Susan Peterman, LPC

Susan Peterman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Louisiana with 13 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing guilt and shame and related family and relationship struggles.

Susan keeps sessions straightforward. She listens to what matters most and helps people name patterns that keep them stuck. She uses concrete tools from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and strong emotions.

She also draws on mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people notice how past stories affect present feelings. Solution-focused methods are used to set small, doable goals and track progress between visits. The emphasis is on practical steps rather than abstract theory.

Susan says she is open-minded and nonjudgmental in session. She encourages direct conversation about faith, family, identity, and the places guilt or shame show up in relationships. Sessions are an opportunity to talk through what’s weighing someone down and to try different ways of responding.

Her background includes work with relationship conflict, attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, and gender dysphoria. She has experience with co-morbidity and some developmental diagnoses such as autism and Asperger syndrome. People who want a clear, down-to-earth approach often find her style helpful.

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