- Cognitive focus
- Mindfulness skills
- Addiction support
About Susan
Susan Keene is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience using cognitive behavioral therapy. She pays close attention to how people talk to themselves and how those inner messages shape mood and behavior. Her style is straightforward and curious, inviting clients to notice current patterns and test small changes in thinking and action.
Susan looks at how strong emotional responses can come from an older, reactive part of the brain. She helps people calm those reactions with simple exercises and by naming what is happening in the moment. She also considers how past trauma may be influencing present reactions and behaviors.
Her background includes long experience with depression, anxiety, addiction, and family conflict alongside clinical training and personal life lessons. She draws on practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy, skills from dialectical behavior therapy, and practices from mindfulness to help people cope day to day.
Susan notes how isolation and harsh self-judgment make life harder for many people. She encourages curiosity, small experiments, and steady self-compassion rather than quick fixes. She asks clients to take a close look at their habits of thought and to try new responses when old patterns arise.
Before beginning work together she asks clients to read and sign a disclosure form and to explore available educational resources. Scheduling is coordinated through the platform and clients arrange their first appointment after completing the short intake questionnaire.
How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness translate to online sessions
Therapy with Susan often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to uncover and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT involves noticing automatic thoughts, testing them, and trying small behavioral experiments to shift mood and function. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.Dialectical behavior therapy contributes practical skills for handling strong emotions and improving emotional regulation. DBT skills include grounding techniques, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation exercises that can be practiced between meetings. Mindfulness therapy adds short exercises in present-moment attention to reduce reactivity and increase focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods feel most useful, and then adjust therapy as needs change. This is a collaborative process aimed at building skills that fit daily life.
Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking, as those options are set on the platform. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when needed. Some people find phone or shorter sessions helpful for quick support, while video or longer sessions suit deeper skill practice and processing.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Utah
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Susan helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and issues with self-esteem. She also works with concerns like addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her main approach is cognitive behavioral therapy with practical, down-to-earth guidance. She mixes in mindfulness practices and DBT skills when they fit the situation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience combining professional training and life experience addressing depression, anxiety, addiction, and family conflict.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Utah and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.