Susan Peterman

Susan Peterman is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Louisiana who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and LGBT concerns. She also supports those dealing with intimacy and relationship struggles or major life changes. Her style is open and nonjudgmental, aimed at creating a calm space where clients can speak honestly about what they are feeling.

Peterman draws on practical, goal-oriented methods to address day-to-day problems. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness techniques appear when people need tools for emotional regulation and grounding.

Narrative and solution-focused work are part of her approach when clients want to reframe difficult stories or move quickly toward concrete changes. Sessions tend to be collaborative, with the client and therapist setting clear steps and measuring progress. Peterman emphasizes small, achievable goals that fit into busy lives.

With 13 years as an LPC, she has worked with a range of concerns including attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, and challenges around gender dysphoria and forgiveness. She also addresses complex presentations such as co-morbidity, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder related concerns, and the effects of family-of-origin dynamics.

People who come to her can expect straightforward guidance, skill practice, and a focus on what matters most to them. The aim is practical relief and clearer choices, not quick fixes.

How these approaches work in online therapy