About Susanne
Susanne "Susy" Hoben helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She works with issues around self-esteem, motivation, and major life changes. Susy emphasizes a straightforward and compassionate approach for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Susy holds an IL LCPC, which is the credential listed for her practice. She brings 13 years of professional experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can use between meetings. Conversations are aimed at understanding patterns and identifying small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Sessions are set up to be open and nonjudgmental. Susy encourages people to talk about what matters to them and to name tough feelings without pressure. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, and she can discuss topics related to autism and Asperger Syndrome when relevant.
Her work also addresses relationship concerns such as communication problems, commitment worries, and codependency. She supports people dealing with body image, caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and a range of personality-related concerns like avoidant or dependent tendencies. Clients can expect a collaborative style.
Susy helps create goals and then uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to reach them. The aim is steady progress through concrete tools, clearer thinking, and improved coping skills.
How evidence-based approaches fit into online care
Susy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical change. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people learn different ways to respond to stressful thoughts and situations.Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship patterns. It looks at how early relationships shape current communication and closeness. Working on these patterns can improve how someone connects, sets boundaries, and manages conflict in relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Susy will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then recommend techniques that fit. The plan is adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing skills practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people choose the format that best fits their life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English