Profile / United States
Sus Austill, LCSW
Florida
LCSW - addiction and trauma focus
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Mindfulness practice
About Sus
Sus Austill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 37 years of experience based in Florida. She helps people dealing with addiction, trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, relationship and family concerns, and other life changes.
She combines practical tools with conversational work. Sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits and trying different ways of responding. Sus draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches to shape concrete strategies clients can use between sessions.
Her background includes long-term work in mental health, substance use treatment, and crisis stabilization across outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings. She also speaks from long personal experience in recovery and parenting, which informs how she supports practical problem solving and relapse prevention.
Typical work includes mapping family patterns, using motivational interviewing to address substance issues, and bringing mindfulness to stress and impulse control. She uses narrative techniques to help people reframe difficult experiences and genograms to track family history when that is helpful.
Sessions are offered in English and Danish, and Sus accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How Sus blends structured approaches for online work
Client-Centered Therapy is about collaborative listening and following the person’s priorities. The therapist uses open questions and reflection to help people clarify goals and notice what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or impulsivity. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and manage stress in everyday moments.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Sus will work with each person to decide which approach or combination fits their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning can include short practical homework tasks, behavior experiments, and mindfulness practices between sessions.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, offer a quieter setting when needed, allow phone-only check-ins if bandwidth is limited, or support shorter follow-up meetings when that suits your schedule. Licensed professionals can still use the described methods effectively through remote sessions, and Sus adapts tools like genograms, motivational interviewing, CBT exercises, and narrative work for online use.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
37+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Danish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, relationship and family issues, and related concerns such as compassion fatigue and caregiver stress.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to build practical strategies for changing responses. CBT is combined with client-centered conversation and mindfulness exercises when useful.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Sus has 37 years of professional experience in mental health and substance use settings, plus long-term personal experience in recovery and parenting that informs her approach.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, FL LCSW, practicing from Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Danish, and Sus accepts international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
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.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.