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Susan Ridenour, LCSW, LSCSW
Kansas
LCSW Kansas - Relationships and Life Changes
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- Grief support
- Career coaching
About Susan
Susan Ridenour is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW) practicing in Kansas with 35 years of experience. She works primarily with adults ages 21 to 65 on relationship concerns, grief, career questions, and coping with life changes. Her practice also includes coaching support and help with issues related to aging and chronic illness.
Susan draws on practical methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and try different ways of responding. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques to structure sessions. This means sessions often include talking through patterns, trying brief experiments, and using worksheets or journaling between meetings.
Her background includes leadership roles in healthcare and work across community and home settings. That experience shapes how she supports clients facing workplace stress, caregiver strain, or transitions tied to illness and aging. She also addresses attachment, communication problems, body image, and family of origin issues.
Susan offers short coaching-style work as well as more traditional therapy conversations. She can provide worksheets and journaling prompts to practice between sessions and uses messages for brief check-ins when helpful. Many clients use these tools to keep progress moving between appointments.
To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Susan focuses on clear, practical steps so clients can try different ways of responding to problems and see what fits their life.
Practical approaches used for online sessions
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new responses. It breaks problems into small, manageable steps and suits issues like anxiety, grief, and relationship patterns. ACT emphasizes values and committed action, helping people move toward meaningful activities even when difficult feelings are present. Client-centered therapy prioritizes listening and reflecting so clients can find their own solutions and clarify goals.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Susan will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That may mean trying CBT exercises for a few weeks, then adding ACT techniques or using client-centered discussion to sort out next steps.
Confirm the current session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Worksheets, journaling prompts, and messages are tools she regularly offers to support practice between meetings and keep progress moving.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Kansas, Missouri
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on most?
Susan works with relationship issues, grief, career challenges, and coping with life changes. She also addresses aging and geriatric concerns, attachment, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, structured methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered approaches. Sessions often include talking through patterns, brief exercises, and take-home worksheets.
What is her professional background?
She has 35 years of experience and has worked across home and community settings and in leadership roles within healthcare organizations. That background informs her approach to workplace and caregiver concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials with licensure in Missouri (MO LCSW) and Kansas (KS LSCSW) and practices in Kansas.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the selected plan and location.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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