Therapist profile
Susan Yvette Underwood, LPC
Arizona
Licensed Professional Counselor - Trauma and LGBT support
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Arizona / LPC-23932; LPC, Colorado / LPC.0004462
- NPI
- 1376968164
- Experience
- 20 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
About
- Self-esteem work
- Codependency support
- Eating issues
About Susan
Susan Yvette Underwood is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing trauma, eating and food-related struggles, issues around sexual identity, self-esteem concerns, and coping with life changes. Susan focuses on practical skills that help people communicate more clearly and reconnect with their sense of purpose.
Susan helps people who are coping with abuse, domestic violence, dissociation, and the emotional fallout of family-of-origin problems. She also supports those dealing with isolation, grief over midlife shifts, and challenges related to aging and geriatric issues. Codependency and difficulties setting boundaries are named areas she addresses.
Her style is collaborative and direct. Sessions often involve learning specific tools for mood regulation, reducing shame, and managing eating-related behaviors. She works on communication skills so clients can express needs without losing themselves.
Susan brings practical strategies for navigating trauma symptoms, panic, and social anxiety. She assists people in processing guilt and forgiveness so they can move forward with clearer goals. Her work includes attention to sexual culture topics such as BDSM and kink when those issues affect a person’s relationships or self-image.
Clients can expect straightforward, skills-focused sessions aimed at steady progress. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session that will clarify goals and next steps.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on concrete skills and clear goals. For trauma-related work she uses approaches that teach grounding, emotion regulation, and processing of traumatic memories in manageable steps. Those methods help when intrusive memories, panic, or dissociation get in the way of daily life.Another common approach centers on behavioral strategies for eating and self-esteem. This involves building regular routines around food and activity, identifying unhelpful thoughts, and practicing small behavioral changes to reduce shame and isolation. These techniques are useful for people struggling with eating-related patterns and long-standing self-criticism.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation guides whether sessions emphasize skills, trauma processing, or behavioral change.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping therapy consistent during life transitions. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to maintain regular check-ins, schedule shorter follow-ups, or avoid travel time, which helps therapy fit into everyday life without changing the therapeutic focus.
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Additional focus areas
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Colorado
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Susan works with trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, eating and food-related problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on skills for communication, mood regulation, and reducing shame.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) holding CO LPC and AZ LPC credentials and practices in Arizona.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.