- Values focused
- Skills based
- Nonjudgmental care
About Susan
Susan Cockrell is an LCSW who provides straightforward, supportive therapy for people facing big life changes. She works with clients on stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and challenges that affect daily life. Her tone is compassionate and practical, focused on helping people move forward one step at a time.
Susan uses clear, goal-focused methods to help people understand what matters to them and what gets in the way. She helps clients build skills to manage strong emotions, improve communication, and make choices that fit their values. Her work includes support around sexual orientation and gender identity concerns, workplace stress, and self-esteem struggles.
She also helps people coping with illness, chronic pain, caregiving strain, and the emotional fallout after traumatic events. Coping with natural or human-caused disaster is one of the areas she lists among her focuses. Susan draws on several therapy approaches to match techniques to the person in front of her rather than using one fixed method.
Susan earned licensure as a clinical social worker and holds LCSW credentials in both Texas and Arizona. She brings five years of professional experience to her work and aims to make therapy understandable and practical. Sessions are delivered with empathy and a steady focus on what the client wants to change.
If someone is looking for help with relationships, addiction, parenting stress, or rebuilding after loss or trauma, Susan offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and tools to help regain footing.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when thoughts and feelings are uncomfortable. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve function. It can help with anxiety, mood, and coping with stressful situations.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needs change.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since current options are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow check-ins during workday breaks or when managing caregiving tasks. It also lets people use tools like worksheets and behavioral experiments during sessions so changes can be practiced between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques effectively in remote sessions while keeping the focus on real-world problems and small, manageable steps.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Texas, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Susan helps people with anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship problems, self-esteem, career stress, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She combines practical, skills-based work with a client-centered approach that focuses on each person's values and goals.
What is her experience background?
She has five years of professional experience working with diverse concerns including addiction, LGBTQ issues, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and Arizona and practices from Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international sessions available?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.