- Calm guidance
- Practical skills
- Collaborative pace
About Susan
Susan Jentoft is a licensed professional counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people work through anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges. Her practice also addresses stress, addictions, trauma, intimacy questions, parenting strain, and life transitions.
Susan uses simple, direct conversation to identify what feels stuck and what can change. Sessions focus on practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She listens for each person's priorities and tailors the pace and tools to fit those goals.
Her approach draws on several well-known methods including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. She also brings client-centered and emotionally-focused ways of working into sessions when helpful. These methods are used to address common problems like sleep or eating difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and coping with major life shifts.
Susan has worked with people facing career strain, caregiving and aging questions, addiction and recovery issues, and complex family dynamics. She also supports those coping with trauma, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her aim is to help clients find clearer choices and more manageable daily routines.
People who prefer calm, steady guidance often find her style a good fit. She encourages small experiments between sessions so clients can notice what changes in real life. To start, she asks about current struggles and what would feel different if therapy helped.
Susan uses simple, direct conversation to identify what feels stuck and what can change. Sessions focus on practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She listens for each person's priorities and tailors the pace and tools to fit those goals.
Her approach draws on several well-known methods including acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and mindfulness practices. She also brings client-centered and emotionally-focused ways of working into sessions when helpful. These methods are used to address common problems like sleep or eating difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and coping with major life shifts.
Susan has worked with people facing career strain, caregiving and aging questions, addiction and recovery issues, and complex family dynamics. She also supports those coping with trauma, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her aim is to help clients find clearer choices and more manageable daily routines.
People who prefer calm, steady guidance often find her style a good fit. She encourages small experiments between sessions so clients can notice what changes in real life. To start, she asks about current struggles and what would feel different if therapy helped.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Susan often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and handling life transitions.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral experiments. CBT is practical for issues like sleep, eating concerns, anger, and coping skills training.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust based on what makes a real difference in daily life. Clients are invited to weigh in on pace and tools so therapy fits their preferences.
If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats available before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so practice tasks can be done between sessions. Licensed professionals can still use the same ACT and CBT exercises effectively in remote sessions, helping clients apply skills in everyday situations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesForgivenessHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Susan works with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma and parenting challenges.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is compassionate and practical, combining straightforward conversation with exercises you can try between sessions to see what helps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience working with people facing emotional and life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Susan holds an MS and is an LPC, and she practices in Mississippi.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions for English speakers.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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