Susan Ridenour , LCSW, LSCSW

Susan Ridenour is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 35 years of professional experience to her practice. She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and works from Kansas with adults. Her focus includes relationships, grief, career concerns, coping with life changes, and coaching for personal or professional goals.

Susan usually works with adults ages 21 to 65 and helps people sort through relationship and family system dynamics. She supports those facing loss, major life transitions, aging and chronic illness, and those wanting spiritual or personal growth. She also addresses workplace and career stress and can help people navigating EAP resources.

Her approach blends practical talk, reflective listening, and exercises you can use between sessions. She may offer worksheets and journaling prompts to reinforce what you discuss in session. Sessions aim to identify small, doable steps toward the changes a person wants.

Susan has a background in leadership and coaching and spent time in leadership roles within large healthcare organizations. That experience informs how she supports clients dealing with workplace challenges or leadership stress.

People who prefer straightforward conversation and practical tools may find her style a good fit. She invites clients to share their stories without judgment and to work together on goals for a more fulfilling life.

Approach and online therapy options that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values and taking action toward what matters. It helps people tolerate difficult emotions while moving toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress related to work or relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and uses empathic listening to help people clarify their own goals and solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs and preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches and will check in about what feels helpful as therapy progresses.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which let people fit sessions into busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use therapeutic tools in daily life.