Susan Guerra, LCSW

Licensed in Louisiana · 28 years in practice

Susan Guerra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 4628 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1538526652 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 28
Languages: English

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About Susan

Susan Guerra is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 28 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people facing trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep and eating problems, and career or life transitions.

Susan uses a straightforward, compassionate style. She listens without judgment and works with each person to find a practical plan that fits their life. Sessions focus on real skills people can use between meetings to feel steadier and more capable.

Background and approach

Her background includes many settings such as hospitals, hospice, outpatient clinics, residential treatment, shelters, and school and home environments. That variety shaped an ability to work with complex health and social needs, including chronic illness, caregiver stress, and co-occurring mental health and substance concerns.

Susan draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment strategies, dialectical behavior skills, and emotionally focused, client-centered work. She blends methods to match what an individual needs, emphasizing learning styles that help people apply new skills in daily life. The goal is practical change.

Susan aims to help people develop coping tools, clearer communication, and stronger emotional regulation. She invites people to try realistic steps toward the life they want and adjusts plans as progress is made.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Susan names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence, then building new behaviors that improve mood and functioning. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep and eating issues, and problem-focused goals.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal communication. DBT tools can be helpful for intense emotions, relationship conflict, and impulse-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt strategies that fit their goals, preferences, and daily routine. She tailors exercises and homework so people can try methods and shift course if something does not fit.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for a full therapy session with visual cues. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or to fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow short check-ins, written coaching, and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Susan commonly address?

Susan supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping and eating problems, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and many life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She takes a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize clear coping strategies and skills people can use between meetings.

What is her professional background?

She has 28 years of experience working in hospitals, hospice, outpatient clinics, residential treatment, shelters, schools, and home settings across clinical and community environments.

What credential and region are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and is licensed in Louisiana.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats does she use?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.

How does cost and billing work?

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

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