About Susan
Susan Long is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who helps adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and compassion fatigue. She offers a calm, understanding presence and focuses on helping people regain balance and hope. Sessions move at each person’s pace, with attention to practical steps and emotional safety.
Her work centers on listening carefully and responding with empathy. Conversations aim to name what feels overwhelming, identify small changes, and practice new ways of coping.
Background and approach
She often helps people manage panic symptoms, social anxiety, and mood concerns by breaking problems into manageable parts. Susan also supports people coping with life transitions, caregiver burden, workplace stress, and long-term feelings of isolation. She addresses issues like body image, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and finding life purpose in straightforward, relatable terms.
Therapy includes skills for handling day-to-day stress and building self-compassion. With 13 years of experience, Susan balances practical tools with open, nonjudgmental conversation. She encourages clients to set realistic goals and to notice gradual progress.
Her South Carolina practice aims to make counseling feel steady and usable for everyday life. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. The subscription model for sessions can be canceled at any time, and session cost varies with location and therapist availability.
How evidence-based methods guide online work
Many evidence-based techniques focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach teaches breathing and grounding tools to reduce panic and acute anxiety. These techniques help when thoughts escalate and a quick way to steady breathing and attention is needed.Another useful method breaks overwhelming problems into small steps and builds practical coping strategies. This approach is helpful for depression, low motivation, and managing daily stress by focusing on doable actions and gradual change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they’ll try methods and adjust as needed so the plan fits individual needs and life demands.
If you plan to meet online, confirm available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, offer a shorter check-in when time is limited, and remove travel time so more consistent work is possible. Licensed professionals can use online sessions to practice skills, review progress, and support people between in-person visits when that arrangement fits.
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- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English