Mary-Suzanne Bante , LPC

Mary-Suzanne Bante is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 30 years of experience. She helps people facing low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Her work also addresses coaching goals and a wide range of related concerns tied to identity and purpose.

She aims for straightforward, compassionate conversations that focus on practical steps. Sessions often include goal-setting and tools to manage mood, stress, and day-to-day challenges. Mary-Suzanne uses familiar approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try different responses.

Her practice pays attention to issues that often overlap, such as body image, attachment and abandonment concerns, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver strain, and the emotional impact of adoption and foster care experiences.

Mary-Suzanne draws on long-standing experience in community and nonprofit settings, including board service and volunteer roles, to bring a practical, service-minded perspective to sessions. She works collaboratively, helping people weigh options and set manageable steps toward change.

People can expect a warm, respectful approach that balances listening with concrete strategies. The focus is on what helps most in daily life, whether that means building self-compassion, repairing communication patterns, or finding clearer purpose.

Practical approaches for online support

Mary-Suzanne uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is often applied to depression, low self-esteem, and stress by turning ideas into small experiments and new routines.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice moment-to-moment experience without getting swept up by it. Mindfulness techniques can help reduce reactivity, ease rumination, and improve focus during times of change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary-Suzanne will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on skills, motivation, or short-term problem solving and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone needs flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and maintain consistent care.