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Sue Frazier-Bear, LPC

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Sue

Sue Frazier-Bear is a Licensed Professional Counselor with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and major life changes.

Background and approach

She emphasizes dignity and respect, drawing on her own experience as both a clinician and a therapy client to create a compassionate space where individuals can explore painful memories, work through identity concerns including LGBT issues, and build practical coping skills. Sue also brings experience supervising trainees and collaborating with psychiatrists and other mental health professionals.

Her approach blends psychodynamic perspectives with mindfulness-based and compassion-focused techniques, and she integrates Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy concepts when appropriate. Sue works primarily in individual counseling and uses interventions such as guided relaxation, breathing exercises, and practices that support reparenting for adults who experienced childhood abuse.

Based in Tennessee, she holds an LPC credential and offers a thoughtful, client-centered style aimed at helping people find meaning, develop resilience, and move through transitions with increased self-understanding.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems (IFS) supports exploration of internal parts or subpersonalities to help people understand inner conflicts and heal from trauma. In an online setting, this approach can guide clients through gentle internal dialogues and mapping of parts to reduce self-criticism and increase self-compassion. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values, accepting difficult feelings, and taking committed action toward meaningful goals; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions and lends itself to online exercises and values-based homework. Jungian Therapy attends to symbols, dreams, and deeper meaning in a person’s life and can be adapted to virtual work through reflective dialogue and imagery-based interventions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals and will draw from a range of methods to shape sessions that feel useful and manageable. Clients and therapist together can adjust focus and techniques as the work unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing connections through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from wherever the client is located in Tennessee. Sessions conducted remotely can support skills practice, reflective work, and gradual progress toward stated goals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Sue works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem, anger, and career-related stress.
Which therapy approaches are used in sessions?
The practice integrates psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Jungian ideas, and Internal Family Systems concepts to tailor interventions to each client.
How long has the therapist been practicing?
With 20 years of clinical experience, Sue has developed skills through work in education, collaboration with psychiatrists and mentors, and supervising trainees entering the counseling field.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
Sue holds the LPC credential listed as TN LPC 1842 and practices in Tennessee as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Does the therapist provide services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available for remote work?
Clients may connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed via a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAutism and Asperger SyndromeCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDissociationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English