Susan Armes , LMHC, LPC

Susan Armes is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and depression. She works with adults facing life changes and emotional challenges, and she pays close attention to each person's background and beliefs.

Susan has practiced for 23 years and brings steady experience to sessions. She adapts conversations and plans to fit what each person needs rather than using a single approach for everyone. Clients can expect straightforward talk about goals and steps to reach them.

Her style blends listening with practical tools. She uses cognitive ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness to calm the body and mind, and client-centered listening to make space for what matters most to the person sitting across from her.

Susan respects cultural and religious values and includes those factors when shaping care. She also helps people facing workplace stress, communication problems, divorce or separation, and issues like guilt, shame, and questions of life purpose.

People concerned about panic attacks, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, or mood problems will find interventions aimed at manageable changes. The focus is on small, concrete steps that build over time and on learning skills that can be used outside of sessions.

Those who prefer to work on women's issues can bring those concerns into sessions. Susan aims to make starting therapy less daunting by offering steady support and clear next steps.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Susan uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. That approach is useful for anxiety, panic, mood issues, and everyday worries. She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach breathing and attention skills that reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between appointments.