Susan Hewitt, LCSW

Licensed in Kentucky · 27 years in practice

Susan Hewitt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Kentucky: 3272 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Indiana: 34009818A · expires April 2028
NPI: 1144228321 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 27
Languages: English

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About Susan

Susan Hewitt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience. She focuses on creating a warm, affirming, compassionate space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and issues related to LGBT identity. She centers care on the connection between mind, body, and spirit and aims to help people feel heard and understood.

She brings long experience from inpatient and outpatient settings. That work included time in local schools and primary health care clinics, which shaped how she supports practical life needs alongside emotional healing.

Background and approach

She has worked with people facing grief, emotional dysregulation, and compassion fatigue. Susan helps people navigate communication problems, divorce and separation, and the emotional fallout of guilt and shame. She also supports those searching for life purpose and working on self-love.

Panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood disorders are part of her clinical focus. Her approach is holistic and person-centered, blending attention to thoughts, bodily experience, and spiritual concerns. Sessions are meant to be collaborative, with practical steps to manage symptoms and build skills for everyday life.

She aims to tailor work to each person's goals and values. Susan practices in Indiana and holds an LCSW credential. Conversations are conducted in English, and she is familiar with the specific stressors that can affect LGBT people.

She looks for small, steady steps that add up to meaningful change.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Online support

How therapeutic techniques translate to online care

Susan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and personal meaning. One approach emphasizes teaching coping skills and strategies to manage anxiety and panic attacks, such as breathing exercises and step-by-step behavioral practices that reduce symptoms over time. Another approach centers on understanding emotions and improving communication, helping people untangle patterns of guilt, shame, and relationship conflict so they can try new ways of relating.

Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them as needs change, so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that clarity matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing skill practice possible between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, quieter check-ins during a workday, and different ways to keep progress moving forward.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Susan address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and issues affecting LGBT people. Additional areas include compassion fatigue, grief, and mood disorders.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is warm and affirming with a holistic focus on mind, body, and spirit. Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical steps for everyday life.

What is her professional background?

She has 27 years of clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient settings and has worked in schools and primary health care clinics.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She practices in Indiana and holds an LCSW credential, listed as IN LCSW and KY LCSW.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to connect.

How does payment and scheduling work?

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