Sue Frazier-Bear , LPC

Sue Frazier-Bear is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Tennessee with more than twenty years of clinical experience. She combines extensive training and hands-on work with a compassionate, respectful approach that centers dignity for each person she meets. Having served as a training supervisor for emerging counselors and collaborated closely with psychiatrists, mentors, and other mental health professionals, she brings a broad, practice-informed perspective to individual therapy.

Her work is grounded in psychodynamic ideas and compassion-focused practices, complemented by mindfulness and other evidence-informed interventions tailored to each client. Sue has developed focused skills supporting people across a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions. She also attends to specialized needs such as adoption and foster care, first responder issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and challenges related to neurodiversity and dissociation.

Sue emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for change, guiding clients through skill-building exercises like guided relaxation, stress reduction, and breath work while helping them explore personal meaning and growth. She is a member of the Self-Compassion Community of Kristen Neff and is affirming of all. Her practice prioritizes individualized care delivered with experience and empathy.

Approaches Used and What Online Care Looks Like

Sue draws on Psychodynamic Therapy, which explores patterns from past relationships and early experiences to help clients understand current feelings and behaviors, often supporting work on identity, relationship patterns, and emotional conflicts. She also integrates Mindfulness Therapy, teaching present-moment awareness and simple exercises like breath work and guided relaxation to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used as well to help clients clarify values and build practical, values-aligned actions even in the presence of difficult thoughts or sensations.

Finding the best therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Sue works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts methods over time so treatment feels like a good fit rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and access from different locations. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care around work, family, or other commitments while still receiving consistent support from a licensed professional.