Susan Guerra, LCSW

Susan Guerra, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Louisiana with 28 years of practice. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem, depression, LGBT issues, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Her approach combines practical strategies and conversational, client-centered work focused on things people can use day to day.

Guerra draws from several evidence-based methods to guide sessions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform her work with strong emotions and relational concerns. She places emphasis on skills people can practice between meetings.

Her background includes work across medical and behavioral settings. She has experience in home health, hospice, psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, residential substance-abuse programs, women’s shelters, mental health centers, and school settings. That range has shaped a practical, problem-solving orientation.

Sessions aim to identify concrete goals and small, manageable steps toward them. Guerra says she uses varied learning methods so clients can try different ways of understanding and coping. People can expect straightforward conversations and an emphasis on applying new skills in daily life.

She also lists additional focus areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, codependency, commitment and communication problems, aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related concerns, blended family issues, co-morbidity, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are accepted.

Therapeutic approaches used in remote work