Susan Beard , LPC

Susan Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi who brings 15 years of clinical experience to work with people facing a wide range of challenges. She focuses on addictions, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related concerns, relationship and family issues, mood disorders including depression and bipolar disorder, and difficulties with self-esteem, stress and anxiety. Her practice also addresses eating and sleeping problems, parenting and intimacy-related issues, anger, ADHD, grief, career questions, and compassion fatigue, as well as specialized areas such as autism and Asperger syndrome, dissociation, gender dysphoria, intellectual disability, and process and sex-related addictions.

Susan has training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), the Gottman Method for couples, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She holds credentials that include Certified Sex Addictions Therapist, Certified Multiple Addictions Specialist, Rainbow Advocate Clinical Specialist, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, reflecting additional specialization in sexual and behavioral addictions and affirming care for LGBTQ clients.

She works collaboratively with clients to build an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored. Susan emphasizes practical strategies and evidence-informed approaches tailored to each person’s needs, helping clients move toward greater resilience, healthier relationships, and clearer coping skills.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Susan Beard integrates several evidence-informed methods into online work to address trauma, addictions, mood concerns, and relationship difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday stressors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills - it is especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship struggles, and patterns of self-harm or impulsivity. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional impact through structured bilateral stimulation and targeted reprocessing.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Susan works with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then recommends or combines methods to best support progress, adapting strategies as therapy evolves.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life. These options increase accessibility for people managing work, family, mobility, or geographic constraints while allowing licensed professionals to deliver focused, outcome-oriented treatment tailored to individual needs.