Susan Beard, LPC

Mississippi · 15 years in practice

Susan Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with 15 years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LPC, Mississippi: 2115 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1437796554 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 15
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Susan

Susan Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and addiction concerns. Susan also supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, stress, and self-esteem problems.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer thinking, and processing difficult memories and feelings. She uses several methods to match what each person needs, including EMDR for trauma-related work.

Background and approach

Susan draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. Dialectical behavior strategies help when emotions feel overwhelming or intense.

She offers short- and long-term work depending on goals. Conversations often include skill practice, goal-setting, and gentle processing of painful experiences. The aim is to build coping tools people can use day to day.

Susan provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a brief matching questionnaire and schedules a time that works for them.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Gender dysphoria
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Jealousy
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Women's issues

Approaches Susan names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence how people connect now. Online sessions use conversation and exercises to identify patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing thoughts and behaviors that cause distress. In teletherapy this often means setting clear goals, practicing small behavioral experiments between sessions, and using worksheets during video calls. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for processing traumatic memories; when delivered online it combines guided discussion with structured bilateral stimulation and step-by-step processing suited to trauma work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide whether to prioritize skills-based work, trauma processing, or a blended plan that shifts as progress is made.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging offers flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and do worksheets together in real time. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while working toward meaningful change.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people coping with trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship stress, grief, self-esteem struggles, and related concerns listed in her specialties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on skill-building, clearer thinking, and processing difficult memories at a pace that fits each person.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working with a broad range of mental health and addiction concerns.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds a Master of Science and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi.

What languages are offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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