Suzanne Towne, LCSW, LICSW

Suzanne Towne is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a compassionate, strengths-based approach to therapy. Holding the credentials LCSW and LICSW - which indicate her qualifications as a licensed clinical social worker - she combines clinical training with long experience across psychiatric and community settings. Suzanne began her career as a psychiatric registered nurse and later transitioned to providing psychotherapy, working in inpatient psychiatric units with people facing eating disorders, chemical dependency, and a range of intensive childhood and adult psychiatric concerns. She has also supported individuals, couples, groups, children, and foster parents in community mental health and therapeutic foster care programs.

Suzanne believes that people often carry the seeds of their own solutions and that therapy can offer the guidance needed to discover and follow that path. She adapts a mix of therapeutic techniques to match each person’s comfort level and goals, emphasizing collaboration so clients can steer their own change. Suzanne works with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples across many challenges, including stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, trauma, grief, relationship issues, addictions, mood disorders, and self-esteem difficulties.

For clinical sessions she finds live video and phone work most effective for engagement and connection, and she does not use live chat as a primary method for conducting sessions. Suzanne welcomes the opportunity to build a trusting therapeutic relationship and to help clients move toward the life changes they seek.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Suzanne Towne draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor online therapy to each client's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify what matters most, and take committed steps toward a meaningful life - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, empathetic relationship where the client’s perspective guides the work; this approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical skills to change them, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and coping with specific symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Suzanne works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances, and she adjusts techniques as progress unfolds. Clients are partners in deciding the pace and focus of treatment.

Online therapy with Suzanne can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling, reduced travel time, and easier access for those balancing work, family, or caregiving responsibilities. These options make it simpler to maintain consistent care and to continue therapy through life changes.