Susan Ridenour

Susan Ridenour is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW and LSCSW credentials and 35 years of experience in healthcare and counseling. She practices in Kansas and focuses on adults seeking help with relationships, grief, career shifts, and coping with major life changes. Susan also offers coaching-style support for people wanting practical steps forward.

Her background includes work across the lifespan and time in home and community settings. She has experience with aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, cancer-related issues, and family of origin dynamics. That breadth helps when problems cross medical, emotional, and practical lines.

Susan mixes clear, practical techniques with a person-centered stance. She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and align choices with values. Sessions may include worksheets, journaling prompts, and brief exercises to practice between meetings.

She has also held leadership roles in large healthcare organizations and completed intensive leadership trainings, which can support clients navigating workplace or employee assistance program benefits. Susan frames therapy as a collaborative effort and aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space for personal work.

People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation, practical tools, and help planning next steps. To begin, clients follow the site's Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire to arrange sessions according to scheduling options.

Approaches that guide online work

Susan commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when helping people remotely. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them, which can help with grief, life transitions, and caregiver stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room and uses empathic listening to help people feel heard and explore their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than following a fixed program.

If you plan to pursue online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are set by the therapist and platform. Many people appreciate online sessions because they can fit meetings into a busy week, use journaling tools between appointments, or focus on short check-ins when time is limited. The therapist will help shape a plan that fits daily life and therapeutic goals.