About Suzanne
Suzanne Towne helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem struggles, mood concerns, and addiction issues. She also addresses relationship and intimacy questions, trauma and grief, eating concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Suzanne is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and holds an LICSW as well.
She practices in Tennessee and brings a calm, steady presence to sessions. Suzanne began her career in mental health as a psychiatric nurse in 1976 and later moved into therapy.
Background and approach
Over the years she has worked in inpatient psychiatric settings and community mental health. That work included supporting people with eating disorders, chemical dependency, major psychiatric conditions, and those in therapeutic foster care. Her approach is practical and collaborative.
She listens first, then helps people find steps that feel doable. Techniques come from acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, client-centered listening, and solution-focused planning. Suzanne tailors methods to what each person prefers.
She believes people often already hold the seeds of their own solutions and benefit from guidance and structure. Sessions aim to clarify goals, reduce distress, and build day-to-day coping skills. Suzanne uses mostly video and phone formats for therapy and discusses which way will work best for each person.
With fifteen years in her current practice and many more years in mental health overall, she draws on wide experience while focusing on clear, manageable steps. Suzanne aims to help clients move toward the changes they want to see in life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take steps that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship and listening that helps people feel heard and find their own path.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit. She checks in and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel, while phone sessions can fit into a break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, Florida, Alabama
- Languages
- English