Susan Jentoft, LPC

Susan Jentoft is an LPC with 25 years of experience helping people work through emotional and life challenges. She focuses on everyday concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than jargon. In sessions she listens for what matters most to each person and then builds simple, usable strategies. She often addresses sleep and eating issues, parenting strain, work stress, and coping with major life changes. Susan also supports people facing grief, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and challenges with self-esteem and intimacy. Her work uses a mix of approaches to fit the person rather than a single method. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people live by their values even when emotions are hard. Susan pays attention to practical skills such as communication, problem solving, and managing anger. She helps people dealing with career shifts, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and long-term conditions like bipolar disorder. Additional focuses include body image, codependency, and coping after disasters. Based in Mississippi, she brings a calm, respectful style. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused, with skills people can use between meetings. People who want clear steps and patient listening often find this approach helpful.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, chronic stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can help with depression, anxiety, sleep, and eating issues. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience, with the therapist offering empathic listening and support as people work through their concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can include skill practice, gentle experiments, or values-based planning depending on what feels most useful.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as those options may vary. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use mindfulness and CBT tools in the moment between sessions. Ask about current scheduling and format options to find what fits.