Sus Austill, LCSW

Sus Austill is an LCSW who draws on decades of lived and clinical experience to support people working through addiction, trauma, and major life changes. She combines practical conversation with steady presence so clients can tell their story and find clearer next steps. Sus brings a long recovery journey and many years in behavioral health to her sessions, which shapes how she listens and responds.

She has 37 years of professional experience in mental health settings. That includes work with substance use challenges, crisis stabilization, and people facing grief, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Sus has also supported those dealing with compassion fatigue, moral injury, and the stresses tied to caregiving and serious illness.

Her approach is flexible and collaborative. Sessions often mix client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral ideas, motivational interviewing, narrative work, and mindfulness practices. Clients can expect practical tools alongside space to reflect and tell their story.

Sus has worked across outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings. She mentions long personal experience in recovery and parenting, which informs how she supports people facing addiction and family-related concerns. Her practice is attentive to issues common in LGBTQ+ communities and to those feeling isolated.

Sessions are offered in English and Danish, and she accepts international clients. To begin, people follow the site process to match and schedule a session based on availability. The subscription model used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what she hears, and helps people make sense of their experience. This approach is useful when someone needs a safe place to tell their story and decide what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions. It looks for patterns that keep someone stuck and offers straightforward tools to try between sessions. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and some aspects of addiction recovery.

Motivational Interviewing emphasizes a person’s own reasons for change. It uses open questions and gentle reflection to strengthen motivation and plan small steps. This method is commonly used with people facing substance use and other behavior changes.

Finding the best approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk about options and try methods that fit the client’s goals, pace, and preferences. Sessions may shift over time as needs change, and the therapist adapts tools to what helps most.

The biography does not specify exact online formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use the same approaches online to teach skills, review work between sessions, and support recovery and coping in everyday routines.