About Susan
Susan Pittman is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of professional experience and eight years holding an LCSW. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and motivation challenges. Her tone is direct and practical, aimed at parents and busy adults who need straightforward support.
She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken without judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps that make daily life feel more manageable. Susan aims to help people build confidence and clearer thinking so they can handle hard moments with more ease. In sessions she listens closely and asks focused questions to clarify what matters most to each person.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to the issue at hand and adjusts the approach as progress unfolds. The work is collaborative and paced to match each person’s comfort level. Susan has additional focus areas that include abandonment, caregiver stress, communication problems, commitment issues, divorce and separation, substance concerns, and aging-related worries.
She also supports people facing control or dependency patterns, feelings of emptiness, and forgiveness struggles. Sessions are offered in English and carried out through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People in Indiana who want to begin can expect clear guidance on next steps and a practical, steady approach to change.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many therapists use focused, evidence-based techniques that teach skills and change patterns. One common approach is skill-building therapy that teaches specific coping tools for stress and anxiety, such as breathing, grounding, and stepwise problem solving; this helps when daily life feels overwhelming. Another approach is trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult memories and reduce their impact on current relationships and mood. These methods aim to make symptoms easier to manage and restore a sense of control.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and therapist work together to pick methods that fit the person’s life and pace.
Online formats make this collaboration flexible. Video calls let people see facial cues and use screen-shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter, conversational check-in is needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter updates, homework support, or when someone prefers writing between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English