Susan Ridenour, LCSW, LSCSW

Susan Ridenour is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Kansas. She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials and brings 35 years of clinical experience to work with adults. She meets people who are navigating relationships, grief, career challenges, and life transitions. She also supports clients coping with aging, chronic illness, and caregiving strain.

Susan blends practical tools with a direct, compassionate approach. She offers worksheets and may suggest journaling to help people practice between sessions. She has experience in leadership and coaching, and that background can help clients who are managing workplace stress or using an employee assistance program.

Sessions focus on what matters most to each person. Susan listens to personal stories and helps identify small, workable steps. She encourages clients to set goals that fit their daily life and values. Many people use messages or written exercises to deepen work between meetings.

Her work includes attention to attachment and communication patterns. She helps people facing divorce, family of origin issues, or codependency. Susan also supports those dealing with cancer, body image, dissociation, and co-morbidity concerns.

The practice uses familiar therapeutic approaches to guide change. Susan helps clients learn new behaviors, notice unhelpful thoughts, and clarify what matters most to them. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and invites clients to shape the pace and focus of the work.

How her approaches can work online

Susan uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in straightforward ways. ACT helps people clarify personal values and take small steps toward them, which can be useful for career changes, chronic illness management, or grief. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation so clients can shape goals and pace.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and try different behaviors. CBT can help with communication problems, anxiety about life changes, and unhelpful thinking that fuels relationship conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Susan works with each person to determine which methods fit their needs and preferences. The client and therapist decide together whether to emphasize values work, skills practice, or reflective conversation.

Session formats are not specified in this profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow use of written worksheets and journaling between meetings, and support steady progress without long travel. Therapists often adapt tools and homework to match each person's schedule and goals, helping therapy fit into everyday life.