Sus Austill , LCSW

Sus Austill uses a client-centered approach combined with practical tools to help people find steadier footing. She brings 37 years of clinical experience and a long personal recovery history to sessions. Sus listens first and then works with each person to choose useful strategies for the problem at hand.

She supports people facing addiction and substance use struggles, grief and bereavement, trauma and abuse, and the effects of stress and anxiety. She also helps with ADHD, depression, bipolar mood concerns, anger, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and relationship or family stresses. Women's issues are a noted area of focus in her practice.

Her style blends familiar, easy-to-understand methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness with narrative and motivational interviewing approaches. Sessions often include straightforward skill-building, perspective shifts, and ways to manage difficult emotions day to day. Sus aims to make therapy a practical part of life rather than an abstract exercise.

Sus has worked in outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings and has long experience with crisis stabilization and recovery-based care. She has also supported caregiver stress, first responder challenges, and issues related to cancer and chronic illness. Her background includes work on family of origin concerns, codependency, domestic violence, immigration issues, and veteran and armed forces matters.

Sessions are offered in English and Danish and can be scheduled online by following the platform process. Sus holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, in Florida and draws on decades of experience to tailor each plan to the person in front of her.

Practical approaches you can use online

Sus commonly uses client-centered methods that focus on listening and tailoring the work to each person's needs. This approach helps people feel heard and then move toward concrete changes that matter to them.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at unhelpful thinking and teaches skills to change behaviors and manage symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she brings; it teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and increase calm in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try different methods to see what fits best. Plans are adjusted over time based on progress and preferences rather than set in stone at the first session.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises that benefit from seeing one another. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text can work for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone needs a quick way to connect between appointments.