Licensed clinical social worker recordUtah
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Utah
- LCSW, licence 312328-3501
- NPI
- 1568433811
- Experience
- 18 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Utah
These details come from information Susan supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness practice
About Susan
Susan Keene is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Utah with 18 years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting challenges, attention issues, and related life changes. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people notice what keeps them stuck and try new responses.
Susan centers the work in cognitive behavioral ideas, paying attention to self-talk and the thinking patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation and mindfulness practices to help calm the body and focus attention. Sessions mix discussion with small experiments and skill practice to change everyday habits of thought and action.
Her background combines clinical training with long personal experience of common life problems. That experience informs a direct style that addresses family-of-origin issues, communication problems, codependency, addiction, and compassion fatigue. She also works with people coping with disaster, domestic violence aftermath, and isolation or loneliness.
Susan expects the work to take effort and to include practical tasks between meetings. She encourages curiosity and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She asks people to review and sign practice disclosures and to try platform tools like video tests and group classes when relevant.
Sessions are focused, concrete, and oriented to daily life. People who want an LCSW in Utah with a pragmatic approach to thinking, feeling, and behavior may find her style fits their needs.
BHow sessions work
How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness inform online sessions
Susan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test the thoughts that maintain anxiety and depression. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and encourages small experiments to shift unhelpful thinking patterns.She also teaches Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills include grounding techniques, distress tolerance exercises, and clear communication tools that can be practiced between sessions.
Mindfulness practice appears in sessions as short attention and breathing exercises to calm the nervous system and increase focus. These practices support work on mood, trauma responses, and stress management.
Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try different exercises, and adjust the approach as needed. The focus is on what helps with daily life and relationships, not on labels or guarantees.
Session formats are not detailed in the provided biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commuting time. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency while practicing skills between meetings.
CAreas of focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Utah
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Susan works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses cognitive behavioral approaches, DBT skills, and mindfulness exercises. Sessions combine talk with practical skill practice and small experiments to change thinking and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience providing mental health support and practical problem-solving to people facing common life difficulties.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Utah.
Can sessions be delivered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button. Review and sign the disclosure form before starting.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers