- Strengths-based approach
- Adoption and foster care focus
- English and international
About Sursatie
Dr. Sursatie Chetram is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship strain, grief, parenting concerns, and challenges related to adoption and foster care. She works with people coping with life changes, mood concerns, and difficult emotions such as anger and low self-esteem. Dr. Chetram practices in Connecticut and offers services in English. She also accepts international clients.
Clients can expect a respectful, compassionate space where their needs guide the work. Dr. Chetram uses a strengths-based, interactive style. She draws on several approaches to shape practical strategies and clearer thinking during sessions.
Her typical session focuses on identifying what feels most urgent and doable. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance-focused strategies and attachment-informed thinking when useful. The work often includes learning new ways to manage emotions, rebuild connection, and set realistic goals for daily life.
Dr. Chetram has six years of clinical experience as an LPC. She describes treatment plans as tailored to each person rather than one-size-fits-all. The therapist emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
For people concerned about adoption and foster care matters, attachment, or family dynamics, she brings targeted attention to those topics while also attending to anxiety, mood, and substance-related concerns. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site tools to begin the matching and scheduling process.
How these approaches work for online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and accepting unpleasant thoughts while building actions that matter. It can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions by teaching practical ways to move toward meaningful goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and emotional responses. It can be useful for people worried about connection, parenting, adoption and foster care issues, or repeated relationship difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy centers sessions on the person's experience and pace, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and supporting self-directed insight. This approach helps people who need a collaborative, nonjudgmental space to sort feelings and choices.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean blending techniques over time and revisiting what helps most as work progresses.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling around work or daily life and reducing travel time so sessions fit into a busy week. If you want to confirm which session types are offered for this clinician, check the listing and scheduling options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to check in consistently while building skills for managing stress, relationships, and the practical effects of adoption and foster care concerns.
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Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Connecticut
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, anger, depression, relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem issues, bipolar symptoms, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and substance or eating-related problems.
What is the therapist's clinical style and approach?
The therapist describes a strengths-based, interactive style that adapts to each person's needs. She blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with acceptance and attachment-informed approaches to build practical skills and improve relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, mood issues, relationship problems, and substance-related challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds the credential LPC, and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the scheduling tools before booking.
How does pricing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.