About Susannah
Susannah Davis is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in Vermont. She has worked in mental health and school counseling roles for over three decades and has ten years in independent practice. Her style is warm and client-centered and she makes space for honest, straightforward conversations about what feels hard right now.
She draws on experience as a school counselor, therapeutic foster care provider, sub-acute residential counselor, and art therapy facilitator.
How Susannah works
That background informs how she notices patterns in behavior and relationships and helps people build new coping habits. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as noticing thoughts and feelings. Susannah uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person.
Early sessions identify goals and which approaches might fit best. Clients can expect a collaborative plan rather than a one-size-fits-all method. Common concerns she helps with include relationship struggles, grief, self-esteem, career shifts, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, anger, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
She also addresses issues such as abandonment, body image, codependency, and isolation. Her work tends to be relational and grounded in real-life skills. Susannah emphasizes building tolerance for strong emotions, improving communication, and practical problem solving.
She supports people through transitions and helps them reconnect with purpose and steady routines.
What Susannah works with
The areas below are the ones Susannah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Vermont |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Susannah uses evidence-based techniques that focus on real skills and emotional awareness. Cognitive-behavioral approaches help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage panic. Mindfulness-based practices teach simple attention and breathing exercises that can lower stress and increase moment-to-moment calm.She blends approaches in collaboration with each person. Early sessions are used to set goals and decide which techniques to try. The therapist and client work together to adjust methods over time so the approach fits goals, needs, and preferences.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online therapy helpful because it makes it easier to schedule around work or parenting, avoids travel time, and lets them fit shorter check-ins into a busy day. Others choose sessions when they need quieter surroundings or want to use techniques at home. A collaborative discussion at the start will clarify how sessions will be arranged and what will work best for everyday life.
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