About Sue
Sue Ann O'Brien is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She centers sessions on practical steps and clear conversation so clients can begin feeling steadier sooner. Sue Ann treats relationship concerns and communication problems by helping callers notice patterns and try small experiments in how they relate.
She also supports people who struggle with panic attacks, mood shifts, guilt, shame, or a sense of isolation.
Background and approach
Her way of working is collaborative. She listens for strengths in each person’s story and uses those strengths to build routines and skills that fit day-to-day life. Sessions are focused on what a person needs right now and what might help in the coming weeks.
Sue Ann offers coaching-style support when someone needs practical planning alongside therapy. That may mean breaking big problems into short steps, practicing new responses, or setting manageable goals to reduce overwhelm. Sessions are offered from Arizona and conducted in English.
People connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. The first step is to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits the client’s calendar.
Evidence-based techniques and online care that fit your life
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often focus on skills you can practice between sessions. One common approach teaches anxiety and panic management through breathing, grounding, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations to reduce avoidance. Another approach emphasizes mood regulation and activity planning to lift low mood by changing daily routines and small behaviors that affect energy and motivation.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what has helped before, then adjusts strategies over time. Together they try methods that feel practical and track progress so adjustments are straightforward.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video helps with face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or messaging works for quick check-ins or reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and busy days.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English