About Suzanne
Suzanne Baer helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She has 22 years of experience as a licensed clinician and speaks English. Suzanne keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps.
She works from a genuine, compassionate stance and adapts to each person's needs. Conversations aim to be interactive and respectful, with space for the client to set the pace. Suzanne uses clear tools and homework when those fit the goals.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in inpatient drug and alcohol treatment, sexual abuse counseling, and community mental health. That variety shaped a flexible skill set for different life problems and crisis moments. She also draws on experience mentoring and coaching people through big changes.
In-session, Suzanne may use techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses client-centered methods that focus on listening and building trust. Motivational interviewing and mindfulness strategies appear when clients want help with change and self-regulation.
Suzanne describes her role as a guide who encourages, challenges, and supports progress. She helps people set small goals and track steps forward. To begin, people follow the service's sign-up flow and schedule sessions that match their needs.
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and helping people feel heard. It emphasizes building trust and shaping sessions around the client's goals, which helps when someone needs validation and guidance through hard choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and actions and gives clear tools to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It often uses short exercises and homework to make changes between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping and communication, which can help with crisis moments and relationship strain.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist and client discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit. That collaborative process can include mixing techniques so the plan stays practical and relevant as issues change.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video is good for fuller discussion and visual cues. Phone calls work when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed. Live chat or text works well for brief check-ins, structured exercises, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options increase flexibility and help maintain momentum between in-person commitments.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English