Suzanne Baer, LCPC

Suzanne Baer is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) in Illinois with 22 years of experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Her approach is warm and straightforward and aimed at practical change.

She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, client-centered methods, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative ideas. Sessions focus on real-life strategies and clearer thinking. Conversations are tailored to each person's situation rather than a fixed formula.

Suzanne's background includes work in inpatient drug and alcohol treatment, sexual abuse counseling, and community mental health. That breadth gives her familiarity with complex, overlapping problems like co-morbidity, chronic pain, caregiver stress, and communication difficulties.

In the therapy room she emphasizes collaboration. She listens, asks questions, and helps people test small changes between sessions. She also uses skills practice for emotion regulation, mindful attention, and breaking unhelpful patterns of behavior.

People often come with relationship stress, abandonment wounds, body image or commitment concerns, or the fallout of divorce and separation. Suzanne offers concrete tools for coping and building new habits. Her style is encouraging, candid, and focused on progress that fits each person's life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Suzanne often uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT sessions typically include setting goals, practicing skills, and testing small changes between meetings. Client-centered therapy is another part of her work and focuses on listening closely, reflecting what matters, and building a trusting conversation so clients can find their own answers.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Suzanne will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and daily life, then shape sessions to fit. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting techniques together as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and practical options. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation when deeper interaction is useful. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, quick skill reminders, or situations where typing feels more comfortable. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations.