Gut-directed CBT
Skills for symptoms and everyday life
Structured exercises address symptom-related worry, constant monitoring of gut sensations, and avoidance, with the aim of building confidence in daily activities.
IBS & Gut-Brain Psychotherapy in Georgia
Help for IBS.
More freedom in everyday life.
Working toward the everyday moments IBS has made difficult.
Specialized GI psychotherapy to help reduce IBS symptoms, alongside your medical and dietary care.
In person in Roswell • Telehealth across Georgia
Schedule a Free 15-Minute Consultation
Your symptoms are real. You deserve to be heard.
IBS involves how the gut and brain communicate. GI psychotherapy uses this connection to treat digestive symptoms and their impact on everyday life.
Structured treatment.
Personalized to you.
I bring together gut-directed CBT, clinical hypnotherapy, and mindfulness-based skills, tailored to your symptoms, experiences, and goals.
YouYour symptoms, experiences, and goals
Gut-directed hypnotherapy
Clinical hypnosis developed for IBS
Guided, focused attention and gut-specific imagery are used to influence how digestive sensations are experienced. This approach uses structured treatment protocols studied in IBS clinical trials.
Mindfulness & regulation
Skills for responding to gut sensations
Some mindfulness-based programs have shown benefits for IBS symptoms. We adapt attention and relaxation practices to help you respond to uncomfortable sensations and symptom-related alarm.
The evidence
GI psychotherapy is an evidence-based treatment for IBS.
The American College of Gastroenterology includes gut-directed psychotherapy in its IBS treatment guideline. Gut-directed CBT and hypnotherapy are recognized treatments that can help improve IBS symptoms. Mindfulness-based programs have also shown benefits in IBS trials. Benefits vary from person to person.
Read in the IBS Library: The science of GI psychotherapy
Hi, I’m Susan.
Susan Liddy, MAMFT
Doctor of Science (DSc) Candidate in Integrative Health
I work with adults living with IBS and other disorders of gut-brain interaction.
Our work starts with listening: what you’ve been through, what you’ve tried, and what you want to feel able to do again.
Practicing at Cornerstone Family Services under the supervision of Jennifer Vann, LMFT.
More about SusanLet’s talk about what you need.
A free 15-minute consultation is a chance to ask questions, discuss your goals, and explore whether this approach is a good fit.
Schedule a Free ConsultationRoswell, Georgia • Telehealth throughout Georgia