Janice Suskey
Compassionate therapist blending practical tools and empathy
LPC, LMHC Arkansas
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Janice
Janice Suskey is a licensed counselor with two decades of clinical experience practicing in Arkansas. She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and draws on a wide range of therapeutic methods to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles.
Background and approach
Her work also includes support for parenting challenges, caregiving stress, blended family dynamics, communication problems, and issues tied to guilt, shame, and forgiveness. Her approach is collaborative and individualized, blending evidence-based techniques like cognitive behavioral therapy with client-centered listening, dialectical behavior strategies, emotionally-focused work, and hypnotherapy when appropriate.
Janice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each person’s circumstances and goals. She encourages anyone taking the first step toward therapy to recognize that beginning care is an important act of courage and self-care.
Clients can expect a therapist who aims to meet them where they are, clarify priorities, and use practical tools alongside deeper emotional processing to help build coping skills and improve daily functioning.
Approach-Focused Online Therapy with Practical Techniques
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical exercises to change emotions and behavior; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many daily coping challenges. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, giving space for clients to explore concerns at their own pace while the therapist supports growth and self-direction. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful for intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and improving coping under stress.
Figuring out which approach or combination will help most is part of the therapeutic process. Janice works collaboratively to assess a person’s goals, preferences, and needs, and she tailors interventions rather than applying a single method by default. This allows clients to try practical strategies while also addressing deeper emotional themes as appropriate.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility and easier access from home or other locations. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and choose the format that best fits a person’s lifestyle and comfort level.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Florida, Arkansas
Languages
English