Susan Beard, LPC

Susan Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi with 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. She works with individuals and couples facing addictions, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related concerns, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, anxiety and stress, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting difficulties, sleep and eating concerns, and questions around intimacy and sexual health. Her practice also includes focused work with ADHD, autism spectrum concerns, dissociation, process and substance addictions, and complications related to trauma and post-traumatic stress.

Susan integrates a range of therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs, drawing on methods such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma, cognitive behavioral techniques to reshape unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and dialectical strategies for emotion regulation and coping. She emphasizes collaborative care that centers the client’s goals and preferences while using practical, evidence-informed tools to foster change.

Known for creating an open, nonjudgmental space, Susan aims to empower people as they take the often difficult first steps toward greater well-being. She frames therapy as a partnership in which clients’ strengths are acknowledged and new skills are developed to help navigate life transitions, relationship challenges, and recovery from addiction.