- Relationships
- Grief support
- Career and coaching
About Susan
Susan Ridenour is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Missouri and a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) in Kansas with 35 years of experience. She works primarily with adults aged 21 to 65 on relationship concerns, grief, career questions, coping with life changes, and coaching related issues. Sessions often address family system dynamics, aging and chronic illness, and workplace challenges.
Ridenour draws on experience from home- and community-based settings and extended leadership roles in healthcare organizations. That background informs practical help for people navigating job transitions, caregiver strain, or complex medical and aging issues. She also supports communication problems, codependency, attachment difficulties, and forgiveness work.
Her approach mixes methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy. In practice this means talking through thoughts and behaviors, trying small experiments between sessions, and focusing on what matters to the person right now. Worksheets and journaling are options she offers to reinforce work between meetings.
She explains clinical options plainly and helps people weigh practical steps for change. For those using employee assistance programs, her leadership and coaching background can help navigate that process. She works with individuals and couples and tailors conversations to life stage and current stressors.
Sessions are conducted in English and Susan does not accept international clients. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Susan’s approaches shape online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It can be useful for people feeling stuck after a life change or for those uncertain about next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and short experiments to test new ways of responding. It often helps with worry about career decisions, grief responses, or control issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes active listening and building a working relationship so clients can explore thoughts and feelings at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then try methods that fit. She often combines techniques and offers worksheets or journaling to reinforce progress between sessions, and she collaborates on which tools to use.
The therapist's original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other methods are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and worksheets to the session format you choose, helping work continue between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Susan works with relationship difficulties, grief, career questions, coping with life changes, and coaching. She also addresses aging, caregiver stress, attachment issues, body image, cancer-related concerns, and family problems.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a blend of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Imago Relationship Therapy. That looks like discussing thoughts and behaviors, experimenting with small changes, and using reflective listening.
What is her professional background?
She brings 35 years of experience working across the lifespan in home and community settings and has held leadership roles in large healthcare organizations. She has also provided individualized coaching and leadership training.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials: Missouri LCSW and Kansas LSCSW. She practices out of Kansas and works primarily with adults aged 21 to 65.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other formats are available.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Pricing details depend on the subscription plan chosen.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process initiates your first appointment.
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