issues does this therapist help with?
She addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflict, grief, addictions, trauma, parenting, and career challenges.
What is the therapist's general approach and style?
The style is practical and client-centered, focusing on clear communication, coping skills, and matching methods to each person's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with people across many life stages and challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MS and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi.
Can I work with her if I'm outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.