Susan Jordan-Kertzner, LPC

Susan Jordan-Kertzner is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 19 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, midlife transitions, career crossroads, ADHD concerns, and relationship or parenting challenges. Her style is warm and interactive, and she aims to create practical plans clients can use between sessions.

Susan blends several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy principles and dialectical skills help people tolerate difficult emotions while moving toward meaningful goals.

Her work often focuses on life direction and purpose, helping people navigate big changes such as midlife reassessment, separation, or career shifts. She also supports those coping with trauma, grief, postpartum depression, panic, and the stresses of caregiving or first responder roles. LGBT concerns and veteran or armed forces issues are listed among her areas of focus.

Susan combines talk-based strategies with mindfulness and somatic awareness to help clients notice how thoughts, feelings, and body sensations interact. She approaches coaching and therapy with practical steps and collaborative problem solving. Progress plans are tailored and measurable so clients can see what’s changing.

People who choose her can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space and an emphasis on skills they can apply in daily life. She encourages people to take small, consistent steps toward clearer priorities and greater well-being.

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take actions that reflect their values. It is useful for anxiety, midlife questions, and making purposeful changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior, teaching concrete skills to reduce symptoms like panic or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which can help with relationship stress and codependency.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods best match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice often evolves as therapy proceeds, and she adapts techniques as progress becomes clear.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or offering an option when scheduling across time zones. Working with a licensed professional online still focuses on skill building, values-based planning, and practical tools you can use between sessions.