Dr. Susan Frauenholtz, LISW, LCSW

Licensed in Iowa · 20 years in practice

Dr. Susan Frauenholtz offers a client-centered approach that focuses on understanding each person’s needs and goals.

License and registration

LISW, Iowa: 06146 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Virginia: 0904015073 · expires June 2026
LCSW, Utah: 13834085-3501 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1154526424 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Susan

Dr. Susan Frauenholtz offers a client-centered approach that focuses on understanding each person’s needs and goals. She listens closely and helps people identify steps they can take to feel less overwhelmed.

Her style is direct but warm, aimed at building confidence and better day-to-day coping. With 20 years of experience, Susan brings practical tools and calm guidance to common struggles like anxiety, depression, and stress. She also helps people dealing with trauma, grief, addiction, ADHD, and relationship concerns.

Background and approach

Her work includes support for issues such as caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, seasonal affective disorder, and finding life purpose. Susan uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses. She draws on solution-focused and motivational methods to set small, achievable goals.

Narrative therapy ideas are used to help people rethink personal stories that hold them back. Sessions are shaped around what each person prefers and needs. The emphasis is on practical strategies you can use between sessions, and on building skills for managing emotions, sleep, eating, and daily routines.

She helps people work through relationship and parenting strain without assuming a one-size-fits-all plan. Susan holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices in Utah. She offers flexible session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

International clients can be seen, and sessions are conducted in English.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Susan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Forgiveness
Life purpose
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Women's issues

Approaches Susan names

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Online support

How these approaches work online

Client-centered therapy starts by focusing on the person rather than the problem; the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to build trust and identify what matters most. This approach helps with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and life transitions by creating a collaborative space for change.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete techniques to change patterns that increase distress. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood concerns by practicing new responses between sessions.

Motivational interviewing is a brief, goal-oriented method that helps people find their own reasons to change. It works well for addictions, ambivalence about change, and building commitment to new habits.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and what feels useful in early sessions. Adjustments are made as progress unfolds so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a full session is needed. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for a quieter check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter updates, ongoing encouragement, or when scheduling quick conversations is easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns are addressed?

Susan works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, and related issues such as ADHD, bipolar, addictions, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She takes a client-centered, practical approach that combines cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to set achievable goals.

What is her background and experience?

She has 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate life changes, relationship stress, and trauma, with additional focus on caregiver and cancer-related concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

Susan holds LISW and LCSW credentials and practices out of Utah.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

Appointments can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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