Susanna Cheatham

Susanna Cheatham is a Licensed Professional Counselor with three decades of experience helping people manage anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship problems. She focuses on practical steps that can make daily life easier and calmer. Her approach centers on listening first, then working with each person to find what helps most.

She treats a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, low self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and caregiver stress. Other areas she addresses include abandonment and attachment issues, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, and impulsivity. Susanna also supports people coping with life changes, career questions, guilt, shame, and struggles around self-love.

Susanna describes counseling as a team effort where the client leads and she offers tools and perspective. She uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to match interventions to each person’s goals. The emphasis is on practical work that improves mood, relationships, and day-to-day functioning.

She holds an Alabama Licensed Professional Counselor credential and brings about 30 years of clinical experience to sessions. Outside of work she lives in Alabama with her husband and pets, and enjoys time with her children and grandchildren, traveling, and a variety of hobbies.

If you want straightforward support for anger, relationship stress, or ongoing anxiety, Susanna aims to help you identify patterns and build skills that fit your life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely to each person's experience and supporting their own choices. It helps when someone needs a safe space to talk, to be heard, and to make decisions about change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills to shift behavior and mood. It is often used for anxiety, anger, depression, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit a person's goals and daily life, and she will adjust the plan as progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or travel, avoid commuting time, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when useful. Licensed professionals can use these flexible options to focus on skill-building, behavior change, and emotional support that fit into everyday routines.