- Guilt and shame work
- Skills for coping
- Narrative and mindfulness
About Susannah
Susannah Davis is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Vermont with ten years in private practice and a long background in school counseling and mental health work. She helps people with relationship struggles, grief, self-esteem, career changes, trauma, sleep problems, parenting concerns, anger, ADHD, and related issues including guilt and shame. Susannah uses practical approaches and draws on decades of work in schools, residential care, and therapeutic foster settings.
She describes a relational, client-centered style that emphasizes listening and collaboration. Early sessions focus on what matters most now and on setting clear goals. She uses evidence-based techniques and adapts methods to fit each person's situation rather than relying on a single method.
Her experience includes 18 years as a licensed school counselor and roles as an art therapy facilitator, sub-acute residential counselor, and therapeutic foster care provider. That background informs how she works with life transitions, parenting stress, and complex grief. The LCMHC credential is shown as VT LCMHC.
In practical terms, she talks through coping skills, steps for managing upsetting memories and reactions, and ways to rebuild confidence after hard experiences. Sessions can include skills practice, grounding or mindfulness, and narrative work to make sense of events. She discusses and agrees on specific techniques at the outset of counseling.
People looking for help with feelings of guilt or shame can expect direct conversation about those emotions and concrete tools to reduce their burden. If you want to begin, the process includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
How evidence-based methods work in online sessions
Susannah uses a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments; this can help with guilt-driven rumination and low mood. Mindfulness-based practices teach simple attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and improve sleep. Narrative work invites people to tell and reframe their story so painful events feel less defining.Choosing the right combination of approaches is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and comfort with different methods, and she helps decide which techniques to try first. That collaboration guides whether sessions emphasize skills practice, memory processing, or exploring life patterns.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, shorten commuting time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people use audio-only or video in ways that suit their bandwidth and energy. Ask about current session formats when you complete the questionnaire and schedule your first session.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Vermont
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, career and life changes, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, parenting concerns, anger, ADHD, and related areas such as guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She talks directly about those emotions and uses practical tools like narrative techniques, mindfulness, and skills practice to help people understand and manage them.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years in private practice and over 35 years working in school counseling, therapeutic foster care, residential settings, and art therapy facilitation.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Vermont LCMHC and practices out of Vermont.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
The original biography did not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.