Susan Jentoft, LPC

Susan Jentoft is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes. Her work often focuses on improving relationships, coping with loss, and managing work and family pressures.

She uses practical, talk-based methods to help people sort out what matters and take small steps forward. Sessions focus on clear goals, simple skills, and ways to handle intense feelings when they come up. She listens for patterns in thinking and behavior and helps people try new responses in daily life.

Susan adapts her approach to each person’s needs rather than using the same plan for everyone. She draws from methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions. Mindfulness practices and emotionally focused work also appear when they fit the issue at hand.

Many people seek her help for relationship or family tensions, coping with addiction or trauma, and problems with eating, sleep, or self-esteem. She also supports people facing career transitions, caregiving burdens, and compassion fatigue. Her practice includes attention to aging and medical-related concerns.

Sessions are conducted in English and she works with clients in Mississippi and with international clients. Getting started is straightforward: complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. Susan aims to keep the process clear and manageable for people under stress.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and committing to actions that matter, even when difficult emotions are present. It helps people who struggle with anxiety, stress, or feeling stuck find direction and act on what they care about.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks for links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits, which can ease symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and emphasizes empathic listening. This approach helps people feel heard, explore their concerns, and discover their own answers with gentle guidance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences, and help choose or blend methods that best fit the situation. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.

If you plan to use online therapy, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists can also adapt exercises and mindfulness practices for a virtual session so work continues between meetings.