About Us

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We are here to help you find hope. 

Individuals who struggle with addiction often get sick and tired of being sick and tired. co-occurring. They need to feel like there is hope for a better lifestyle, better health, and better relationships. 

We want individuals to feel at home, welcome, at ease, and comfortable when they walk into and out of our office. Discussing feelings and the consequences of addiction is difficult and impacts all those surrounding the addicted person. We want individuals to feel they have a safe and confidential place they can come to for the help they need.

We will offer meetings in a private setting, outside of a treatment facility, with individualized client-centered services, not a cookie-cutter approach. 

Susan Weber is a Licensed Addiction Counselor with more than 25 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate recovery and healing. She has worked across many areas of substance use treatment and brings deep knowledge, compassion, and respect to every client she serves.

Susan owns and operates her private practice, Finding Hope Counseling, where she offers compassionate, individualized therapy services to individuals seeking support for addiction, trauma, and mental health concerns.

Her therapeutic approach incorporates evidence-based modalities such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Susan is committed to creating a safe, supportive, and culturally responsive environment where clients can heal, grow, and rediscover hope.

Dedicated to lifelong learning and professional excellence, Susan earned her Master of Social Work from Walden University in November 2024.  She became a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW) in January 2025 and obtained her Qualified Mental Health  Professional (QMHP) certification in March 2025.

Susan believes recovery is possible for everyone  Her mission is to walk alongside her clients with empathy, integrity, and unwavering support as they work toward healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Susan began working at Dakota Counseling Institute 20 hours per week in June 2025 to attain clinical supervision and earn hours towards her LCSW-PIP license. She also provides co-occuring mental health and substance abuse  services at the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Counseling Office with supervision.