Susan Jordan-Kertzner

Susan Jordan-Kertzner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with nearly two decades of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, career questions, parenting challenges, ADHD, and grief. Her manner is warm and affirming, and she aims to make therapy a straightforward, practical experience.

Susan uses a range of approaches to meet each person's needs. She draws on mindfulness practices to help people stay present and reduce reactivity. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with clearer choices. Attachment-based ideas are woven in when relationships and security feel central to the concern.

Sessions tend to focus on what feels most pressing right now and on small steps that make life easier. She partners with clients to create a short-term growth plan and also addresses longer-term goals when needed. Coaching techniques are available for career and life-purpose questions.

Susan describes her style as interactive and respectful. She listens closely, asks practical questions, and offers exercises people can try between sessions. Her experience includes work with trauma-related issues, caregiver stress, first responder concerns, and postpartum depression among other areas.

People meet her to clarify values, develop coping skills, and rebuild confidence after difficult changes. She accepts clients from the United States and internationally, and works in English.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and physical sensations without getting swept away by them. In online sessions this can mean short guided breathing or grounding practices and checking how those skills fit into daily routines. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small, meaningful steps toward them while learning to live with difficult feelings. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, life transitions, and people seeking clearer purpose. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship patterns shape present reactions and communication. When relationship concerns or caregiver stress are central, this perspective supports building safer ways of relating and clearer boundaries.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and comfort level. She emphasizes practical exercises and a short growth plan that can be adjusted as progress is made.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when necessary, and reduce travel time. Many people find that remote sessions let them practice skills in real life between meetings, which helps translate therapy into daily routine.