About Suzanne
Suzanne Alley is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 21 years of experience offering a warm, client-centered approach. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and identity-related concerns. Suzanne aims to make therapy a straightforward place to talk, breathe, and plan small steps forward.
She uses clear, goal-focused methods to help people manage symptoms and rebuild routines. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new coping skills, and setting realistic next steps.
Background and approach
Suzanne blends cognitive behavioral ideas with solution-focused conversations to keep work practical and measurable. Motivational interviewing is part of her style when clients want help moving through change. That approach supports people who feel stuck or uncertain about next actions.
Trauma-focused work is also available for those processing painful memories or dissociation, with attention to pacing and safety. Suzanne also supports those facing caregiver strain, grief, end-of-life concerns, and midlife transitions. She addresses issues related to LGBTQ experiences, gender dysphoria, and family of origin when they affect mood or relationships.
Her practice includes attention to co-occurring substance concerns and mood disorders. Therapy is explained in plain terms and tailored to each person. Suzanne helps clients build resilience, reduce shame, and move toward clearer values and life purpose.
People leave sessions with specific strategies to try between meetings.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following each person's priorities. The therapist asks open questions, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set the pace so sessions match their needs. This approach helps with stress, identity questions, and building self-compassion.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. Online CBT involves short exercises, thought records, and concrete behavioral tasks that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and depression.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel stuck about making changes. It uses reflective listening and small goal-setting to increase motivation and movement toward healthier choices, which can help with addiction, lifestyle shifts, and career decisions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose strategies that match goals, needs, and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what feels manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping tools, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English