Susanne "Susy" Hoben

Susanne "Susy" Hoben is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, low self-esteem, depression, and the challenge of coping with life changes. She also focuses on concerns such as attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and aspects of kink and alternative sex culture when they affect well-being.

Susy keeps sessions direct and practical. She encourages people to talk through what feels stuck and to identify small, doable steps forward. Conversations cover how thoughts, behaviors, and relationships interact, and she helps people notice patterns that keep problems repeating.

Her background includes long-term work with a range of mood and interpersonal concerns, and she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. That can include looking at how past relationships shape present choices, and building clearer ways to communicate needs and boundaries.

People can expect straightforward conversation about real-life problems. Susy aims to help clients practice new skills between sessions and check what does and doesn’t work. She uses her LCPC training from Illinois to inform how she structures treatment and tracks progress.

For someone unsure what comes next, Susy focuses on practical steps that fit everyday life. She helps clarify options, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen decision-making. To start, a short matching questionnaire and an initial session are used to shape goals and the path forward.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques guide Susy’s work by focusing on observable patterns and practical changes. One approach looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and anxiety, helping people practice new ways of thinking and acting to reduce distress. Another approach examines attachment and relationship patterns, exploring how past connections shape current communication and closeness, which can help with relationship strain and abandonment concerns.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. She collaborates with clients to pick approaches that fit goals and day-to-day needs, and she adjusts methods as progress is reviewed. That collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and focused on real problems like decision-making, coping with change, and improving communication.

Confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can attend between obligations. Therapists and licensed professionals generally use these conveniences to help clients keep momentum while testing what actually helps in daily life.