Susan Jordan-Kertzner, LPC

Susan Jordan-Kertzner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, career strain, relationship problems, parenting challenges, ADHD, and issues of identity and life purpose. She works with concerns like grief, trauma and abuse, and first responder or veteran-related stress. Her tone is warm and affirming and she emphasizes practical steps people can use right away.

Susan uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice thoughts and choose helpful actions. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and connection. Client-centered principles keep the focus on each person's goals and pace.

Over 19 years of practice, Susan has combined talk work with attention to bodily experience and emotional patterns. She describes her style as interactive and respectful, helping people build clear plans for change and growth. Work can include skill building, shifting unhelpful habits, and exploring personal meaning.

Sessions often focus on concrete problems and doable strategies. Susan supports people through life transitions, parenting stress, burnout, and struggles with self-esteem or control. She also provides coaching-style help for career decisions and life purpose.

Her approach aims to be collaborative: she and the person make a plan together and adjust it over time. People who want to move from feeling stuck to taking deliberate steps often find this practical, steady approach helpful.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take meaningful action even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. It teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and choose behavior that matches what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or panic. It uses practical homework and skill practice to change patterns between sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early or current relationship patterns shape reactions and connection, and it helps people try new ways of relating and feeling safer in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to pick or blend methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. That means the plan can shift over time as people try strategies and see what helps.

Confirm current online session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Many people find therapy by remote means easier to fit into busy lives, to schedule around work, or to avoid travel. Online work can support skill practice between meetings and steady progress on coping, relationships, and life transitions without promising a specific outcome.