Susanna Cheatham, LPC

Susanna Cheatham is an Alabama Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 30 years of experience. She works with adults facing problems such as stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, depression, addictions, anger, and struggles with intimacy and self-esteem. Susanna emphasizes practical work in sessions and respects the client's role in making decisions about their care.

She takes a team approach where the client leads the goals. Sessions focus on evidence-based methods aimed at finding workable strategies and clearer thinking. Susanna uses straightforward tools to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning rather than vague promises.

Her background spans many settings and clients over three decades, so she has encountered a wide range of life problems. She names trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and issues like abandonment and attachment as areas she addresses. This experience informs how she structures treatment and plans practical steps.

Susanna draws on methods such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. In practice she mixes these approaches to match the problem being worked on, for example using CBT techniques for panic or DBT skills for intense emotions.

Outside of work she lives in Alabama with her husband and pets and values family time with her children and grandchildren. Her long career and steady focus on practical solutions shape how she helps people manage anger and other life stresses.

How her approaches translate to online sessions