Dr. Suzanne Degges-White , LCMHC, LCPC

Dr. Suzanne Degges-White brings 24 years of clinical experience to her counseling work, helping people navigate relationship challenges, family conflicts, identity questions, and life transitions. She holds the credentials LCMHC and LCPC - designations that indicate advanced training and licensure to provide mental health counseling - and integrates a range of therapeutic perspectives to meet each person's needs.

Her practice emphasizes the client as the expert of their own story, and she aims to build on clients' existing strengths while supporting change. Whether clients are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, self-esteem, parenting concerns, or intimacy and relationship issues, she focuses on practical strategies that increase resilience and improve day-to-day functioning.

Using a primarily humanistic stance, she draws selectively from cognitive and behavioral techniques, existential ideas, Jungian concepts, and other theories when appropriate. She often assigns brief, skills-based homework such as journaling or targeted readings to reinforce progress between sessions. Dr. Degges-White approaches therapy as a collaborative process - helping clients clarify goals, explore new perspectives, and take steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Dr. Degges-White

Dr. Degges-White frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and situations that involve change or uncertainty.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, a humanistic approach that centers the client’s own perspective and strengths. This approach emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration, supporting clients who want to increase self-understanding, confidence, and agency.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool she employs to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT offers practical strategies for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other common concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Degges-White works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and together they tailor methods that fit each person’s situation.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions. These formats allow clients to access therapy from different locations and to choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable for them.