Susan Guerra

Susan Guerra, LCSW, helps people facing anger along with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationship concerns. She brings 28 years of experience and a straightforward, compassionate manner. Her approach centers on practical steps people can use right away. She aims to make therapy feel manageable when life is already overwhelming.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She listens first, then collaborates on a plan that fits each person's situation. Sessions often focus on goals you name and skills you can practice between meetings. She uses a mix of evidence-based methods and client-centered listening to create concrete coping tools.

Susan's background includes work in hospice, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential substance-abuse programs, women's shelters, home health, and school settings. That variety shapes a pragmatic approach to both medical and mental health challenges. She is licensed in Louisiana as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has supported people with chronic illness, caregiver stress, bipolar conditions, eating issues, and trauma.

Therapy may include learning specific behavior strategies, emotion regulation skills, mindfulness exercises, and work on communication problems. She also helps people navigate life changes, career stress, parenting strain, or challenges tied to identity and intimacy. The goal is steady progress toward the everyday life you want.

To begin, readers should be ready to share practical concerns and goals so a sensible plan can be created. Susan combines experience with down-to-earth tools so people can practice new ways of coping and move toward healthier routines and relationships.

How certain approaches work well online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and coping with life changes by teaching simple, value-based steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and gives clear tools to change patterns that keep problems going. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and addictive behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills; it can be helpful for strong mood swings, intense anger, and relationship problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily demands to decide which methods to use. That choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel time or making it simpler to schedule during a work break. It also lets people use exercises and worksheets between meetings and try skills in day-to-day settings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques to suit what a person needs and to support steady skill practice.