Susan Beard , LPC

Susan Beard is a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi who helps people facing addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and issues related to identity and self-worth. She works with people who are coping with life changes, grief, parenting stresses, and career concerns. Susan also supports clients dealing with ADHD, mood disorders, eating and sleeping problems, and intimacy-related challenges.

Her style is direct and collaborative. She focuses on building a trusting relationship first, then helps clients set clear, practical goals. Sessions tend to include problem-solving, skills practice, and time to talk through painful memories or patterns that keep recurring.

Over 15 years of practice inform her approach. She uses a mix of methods that often includes attachment-focused work, cognitive behavior strategies, dialectical behavior skills, and eye movement desensitization to address trauma. That range allows her to match techniques to each person's needs rather than using one fixed method.

Susan aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can name what is hard and try new ways of coping. She explains tools in plain language and checks in about progress each step of the way. Practical skills and homework are offered when they help move things forward.

Sessions are provided in English and take place online through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Susan practices from Mississippi and draws on years of clinical experience to guide people toward clearer choices and steadier daily routines.

Approaches for trauma, relationships, and daily coping

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current connection patterns. It helps people understand why they react to emotional closeness the way they do and supports building safer ways to relate. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to change them. It can help with anxiety, depression, and daily coping skills. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process painful memories and reduce their emotional intensity.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and past experiences, then suggest methods that may help. Sessions can mix approaches so techniques match what is most useful in a given moment.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face time when deeper conversation or exercises are needed. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and homework support easier between longer sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent while fitting it into work, family, and other obligations.