Sus Austill , LCSW

Sus Austill is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida who offers steady, experienced support to individuals and families navigating complicated life challenges. She frames therapy as a collaborative walk alongside each person - providing practical tools, offering new directions when needed, and creating space for clients to tell their stories in a calm, respectful way.

Her work spans addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, anxiety and depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, bipolar disorder, intimacy issues, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include cancer and caregiver stress, codependency, domestic violence, substance use disorders, family of origin issues, veteran and first responder concerns, gender dysphoria, and struggles with guilt, shame, isolation, or life purpose.

Sus brings long-term personal recovery experience and years of professional practice with children, adolescents, adults, and families across outpatient, residential, and inpatient settings. Her approach is integrative and responsive - she draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative techniques to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. She particularly welcomes people who feel marginalized or isolated and works with international clients as well as those in Florida.

In sessions she emphasizes empathetic listening, practical coping skills, and collaboration to help clients navigate rough ground and move toward clearer, more manageable steps forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sus Austill uses client-centered therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of the work - she listens with empathy, supports clients in defining their own goals, and adapts interventions to match each individual's pace and values. This approach is helpful for people seeking validation, stronger self-understanding, and a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

She also employs cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and many practical life challenges by teaching concrete skills for managing symptoms and improving day-to-day functioning.

Mindfulness therapy is part of her practice as well, offering techniques to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness can support people coping with trauma, stress, addiction triggers, and emotional regulation difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sus works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts strategies over time as circumstances change and progress emerges.

Online therapy with Sus is delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling, accessibility for those who cannot meet in person, and multiple ways to stay connected between sessions. These options help clients maintain continuity of care while fitting treatment into busy or changing lives.