Dr. Susan Wise, LPC

Dr. Susan Wise is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship pain, parenting strain, sleep trouble, addiction, and compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns related to LGBT issues, career stress, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life decisions, jealousy, veteran and armed forces issues, and multicultural matters.

Her style is straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings as well as talking things through in the room.

Dr. Wise uses a mix of evidence-informed approaches to match the problem at hand. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help clarify values, cognitive behavioral methods to spot unhelpful thoughts and habits, and attachment-informed work to look at close relationships. Dialectical behavior ideas and client-centered listening are part of the toolbox when emotion regulation or strong feelings come up.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration. You and she set goals together and pick strategies that feel doable. Progress is measured in concrete changes, not labels.

For people coming from different cultures or military backgrounds, she aims to be sensitive to the ways identity affects stress and coping. She offers sessions in English and Esperanto and accepts international clients. To begin, the usual first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on availability.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are hard. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and low motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and practicing concrete exercises to change them. It can help with depression, sleep problems, and anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and patterns in close connections, which can be helpful for relationship distress and jealousy.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs evolve, and sessions are adjusted to match what helps most.

The original biography does not specify which online or in-person session formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins from quieter surroundings. Some formats also work better for brief progress updates or for people who prefer not to use video. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt exercises like ACT values work or CBT homework to work well in online settings.