Susan Ridenour, LCSW, LSCSW

Susan Ridenour is a clinically licensed therapist based in Kansas who holds LCSW and LSCSW credentials. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LSCSW denotes Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, reflecting advanced clinical training in social work.

With 35 years of professional healthcare experience, she brings a broad and varied background to her clinical work, having supported people across the life span in multiple settings including home- and community-based care. Her practice focuses primarily on adults ages 21 to 65, working with individuals and couples who seek help with relationships, family systems and dynamics, grief and loss, life transitions, aging and chronic illness, spiritual and personal growth, and career or workplace challenges.

Ridenour has completed intensive leadership trainings and individualized coaching, and she spent a decade in leadership roles with large healthcare organizations. That leadership background can be especially helpful for clients using employee assistance program benefits or navigating workplace concerns. Her clinical approach draws on a range of evidence-informed methods, and she uses tools such as worksheets and journaling prompts to support session preparation and ongoing practice between meetings.

She considers sharing in another person s story an honor and works to create an open, nonjudgmental environment that centers each person s goals. Ridenour supports and empowers clients as they take steps toward greater fulfillment and improved well-being, and she welcomes the opportunity to accompany people through change and growth.